I was in what was officially called the working intelligentsia
Martin Štifter was born on July 7, 1949 in Prague, but spent most of his childhood growing up in Roztoky. Both of his grandfathers were directors, one of a glass factory, the other of a bank. In addition, he came from a religious family, so he did not have a good personnel profile. He graduated from an agricultural college, specializing in microbiology, specifically plastic waste processing. In 1968, he joined the renewal of the scout movement in Roztoky, in 1970 the unit was disbanded and re-established after 1989. He refused to join the Communist Party several times, even though it would have meant a more interesting job for him. After the Velvet Revolution, he became involved in communal politics. In 2021 he lived in Roztoky.