Nataša Pirc Musar
Nataša Pirc Musar | |
|---|---|
| 5th President of Slovenia | |
| Assumed office December 23, 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Robert Golob |
| Preceded by | Borut Pahor |
| 1st Information Commissioner | |
| In office July 17, 2004 – July 16, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Mojca Prelesnik |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nataša Pirc May 9, 1968 Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Aleš Musar |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | University of Ljubljana University of Vienna |
Nataša Pirc Musar (born May 9, 1968) is a Slovenian attorney, author and politician who has served as the 5th President of Slovenia since 2022. She is a former Information Commissioner (2004–2014), a former journalist, and former president of the Slovenian Red Cross (2015–2016).
Pirc Musar is best known for her rulings and books on freedom of information, legal opinions, and high-profile legal cases, in which she represented Slovenian-born Melania Trump, First Lady of the United States as wife of President Donald Trump, the Social Democrats political party of Slovenia, and other notable clients.
In the second round of the 2022 presidential election, she was elected the first female president of Slovenia, defeating Anže Logar of the Slovenian Democratic Party.