Andrej Hrnčiar

Andrej Hrnčiar (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈandrej ˈɦr̩ntʂɪɐr]; born 10 July 1973) is a Slovak professional actor and politician, who has been serving as mayor of the city of Martin since 2006. He had been a professional actor and a restaurant and bar owner before he decided to run in the 2006 mayoral election as an independent.

Andrej Hrnčiar
Mayor of Martin, Slovakia
Assumed office
2006
Preceded byStanislav Bernát
Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic
In office
4 April 2012  15 June 2014
ConstituencySlovakia-at-large
Personal details
Born (1973-07-10) July 10, 1973
Ruzomberok, Czechoslovakia
NationalitySlovak
Political partyIndependent
(2006-2014)
SIEŤ
(2014-present)
SpouseMartina Hrnčiarová
ChildrenKarin
Tamara
Alma materAcademy of Performing Arts in Bratislava
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionActor
Websitehttp://www.andrejhrnciar.sk/

He was elected a member of the Slovak parliament in 2012 as an independent, although he was nominated by and associated with the Hungarian-minority Most-Hid party. He resigned his seat in parliament in June 2014, in order to focus on his mayoral career, and to join the newly formed political party Siet'. He became its deputy leader under Radoslav Procházka.

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