Ivan Gašparovič

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.

Ivan Gašparovič GCollSE R.E.
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 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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