Juraj Draxler (born 13 December 1975 in Bratislava) is a Slovak Political Scientist and Politician.
Between 2014 and 2016 he served as the Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sports of Slovakia as a nominee, but not a member, of the Direction – Slovak Social Democracy party.
[3] After Pellegrini became the Speaker of the National Council (Slovakia), Draxler replaced him as a minister.
[5] Following his terms as a minister, Draxler worked as a Head of the Institute of Strategic Analysis at the Slovak Academy of Sciences.
In 2017, he announced birth of a daughter with his long-term partner from Bulgaria.