Zuzana Čaputová
Zuzana Čaputová (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈzuzana ˈtʃaputɔʋaː]; née Strapáková; born 21 June 1973) is a Slovak politician, lawyer and activist. She is the 5th President of Slovakia who took office on 15 June 2019.
Zuzana Čaputová | |
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| 5th President of Slovakia | |
| Assumed office 15 June 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Peter Pellegrini Igor Matovič Eduard Heger Ľudovít Ódor |
| Preceded by | Andrej Kiska |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Zuzana Strapáková 21 June 1973 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) |
| Political party | Progressive Slovakia (2017–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Comenius University |
Čaputová is the first woman to hold the presidency, as well as the youngest president in the history of Slovakia, at age 45.[1]
Zuzana Čaputová Media
Čaputová speaking to reporters, 2019
Čaputová and Robert Mistrík, initially a front-runner who withdrew from the race and endorsed her.
Čaputová speaks to the European Parliament in 2022
Čaputová (third from the right) with the other 2016 winners of the Goldman Prize, along with U.S. politician Nancy Pelosi.
References
- ↑ Santora, Marc; Germanova, Miroslava (2019-03-30). "Zuzana Caputova Is Elected Slovakia’s First Female President" (in en-US). The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/30/world/europe/slovakia-election-president.html. Retrieved 2019-03-31.