Zuzana Čaputová
Zuzana Čaputová | |
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Čaputová in 2023 | |
| 5th President of Slovakia | |
| In office 15 June 2019 – 15 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Peter Pellegrini Igor Matovič Eduard Heger Ľudovít Ódor Robert Fico |
| Preceded by | Andrej Kiska |
| Succeeded by | Peter Pellegrini |
| Deputy Chair of Progressive Slovakia | |
| In office 20 January 2018 – 19 March 2019 | |
| Leader | Ivan Štefunko |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Zuzana Strapáková 21 June 1973 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | Progressive Slovakia (2017–2019) |
| Spouse |
Ivan Čaputa (divorced) |
| Domestic partner | Juraj Rizman (2020–present) |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Alma mater | Comenius University (Mgr.) |
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Zuzana Čaputová (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈzuzana ˈtʂaputɔʋaː]; née Strapáková; born 21 June 1973) is a Slovak politician, lawyer and environmental activist who served as the fifth president of Slovakia from 2019 to 2024. Čaputová is the first woman to hold the presidency, as well as the youngest president in the history of Slovakia, elected at the age of 45.
Čaputová first became known by prevailing in a decade-long struggle against the situating of a toxic landfill in her hometown of Pezinok. For this, Čaputová was awarded the 2016 Goldman Environmental Prize. She won the 2019 Slovak presidential election with 58% of the vote in the run-off. She did not seek re-election in the 2024 Slovak presidential election.