Andrej Hrnčiar
| Andrej Hrnčiar | |
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| Mayor of Martin, Slovakia | |
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Assumed office 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Stanislav Bernát |
| Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic | |
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In office 4 April 2012 – 15 June 2014 |
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| Constituency | Slovakia-at-large |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 10, 1973 Ruzomberok, Czechoslovakia |
| Nationality | Slovak |
| Political party | Independent (2006-2014) SIEŤ (2014-present) |
| Spouse(s) | Martina Hrnčiarová |
| Children | Karin Tamara |
| Alma mater | Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Actor |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | http://www.andrejhrnciar.sk/ |
Andrej Hrnčiar (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.
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.
Hrnčiar was born 10 July 1973 in the northern city of Ruzomberok (German: Rosenberg), in what was then Czechoslovakia. However shortly after his birth his family relocated to the adjacent village of Liptovská Lisková, where he was raised. He returned to Ruzomberok in to attend upper secondary school between 1987 and 1991. After graduating, he enrolled in the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava where he would study drama and acting. After graduating with a masters degree in acting, he moved to the United States, where he would work a number of odd jobs, including as a sanitation worker and construction.
After returning to Slovakia from the United States in 1996, he was employed as an actor by the Slovak Chamber Theatre (Slovak: Slovenské komorné divadlo) in the city of Martin. Around the same time, he opened two Jazz themed cafes in the area, with relative success. The Café's, which soon became the focus of the Slovak Jazz scene, attracted patrons such as Peter Lipa, Adriena Bartošová and Laco Déczi. In 2003, when the position as head of the Chamber Theater became open, Hrnčiar applied and was hired. Under his tenure, the theatre underwent radical changes. In order to balance the budget, Hrnčiar controversially furloughed over 20% of all employees, actors and actresses included. The theatre bounced back however, and is today considered one of the most prestigious theaters in Slovakia.
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