Ivan Gašparovič Politician

Ivan Gašparovič (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈɪʋan ˈɡaʃparɔʋɪt͡ʃ]; born 27 March 1941) is a Slovak politician and lawyer who was President of Slovakia from 2004 to 2014. He was also the first Slovak president to be re-elected.

Personal facts

Birth date	March 27, 1941
Birth place	Poltár , Slovak Republic (1939–45)
Religion	Catholic Church
Education	Comenius University in Bratislava
Spouse	Silvia Gašparovičová

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Office holder

office	Member of the National Council 3rd President of Slovakia Speaker of the National Council
party	Communist Party of Czechoslovakia Movement for Democracy (Slovakia)
prime minister	Mikuláš Dzurinda Robert Fico Vladimír Mečiar Iveta Radičová
successor	Mikuláš Dzurinda Andrej Kiska Jozef Migaš