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Adriana Krnáčová
Mayor of Prague
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 November 2014
Preceded byTomáš Hudeček
Personal details
Born (1960-09-26) 26 September 1960 (age 64)
Bratislava,[1] Czechoslovakia
(now Slovakia)
Political partyNon-partisan; nominated by ANO 2011
ChildrenThree
Alma materComenius University
OccupationPolitician

Adriana Krnáčová (born 26 September 1960)[1] has been the mayor of Prague since November 2014. A businesswoman by background, Krnáčová is the first woman to serve in this position.[2]

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.[3]

Mayor of Prague

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. [4] She replaced Tomáš Hudeček who had been mayor since 20 June 2013.

Personal life

Krnáčová is of Slovak origin.[5] She is divorced with three children.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Adriana Krnáčová: můj životopis" (in Czech). ANO 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  2. ^ "V čele Prahy poprvé stojí žena, zastupitelé zvolili Krnáčovou" (in Czech). MAFRA. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Scrub lady: Ex-Transparency International activist Adriana Krnacova is Prague's new mayor. Critics wonder if she is up to the job". The Economist. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2014" (in Czech). Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Adriana Krnáčová: Můj příběh" (in Czech). ANO 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Adriana Krnáčová, M.A., MBA". Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
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