Ábel Ravasz
Ábel Ravasz | |
|---|---|
 Ábel Ravasz in 2019 | |
| Plenipotentiary for Roma Communities | |
| In office 6 April 2016 – 1 April 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Pollák |
| Succeeded by | Andrea Bučková |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 January 1986 |
| Party | Most-Híd (2016-2020) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Columbia University |
Ábel Ravasz (born January 14, 1986, Dunajská Streda) is a Slovakia-based sociologist and politician. Between 2016 and 2020, he worked as the Slovak government's plenipotentiary for Roma communities. He currently works as advisor to Slovakia's minister of education, Tomáš Drucker.[1]
Background
His father, Marián Ravasz, is an architect. His mother, Ilona Németh, is a visual artist and university professor. He belongs to the Hungarian community in Slovakia.[2]
He studied sociology at the Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest (2006 – 2011), political science and economy at the Corvinus University of Budapest (2004 – 2012). In 2012, he became the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship for Graduate Studies in the USA, and in 2014, he attained a master's degree in sociology at the Columbia University in New York City.[2]
Career
In 2013, he became the co-founder of the NGO Purt, an interethnic network of Roma, Hungarian and Slovak activists supporting marginalized communities in the Gemer region.[3]
In 2014, he founded the Mathias Bel Institute, an NGO specializing in the research of minority communities and activism in the area of minority rights.[4]
In 2016, he was named the Slovak government's plenipotentiary for Roma communities, a position he held until 2020.[5][6] As such, he was the initiator of several legislative changes, including compulsory preschool education for all 5-year-olds, the founding of the country's new Fund for the Support of Minority Cultures, and others.[7]
Between 2016 and 2020, he was vice-chairman of the interethnic Most–Híd party. In 2023 he ran for office on the Sloboda a Solidarita party ticket.[8]
In 2025, he became the recipient of Columbia University's GSAS Outstanding Recent Alumni Award.[9]
References
- ↑ Hlavanda Gogová, Romana (September 12, 2024). ""Len si nevyberte Slovensko." Chudoba robí deti neviditeľnými". hnonline.sk. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
- 1 2 Andrejčáková, Eva (2022-05-27). "Sociológ Ábel Ravasz: Ak štát nevie mapovať svoje menšiny, nevie im ani pomáhať - dunszt.sk | kultmag". dunszt.sk (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2026-04-21.
- ↑ Ďurinová, Ingrid. "Rómska organizácia Purt aktivizuje 50 obcí Gemera a Novohradu". SME.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-04-21.
- ↑ Szalay, Zoltán (2021-06-01). "Ábel Ravasz: Gyimesi radikalizuje maďarskú politiku na Slovensku, nechcem s ním mať nič spoločné". dennikn.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-04-27.
- ↑ "Novým rómskym splnomocnencom je sociológ Ábel Ravasz". Pravda.sk (in Slovak). 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
- ↑ a.s, SITA Slovenská tlačová agentúra (2020-03-28). "Dôvera alebo odvolanie z funkcie, Ravasz žiada od Matoviča jasný postoj". SITA.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-04-21.
- ↑ "Schválenie povinnej škôlky považujem za úspech, práca sa však nekončí, tvrdí Ravasz". Pravda.sk (in Slovak). 2019-06-28. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
- ↑ "Richard Sulík: Naše vlády sa rozpadávajú, lebo nám chýba Ficovo lepidlo". Richard Sulík: Naše vlády sa rozpadávajú, lebo nám chýba Ficovo lepidlo (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-04-21.
- ↑ "MA program alumnus Ábel Ravasz receives GSAS Outstanding Recent Alumni Award". MA program alumnus Ábel Ravasz receives GSAS Outstanding Recent Alumni Award. Retrieved 2026-04-22.