Livia Klausová

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. Since 2013 she has served as the Czech Republic Ambassador to Slovakia. Her father was an active fascist during the WWII.

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
Assumed office
16 December 2013
PresidentMiloš Zeman
Preceded byJakub Karfík
Spouse of the
Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
In role
1 January 1993 – 2 January 1998
Prime MinisterVáclav Klaus
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byBohdana Tošovská
Personal details
Born (1943-11-10) 10 November 1943
Bratislava, Slovak Republic (now Slovakia)
Spouse(s)Václav Klaus (m. 1968)
OccupationEconomist

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

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