Adriana Krnáčová | |
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Mayor of Prague | |
Assumed office 26 November 2014 |
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Preceded by | Tomáš Hudeček |
Personal details | |
Born |
Bratislava,Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) |
26 September 1960
Political party | Non-partisan; nominated by ANO 2011 |
Children | Three |
Alma mater | Comenius University |
Occupation | Politician |
Adriana Krnáčová (born 26 September 1960) has been the mayor of Prague since November 2014. A businesswoman by background, Krnáčová is the first woman to serve in this position.
Prior to becoming Mayor of Prague , Krnáčová was head of the Czech branch of Transparency International, and was also briefly Deputy Interior Minister for Public Administration in the Government of the Czech Republic.
Krnáčová was elected Mayor as a representative of the ANO 2011 party ("YES 2011" in English), which was founded and is currently led by Andrej Babiš. In that election, ANO 2011 won 26.15% of the vote, electing 17 councillors (out of 65), while Krnáčová herself won 1.63% of the vote. She replaced Tomáš Hudeček who had been mayor since 20 June 2013.
Krnáčová is of Slovak origin. She is divorced with three children.