Education

He attended secondary school (Slovak: Gymnazium) at the Grösslingová 18 Upper Secondary School.^[10] He enrolled at the Law Faculty at the Comenius University in Bratislava in 1991, graduating in 1996.

During his time in University he also spent time at the University of Minnesota Law School in Minneapolis and Georgetown University Law Center in Washington DC. In 1998 he attended Harvard Law School on a Fulbright scholarship, graduating in 2000 with a Master of Laws or LL.M.

Minister of Justice

In the 2002 Slovak parliamentary election he was placed 6th on the party list and received 42,727 preferential votes (18.01% share ), that placed fourth behind Pavol Hrusovsky, Ján Figel 'and Vladimír Palko. His mandate did not apply because he became a member of the Government as a cabinet minister following the election. From 15 October 2002 he held the post of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice.

430/5000 During his reign, the District Court of Bratislava 1 decided with a preliminary measure that the strike of the railways in February 2003 was in breach of the law and had to be terminated immediately. The Constitutional Court later confirmed the right of railwaymen to strike. The Constitution of the Slovak Republic in Article 37 in the section Economic, Social and Cultural Rights guarantees citizens the right to freedom of association for the purpose of their economic and social interests and guarantees the right to strike.

Continuing anti-communist policies of his predecessor, Lipsic unsuccessfully attempted to introduce a law, banning Judges who had worked under the former communist regime from the judiciary. He also attempted to prosecute members of the judiciary who had ruled in political trials under the communist regime. The plan was unequivocally rejected by Slovakia's top judicial authorities, who argued that the law, if passed, would come much too late.^[18]

In connection with the withdrawal of KDH from the ruling coalition on 7 February 2006, all KDH cabinet ministers resigned. Subsequently, on 8 February he was replaced as of Minister of Justice by Lucia Zitnanska from the SDKU.^[19] This political move KDH was associated with disapproval of the draft contract between the Slovak Republic and the Holy See regarding the right to objection of conscience, which concerns the armed forces, health, education and training, legal services and labor relations. In early parliamentary elections, held on 17 June 2006, the KDH became part of the opposition. Lipšic in these elections received the second highest number of preferential votes - 86,536 (45.20%).

Minister of the Interior

After the parliamentary elections in 2010, and the resignation of the Fico Cabinet on 9 July. Lipšic became a member of the cabinet of Iveta Radičová as Minister of the Interior. After the 2012 Slovak parliamentary election which saw the governing coalition fell, Lipšic resigned.^[20]

While at the Ministry of the Interior, an anonymous source alleged that Lipšic had connections with an Israeli secret agent. This led to "an outburst of antisemitic and anti-Israeli comments in the media". It has been considered the first antisemitic attack on an influential politician in the history of the Slovak Republic.^[21]

Family

He is married to television presenter Beata Lipšicová (née Oravcová).^[24] Together they have sons Alexander, and Peter.^[25] He has a twin brother named Erik, who is a specialist in internal medicine and is currently working as a cardiologist in Groningen in the Netherlands.^[26]

Involvement in fatal car accident

On 19 September 2016, while driving home from work through the Bratislava III neighborhood, his Skoda Superb struck a 72- year old pedestrian crossing the street. The man was transported to the hospital, but he later succumbed to his injuries at University Hospital Bratislava. A test carried out at the place of the accident proved Lipšic was not under the influence of alcohol when driving. Lipšic expressed his regret and offered help to the man's family. He confirmed that he was driving the car, saying he was not driving fast. He noticed the man shortly before the incident.^[27] Days later Lipsic announced that he would resign his parliamentary seat due to the case being under police investigation, saying ""I would not be able to do my job fully anymore",^[28] On 23 January 2017, the Bratislava Police confirmed that Lipsic would be charged with unlawful killing following the accident.^[29]