Oliver Solga


Oliver Solga is a Slovakian art historian, visual artist and the mayor of Pezinok from 2002 to 2018.
In 1985 he graduated from visual arts at the Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava. He worked as a teacher and as editor-in-chief of the monthly magazine called Pezinčan. He was involved in graphics, illustration and postage stamps. He illustrated posters for both years of Koncert mladosti festival. He had several dozen exhibitions at home and abroad, including in Vienna, Warsaw, Budapest, and Paris. As an art historian and curator he prepared several dozen exhibitions of domestic and foreign artists.
He was not and is not a member of any political party. He is married, has a son, Adam, and grandchildren, Terézia and Oliver.

Career

  • 1985–1995 – teacher at the Secondary Vocational School in Pezinok
  • 1995–1998 – editor-in-chief of the Pezinčan magazine

Communal politics

  • 1998–2002–municipal councillor and deputy mayor of Pezinok
  • 2002–elected mayor of Pezinok
  • 2006–elected mayor of Pezinok
  • 2010–elected mayor of Pezinok
  • 2014–elected mayor of Pezinok
  • 2022–elected municipal councillor of Pezinok

Regional politics