Marjan Å arec (born 2 December 1977) is a Slovenian politician, actor,
and comedian. Å arec served as the 9th Prime Minister of Slovenia from
2018 to 2020.He started his career as a comedian and satirist, before
entering politics. Elected twice as Mayor of Kamnik (2010â€"2018), Å
arec ran in the 2017 presidential election, narrowly losing to the
incumbent Borut Pahor in the run-off. He entered the National Assembly
in the parliamentary election of 2018 with his party, the List of
Marjan Å arec. On 17 August 2018, he became Prime Minister of
Slovenia. On 27 January 2020 he announced his resignation as Prime
Minister.Marjan Å arec commenced his education by joining Marija Vera
primary school in Duplica neighbourhood of Kamnik. Subsequently, he
enrolled in a vocational course at the High School for Woodcraft in
Ljubljana. After graduating from high school in 1996 and following the
advice of director Marjan Bevk, Å arec graduated as an actor from the
Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (part of the University
of Ljubljana) in 2001. In the following years, he was actively
involved with the Slovenian National television, appearing in Sašo
Hribar's radio show Radio Ga-Ga and TV show Hri-bar. Å arec was mostly
working as a comedian and political satirist. During this time, his
famous stage persona was Ivan Serpentinšek, a grouchy rural character
from Upper Carniola. He also imitated several famous people, including
former president of Slovenia Janez Drnovšek, Karel Erjavec, Osama bin
Laden, Fidel Castro, Anton Rop, Jelko Kacin, Janez Janša, Andrej
Bajuk, and others. He was also working as a journalist and editor.In
the 2010 local election, Å arec ran for office of mayor of Kamnik, a
town in north-central Slovenia. In a rare case among Slovenian media
personalities who attempted to enter national or local politics, Å
arec was successful. After finishing second in the first round, he
narrowly won the runoff. After being a member of Zoran Janković's
Positive Slovenia party, Å arec entered the 2014 local election with
his own political list and was reelected in the first round with
almost two thirds of the vote. After becoming an elected official, Å
arec retired his stage personas and became fully committed to the work
of the mayor.
and comedian. Å arec served as the 9th Prime Minister of Slovenia from
2018 to 2020.He started his career as a comedian and satirist, before
entering politics. Elected twice as Mayor of Kamnik (2010â€"2018), Å
arec ran in the 2017 presidential election, narrowly losing to the
incumbent Borut Pahor in the run-off. He entered the National Assembly
in the parliamentary election of 2018 with his party, the List of
Marjan Å arec. On 17 August 2018, he became Prime Minister of
Slovenia. On 27 January 2020 he announced his resignation as Prime
Minister.Marjan Å arec commenced his education by joining Marija Vera
primary school in Duplica neighbourhood of Kamnik. Subsequently, he
enrolled in a vocational course at the High School for Woodcraft in
Ljubljana. After graduating from high school in 1996 and following the
advice of director Marjan Bevk, Å arec graduated as an actor from the
Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (part of the University
of Ljubljana) in 2001. In the following years, he was actively
involved with the Slovenian National television, appearing in Sašo
Hribar's radio show Radio Ga-Ga and TV show Hri-bar. Å arec was mostly
working as a comedian and political satirist. During this time, his
famous stage persona was Ivan Serpentinšek, a grouchy rural character
from Upper Carniola. He also imitated several famous people, including
former president of Slovenia Janez Drnovšek, Karel Erjavec, Osama bin
Laden, Fidel Castro, Anton Rop, Jelko Kacin, Janez Janša, Andrej
Bajuk, and others. He was also working as a journalist and editor.In
the 2010 local election, Å arec ran for office of mayor of Kamnik, a
town in north-central Slovenia. In a rare case among Slovenian media
personalities who attempted to enter national or local politics, Å
arec was successful. After finishing second in the first round, he
narrowly won the runoff. After being a member of Zoran Janković's
Positive Slovenia party, Å arec entered the 2014 local election with
his own political list and was reelected in the first round with
almost two thirds of the vote. After becoming an elected official, Å
arec retired his stage personas and became fully committed to the work
of the mayor.
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