Livia Klausová

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Livia Klausová
First Lady of the Czech Republic
In role
7 March 2003 – 7 March 2013
PresidentVáclav Klaus
Preceded byDagmar Havlová
Succeeded byIvana Zemanová
Czech Republic Ambassador to Slovakia
In office
16 December 2013 – 30 April 2018
PresidentMiloš Zeman
Preceded byJakub Karfík
Succeeded byTomáš Tuhý
Personal details
Born (1943-11-10) 10 November 1943 (age 80)
Bratislava, Slovak Republic (now Slovakia)
SpouseVáclav Klaus (m. 1968)
OccupationEconomist

Livia Klausová née Mištinová (born 10 November 1943) is a Slovak-born Czech economist who was the First Lady of the Czech Republic from 2003 to 2013 as wife of the President Václav Klaus. From 2013 to 2018 she served as the Czech Republic's ambassador to Slovakia.

An alumna of the University of Economics, Prague, she married fellow economist Václav Klaus in 1968. The couple have two sons, Václav (b. 1969) and Jan (b. 1974), and five grandchildren. Her father was Štefan Miština, who died in 1959.[1]

Livia Klausová and Václav Klaus (2011)

Member of Supervisory Boards[edit]

Company / organization Field Start date Finish date Highest position held
Česká spořitelna, a. s. Finance and insurance 2003[2]
ČEZ, a.s.[2] Energy
ZVVZ Milevsko Manufacturing 2003[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Petr Zídek (2 September 2013). "Klausův tchán pracoval u tajné policie fašistického Slovenska". Lidovky.cz. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "interview: Livia Klausová" (in Czech). BBC Czech (London). 11 March 2003.

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Honorary titles
Preceded by First Lady of the Czech Republic
2003–2013
Succeeded by