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Mayor of the City of Žilina
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The Mayor is the chief executive authority of the town, representing it at functions outside the town. The Mayor is the statutory body in the town’s legal and proprietary relationships and in employment relationships of the town employees.
Ivan Harman, the Mayor of Žilina, is 39 years old. He lives in Budatín, the urban neighbourhood of Žilina. Together with his wife Andrea, they bring up two children. His work experience includes occupations of pedagogue, then research worker in Výskumný a vývojový ústav železníc (Railway Research and Development Institute). He also worked as a creative director of an advertising agency and publishing house, which supports publishing of original Slovak publications. In 1989, he entered the public activities when, as a university student of Pedagogic Faculty in Banská Bystrica, he became one of the leading organizers of student movement. Later, he became member of academic senate of the Pedagogic Faculty in Banská Bystrica. Since 2000, he got involved in politics. During 2002 - 2006, he was a secretary-general of SDKÚ (Slovak Democratic and Christian Union). He was elected Mayor of the town in municipal election held on December 2, 2006. |
