Andrea Turčanová (, born 26 December 1966) is a Slovak politician. Between 2014 and 2022 she was the mayor of

Prešov Prešov () is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is the seat of administrative Prešov Region () and Šariš. With a population of approximately 85,000 for the city, and in total more than 100,000 with the urban area, it is the second-largest city i ...

. Since 2023, she has served as a Member of the

National Council of Slovakia The National Council of the Slovak Republic (, abbreviated to ''NR SR'') is the national parliament of Slovakia. It is unicameral and consists of 150 members, who are elected by universal suffrage under proportional representation with seats dis ...

Biography

Andrea Turčanová was born on 26 December 1966 in

Martin Martin may refer to: Places Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Europe * Martin, Croatia, a village * Martin, Slovakia, a city * Martín del Río, Aragón, Spain * M ...

. She grew up in Prešov. Turčanová studied chemical engineering at the

Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (STU) () is the biggest and oldest university of technology in Slovakia. In the 2012 Academic Ranking of World Universities it was ranked in the first 150 in Computer Science, the only university in ...

but chose a career in social work, working for the Prešov municipality and later as a director of a nursing home.

Political career

Turčanová has been a member of the

Christian Democratic Movement The Christian Democratic Movement (, KDH) is a Christian democratic political party in Slovakia that is a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and an observer of the Centrist Democrat International The Centrist Democrat International ...

since 2006. From 2009 to 2013 she served as a deputy in the Prešov regional assembly. In 2014 she became the first female to become the mayor of Prešov, a post she held for two terms until 2022. In

2023 Slovak parliamentary election Early parliamentary elections were held in the Slovakia, Slovak Republic on 30 September 2023 to elect members of the National Council (Slovakia), National Council. Regular elections were scheduled to be held in 2024. However, on 15 December 202 ...

she gained a seat in the National Council.

Personal life

Turčanová is married to a retired military officer Ján Turčan. They have five children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Turcanova, Andrea 1966 births Living people Politicians from Martin, Slovakia Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2023–2027 Christian Democratic Movement politicians Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava alumni Women members of the National Council (Slovakia) Slovak Catholics