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Ivan Gašparovič
Slovak politician and lawyer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ivan Gašparovič (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈiʋaŋ ˈɡaʃparɔʋitʃ]; born 27 March 1941) is a Slovak politician and lawyer. He was President of Slovakia from 2004 to 2014.[1][2] He was also the first Slovak president to be re-elected.
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Ivan Gašparovič | |
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3rd President of Slovakia | |
In office 15 June 2004 – 15 June 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Mikuláš Dzurinda Robert Fico Iveta Radičová Robert Fico |
Preceded by | Rudolf Schuster |
Succeeded by | Andrej Kiska |
In office 14 July 1998 – 30 October 1998 Acting Served with Vladimír Mečiar | |
Prime Minister | Vladimír Mečiar |
Preceded by | Michal Kováč |
Succeeded by | Mikuláš Dzurinda (Acting) Jozef Migaš (Acting) |
Speaker of the National Council | |
In office 1 January 1993 – 30 October 1998 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Jozef Migaš |
In office 23 June 1992 – 29 October 1998 | |
Preceded by | František Mikloško |
Succeeded by | Jozef Migaš |
Member of the National Council | |
In office 23 June 1992 – 15 October 2002 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1941-03-27) 27 March 1941 (age 83) Poltár, Slovak Republic |
Political party | Communist Party (1968) People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (1992-2002) Movement for Democracy (2002–present) |
Spouse(s) | Silvia Beníková |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Comenius University |
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