Adriana_Krnáčová

Adriana Krnáčová

Adriana Krnáčová

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Adriana Krnáčová (born 26 September 1960)[1] is a Czech businesswoman and a politician. She was the mayor of Prague from November 2014 until November 2018, becoming the first woman to serve in this position.[2]

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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, which was founded and is currently led by Andrej Babiš. In the 2014 local election, ANO 2011 won 22.1% 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.

In the 2018 Prague municipal election, she declined to run for a seat in the Municipal Assembly[5] and was succeeded as mayor by the Pirate Party candidate Zdeněk Hřib.

Personal life

Krnáčová is of Slovak origin.[6] She is divorced with three children.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    "Adriana Krnáčová: můj životopis" (in Czech). ANO 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
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    "V čele Prahy poprvé stojí žena, zastupitelé zvolili Krnáčovou" (in Czech). MAFRA. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
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    "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.
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    "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2014" (in Czech). Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  5. [5]
    "Krnáčová sekla s kariérou primátorky po návštěvě New Yorku, byl tam nepořádek a kolony". E15.cz. CZECH NEWS CENTER a.s. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
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    "Adriana Krnáčová: Můj příběh". anobudelip.cz (in Czech). ANO 2011. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  7. [7]
    "Adriana Krnáčová, M.A., MBA". Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
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