Juraj Droba
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Juraj Droba | |
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| Governor of Bratislava Region | |
| Assumed office 4 December 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Pavol Frešo |
| Member of the National Council | |
| In office 8 July 2010 – 4 December 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 May 1971 |
| Party | Freedom and Solidarity |
| Spouse(s) |
Gabriela Drobová
(m. 2001; div. 2007)Lucia Piteková (m. 2022) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Comenius University in Bratislava George Washington University University of Pittsburgh |
Juraj Droba (born 25 May 1971) is a Slovak politician and businessman serving as Governor of Bratislava region since 4 December 2017. Between 2010 and 2018, he was an MP in the National Council of Slovakia. He is a founding member of the Freedom and Solidarity party.[1]
Droba graduated in English and Physical Education teaching at the Comenius University in Bratislava in 1996, after which he enrolled in the Executive MBA programme at the Comenius University in Bratislava, organised in cooperation with the University of Pittsburgh. Whilst pursuing his MBA, Droba became a partner at a local communication firm called Omnipublic. In 2001, he went to the United States to enroll at the Graduate School of Political Management of the George Washington University in Washington D.C. During his stay in the United States, Droba befriended Eduard Heger, later Prime Minister of Slovakia. After graduating from GWU, Droba returned to Slovakia and served as a Board Member and Director of External Communication division at Slovak Telekom.[2] In 2007, he and Heger teamed up with a group of American investors to start Old Nassau, the producer of premium Slovak export vodka brand Double Cross Vodka.[3]
