Anton Hrnko

Born31 January 1955 

Žilina 

OccupationPolitician, historian 

Awards

• Andrej Hlinka Order Class I (Vladimír Mečiar, President of Slovakia, 1998) 

Websitewww.hrnko.sk 

Anton Hrnko
Born	31 January 1955  Žilina
Occupation	Politician, historian
Awards	Andrej Hlinka Order Class I (Vladimír Mečiar, President of Slovakia, 1998)
Website	www.hrnko.sk

Anton Hrnko (born 31 January 1955 in Žilina, Czechoslovakia^[1]) is a Slovak historian^[2] and politician; a member of the Slovak National Party;^[3] and a former member of the National Council of Slovakia.

He was formerly a member of Czechoslovakia's communist party.^[2]

On 10 March 2019 his wife Blanka, son Martin and daughter Michala were passengers on Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, which crashed shortly after take-off, resulting in the deaths of all those on board.^[3][4]

He is a co-author of the book "Slovenské dejiny od úsvitu po súčasnosť" ("Slovak history from dawn to present").