Silvia Hroncová (born 22 July 1964) is a Slovak manager and publisher. From May to October 2023 she served as the minister of culture of Slovakia.

Biography

Hroncová, née Baránová was born on 22 July 1964 in Bratislava. She studied theatre and philosophy at the

Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava The Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (, abbr. VŠMU) is a university founded on June 9, 1949. The university consists of three faculties: *''Theatre Faculty'' (Acting, Directing, Dramaturgy, Stage and Costume Design, Puppetry, Theatre Th ...

and

Comenius University Comenius University Bratislava () is the largest university in Slovakia, with most of its faculties located in Bratislava. It was founded in 1919, shortly after the creation of Czechoslovakia. It is named after Jan Amos Comenius, a 17th-century ...

. Following her graduation, she worked at the Theatre Institute in Bratislava. From 1999 to 2006 she was its director. Additionally, she was the editor of the ''Divadlo v medzičase'' journal, published from 1996 to 1998, which covered the theatre scene in Slovakia. Since 2002, she has been a member of the editorial board of a Czech theatre magazine ''Svět a divadlo''. From 2009 and 2013 and again from 2018 to 2023 she was the content director of Film Europe Media Company SK & CZ, which airs European films in the Czech Republic and Slovakia and operates a Film Europe cinema in the Pistori Palace in

Bratislava Bratislava (German: ''Pressburg'', Hungarian: ''Pozsony'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Slovakia, Slovak Republic and the fourth largest of all List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. ...

as well as the Edison Film Hubs in Prague and Bratislava. Form 2006 to 2009 she was the director of

Slovak National Theatre The Slovak National Theater (, abbr. SND) is the oldest professional theatre in Slovakia, consisting of three ensembles: opera, ballet, and drama. Its history begins shortly after the establishment of the first Czechoslovak Republic in 1918. It ...

(SND). During her tenure the new SND building was opened. From 2013 to 2023 she was the Opera Director of the Czech National Theatre. On 14 May 2023, President

Zuzana Čaputová Zuzana Čaputová (; Strapáková; born 21 June 1973) is a Slovak politician, lawyer and environmental activist who served as the fifth president of Slovakia from 2019 to 2024. Čaputová is the first woman to hold the presidency, as well as the ...

installed Hroncová as the minister of culture in her technocratic government.

References

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