Marjan Šarec (born 2 December 1977) is a Slovenian politician, actor and comedian who served as Prime Minister of Slovenia from 2018 to 2020.

Marjan Šarec commenced his education by joining Marija Vera primary school in Duplica neighbourhood of Kamnik.

During this time, his famous stage persona was Ivan Serpentinšek, a grouchy rural character from Upper Carniola.

In a rare case among Slovenian media personalities who attempted to enter national or local politics, Šarec was successful.

[4] After being a member of Zoran Janković's Positive Slovenia party, Šarec entered the 2014 local election with his own political list and was reelected in the first round with almost two thirds of the vote.

Despite the media reminding him of his acting career, Šarec stated he was completely serious about the candidacy, as "the function of the president should be treated as a serious one".