Michal Kováč
Michal Kováč | |
|---|---|
| 1st President of Slovakia | |
| In office 2 March 1993 – 2 March 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | Vladimír Mečiar Jozef Moravčík Vladimír Mečiar |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Rudolf Schuster |
| 7th Chairman of the Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia | |
| In office 25 June – 31 December 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Dubček |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Finance Minister of Slovak Federal Republic | |
| In office 12 December 1989 – 17 May 1991 | |
| Preceded by | František Mišeje |
| Succeeded by | Anton Vavro (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 August 1930 Ľubiša, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | 5 October 2016 (aged 86) Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Political party | Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (1948–1970) Public Against Violence (1990–1991) Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (1991–1993) |
| Spouse | Emília Kováčová (?–2016; his death) |
Michal Kováč (3 August 1930 – 5 October 2016) was the first president of Slovakia, having served from 1993 through 1998.