Štefka Kučan

Štefka Kučan (born 1943) is a Slovenian public figure who served as the inaugural First Lady of Slovenia from 1991, when the country achieved independence, until 2002. She is the wife of Slovenia's first president, Milan Kučan.[1][2]

Štefka Kučan
First Lady of Slovenia
In role
23 December 1991 – 22 December 2002
PresidentMilan Kučan
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byBarbara Miklič Türk (2007)
Personal details
Born1943 (age 79–80)
SpouseMilan Kučan (m. 1964)
ChildrenTwo daughters

Biography

Kučan was born into the Korosica family in Carinthia, a traditional region of northern Slovenia.[3] She was raised in both Slovenj Gradec and nearby Šmartno.[3] She met her husband, Milan Kučan, as a student in Ljubljana. The couple married in 1964 and had two daughters, Ana Kučan, a landscape architect and professor at the University of Ljubljana, and Špela, an anthropologist and ethnologist.[2][3][4]

During her tenure as Slovenia's first First Lady, Kučan sponsored charities and other organizations.[2] In 1998, she participated in the country's first roundtable discussion on the issue of same-sex marriage in Slovenia.[2]

In 2002, Kučan was honored as "Slovene of the Year" by Jana magazine, beating fifteen other nominees for the annual award.[2][5]

Kučan survived cancer in the 1990s and underwent successful cancer surgery again in 2012.[2]

References
  1. Gregorc, Eva (2017-11-11). "Dame treh najpomembnejših mož Slovenije brez poročnih prstanov. Kaj to pomeni za protokol?". Domovina. Archived from the original on 2019-04-07. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  2. Živčec, Denis (2017-10-19). "Slovenske prve dame: Po čem smo si jih zapomnili?". Večer. Archived from the original on 2020-05-30. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  3. Zajc, Maja (July 2009). "Štefka Kučan - Čas zase in bližnje". Dr 24 Asistenca. Archived from the original on 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  4. Jandl, Eva (2018-11-04). "Štefka Kučan v bolnišnici na nujni operaciji". Odkrito.si. Archived from the original on 2020-05-30. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  5. "Slovenka leta je Štefka Kučan". 24ur.com. 2003-01-04. Archived from the original on 2020-05-30. Retrieved 2020-05-30.


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