First ladies and gentlemen of Slovakia explained

Post:First Gentleman
Body:Slovakia
Insignia:Flag of Slovakia.svg
Insigniasize:100px
Incumbent:Juraj Rizman
Incumbentsince:May 15, 2020
Residence:Grassalkovich Palace
Formation:March 2, 1993
Inaugural:Emília Kováčová

First Lady of Slovakia or First Gentleman of Slovakia (Prvá Dáma in Slovak) is the title attributed to the wife or husband of the president of Slovakia. The country's current first gentleman is Juraj Rizman, partner of President Zuzana Čaputová, who had held the position since June 15, 2019.

The position should not be confused with the husband or wife of the prime minister of Slovakia.

History

Emília Kováčová, the country's inaugural first lady from 1993 to 1998, created the official protocols and symbols for the new office of the first lady.[1]

First ladies and gentlemen of Slovakia

NamePortraitTerm beganTerm endedPresident of SlovakiaNotes
Emília KováčováMarch 2, 1993March 2, 1998Michal KováčKováčová, an economist and academic, was Slovakia's first First Lady. She established the protocols for the new Office of the First Lady and oversaw the restoration of Grassalkovich Palace during her tenure.
Irena SchusterováJune 25, 1999June 15, 2004Rudolf SchusterThe country's second First Lady. Schusterová died in May 2008.[2]
Silvia GašparovičováJune 15, 2004June 15, 2014Ivan Gašparovič
Martina KiskováJune 15, 2014June 15, 2019Andrej KiskaSlovakia's youngest first lady to date.[3]
Juraj RizmanMay 15, 2020June 15, 2024Zuzana Čaputová
vacantJune 15, 2024Peter Pellegrini

Notes and References

  1. News: The Passion of Medak Mladek . . 1998-02-02 . 2017-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171121011347/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1998/02/02/the-passion-of-meda-mladek/07bb40bb-c655-4b38-ac4c-8d8d92de038f/ . 2017-11-21 . live.
  2. News: Mikuláš . Jesenský . Zomrela Irena Schusterová . . 2008-05-26 . 2017-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170923194012/https://www.sme.sk/c/3894067/zomrela-irena-schusterova.html . 2017-09-23 . live.
  3. News: Prvá dáma Martina Kisková: Čo odkazuje všetkým neprajníkom? . Pluska.sk . 2014-04-13 . 2017-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141117161812/http://www.pluska.sk/spravy/z-domova/prva-dama-martina-kiskova-co-odkazuje-vsetkym-neprajnikom.html . 2014-11-17 . live .