Emília Kováčová | |
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First Lady of Slovakia | |
In role 2 March 1993 – 2 March 1998 | |
President | Michal Kováč |
Preceded by | Office created |
Succeeded by | Irena Schusterová |
Personal details | |
Born | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | 8 February 1931
Died | 31 December 2020 | (aged 89)
Political party | HZD |
Spouse | Michal Kováč (?–2016; his death) |
Children | Juraj Michal |
Profession |
Academic Economist |
Emília Kováčová (8 February 1931 – 31 December 2020) was a Slovak economist and professor of employment and social development at the University of Economics in Bratislava. She served as the country's first First Lady of Slovakia from 1993 until 1998. [1] [2]
Kováčová's husband, Michal Kováč, became the first President of Slovakia upon the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993. Emília Kováčová, likewise, became the first First Lady in Slovakia's history. [1] Kováčová created and established the protocols for the new office of the First Lady. [1] She also oversaw the restoration of Grassalkovich Palace, the country's presidential palace, during the 1990s while continuing to live at the Kováčs private home. [1] She continued to teach economics during her tenure. [1] In a 1998 interview with The Washington Post, Kováčová noted that she admired then- U.S. First Lady Hillary Clinton. [1]
Kováčová continued to teach at the University of Economics in Bratislava after leaving office in 1998. [1] She also focused on her foundation, established during her tenure as first lady, which worked to help the elderly and improve educational opportunities in Slovakia. [1]
Emília Kováčová | |
---|---|
First Lady of Slovakia | |
In role 2 March 1993 – 2 March 1998 | |
President | Michal Kováč |
Preceded by | Office created |
Succeeded by | Irena Schusterová |
Personal details | |
Born | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | 8 February 1931
Died | 31 December 2020 | (aged 89)
Political party | HZD |
Spouse | Michal Kováč (?–2016; his death) |
Children | Juraj Michal |
Profession |
Academic Economist |
Emília Kováčová (8 February 1931 – 31 December 2020) was a Slovak economist and professor of employment and social development at the University of Economics in Bratislava. She served as the country's first First Lady of Slovakia from 1993 until 1998. [1] [2]
Kováčová's husband, Michal Kováč, became the first President of Slovakia upon the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993. Emília Kováčová, likewise, became the first First Lady in Slovakia's history. [1] Kováčová created and established the protocols for the new office of the First Lady. [1] She also oversaw the restoration of Grassalkovich Palace, the country's presidential palace, during the 1990s while continuing to live at the Kováčs private home. [1] She continued to teach economics during her tenure. [1] In a 1998 interview with The Washington Post, Kováčová noted that she admired then- U.S. First Lady Hillary Clinton. [1]
Kováčová continued to teach at the University of Economics in Bratislava after leaving office in 1998. [1] She also focused on her foundation, established during her tenure as first lady, which worked to help the elderly and improve educational opportunities in Slovakia. [1]