Silvia Gašparovicová
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Silvia Gašparovičová née Beníková (born January 13, 1941 in Bratislava
) is the current first lady of Slovakia
, wife of Ivan Gašparovič
.
Gašparovičová attended the Slovak Technical University
from 1960 until 1965 where she studied civil engineering
and also from 1971 to 1973 she studied economical law at Comenius University. She worked at the Ministry of Construction from 1971 until 1991.
In 1992 she was appointed to a position of expert real estate appraiser at the Bratislava Municipal Court, which she did not hold for long. Before her husband, Ivan Gašparovič, was elected president of Slovakia, she was a private construction company's executive.
After she became first lady, she founded the Silvia Gašparovičová Foundation which focuses on education and health.
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
) is the current first lady of Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
, wife of Ivan Gašparovič
Ivan Gašparovic
Ivan Gašparovič is a Slovak politician and law professor who has been the President of Slovakia since 15 June 2004. He is also the first Slovak president to be re-elected.-Biography:...
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Gašparovičová attended the Slovak Technical University
Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava is the most significant university of technology in Slovakia.- University structure :* Faculty of Civil Engineering* Faculty of Mechanical Engineering...
from 1960 until 1965 where she studied civil engineering
Civil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
and also from 1971 to 1973 she studied economical law at Comenius University. She worked at the Ministry of Construction from 1971 until 1991.
In 1992 she was appointed to a position of expert real estate appraiser at the Bratislava Municipal Court, which she did not hold for long. Before her husband, Ivan Gašparovič, was elected president of Slovakia, she was a private construction company's executive.
After she became first lady, she founded the Silvia Gašparovičová Foundation which focuses on education and health.