First Gentleman () or First Lady () of Slovenia is the title attributed to the husband, wife, or domestic partner of the president of Slovenia. There has been one first gentleman of Slovenia so far –

Aleš Musar Aleš is a Slavic languages, Slavic male name. The name is used today in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Notable people with the name Aleš *Aleš Čeh (born 1968), Slovenian footballer *Aleš Řebíček (born 1967), Czech politician * ...

, whose wife is President Nataša Pirc Musar since 22 December 2022.

Benefits

By law, the spouses or domestic partners of the president of Slovenia, known as the First Lady or First Gentleman, have equal rights and obligations within the position, whether they are married to the president or not. This equality was codified by an amendment to the Marriage and Family Relations Act, which stipulates that marriage and cohabitation are considered equal by the government. The spouse or partner of the president of Slovenia is entitled to paid leave from work for official functions and other responsibilities. The first lady (or first gentleman) receives an official monthly allowance of 15 percent of the President's salary, (the equivalent of about 890.73

euros The euro (symbol: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of 19 out of the member states of the European Union (EU). This group of states is known as the eurozone or, officially, the euro area, and includes about 340 million citizens . T ...

in 2017), from the government to cover the cost of these obligations. The first lady may also elect to leave her employer during the duration of their term in office. In this case, she is entitled to an official monthly allowance of 20 percent of the president's salary. In January 2013, First Lady

Tanja Pečar Tanja Pečar (born 1964) is a Slovenian lawyer and First Lady of Slovenia since 2012 as the partner of Slovenia's president, Borut Pahor. Biography Tanja Pečar studied civil law at the University of Ljubljana's Faculty of Law, from which she ...

, the partner of President Borut Pahor, announced that she would renounce her financial privileges as first lady and refrain from receiving a monthly allowance. Instead, Pečar chose to remain an active lawyer during her tenure, while still performing the protocols and social obligations that are required of the first lady.

List of first ladies and gentlemen

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:First Lady of Slovenia * Slovenia Slovenian women in politics