Andrej Kiska

Andrej Kiska
Kiska in 2014
4th President of Slovakia
In office
15 June 2014 – 15 June 2019
Prime MinisterRobert Fico
Peter Pellegrini
Preceded byIvan Gašparovič
Succeeded byZuzana Čaputová
Chairman of For the People
In office
28 September 2019 – 8 August 2020
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byVeronika Remišová
Personal details
Born (1963-02-02) 2 February 1963 (age 61)
Poprad, Czechoslovakia
(now Slovakia)
Political partyFor the People (2019–2021)
Spouse(s)
(m. 1983; div. 2001)

Martina Kisková (nee Živorová)
(m. 2003)
Children5
Alma materSlovak University of
Technology
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Andrej Kiska (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈandrej ˈkiska]; born 2 February 1963) is a Slovak politician, entrepreneur, writer and philanthropist who served as the fourth president of Slovakia from 2014 to 2019. He ran as an independent candidate in the 2014 presidential election in which he was elected to the presidency in the second round of voting over Prime Minister Robert Fico.[1][2][3] Kiska declined to run for a second term in 2019. He has written two books about happiness, success, and his life.

  1. ^ "Slovak PM Fico, political novice advance to run-off presidential vote". Reuters. United Kingdom. 16 March 2024. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Slováci volí prezidenta. Fica ohrožuje filantrop Kiska". Týden (in Czech). Empresa Media. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Kandidát na prezidenta Andrej Kiska: Najvyšším zmyslom života je pomáhať druhým!". Topky.sk (in Slovak). 27 January 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.

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