Natasa Pirc-Musar President of Slovenia from 23 December 2022 Date of Birth: 09.05.1968 Country: Slovenia

1. Nataša Pirc Musar: President of Slovenia
2. Early Life and Education
3. Legal and Business Career
4. Presidential Election
5. Presidential Platform
6. Personal Life

Nataša Pirc Musar: President of Slovenia

On December 23, 2022, Nataša Pirc Musar became the President of Slovenia. She is a Slovenian lawyer, writer, journalist, former Information Commissioner (2005-2014), and President of the Slovenian Red Cross.

Early Life and Education

Pirc Musar graduated from the University of Ljubljana's Faculty of Law in 1992. In 1997, she passed the bar exam and joined Slovenian Television, where she worked as a journalist and news anchor for six years. She later became the host of the 24UR newscast on the commercial channel POP TV for five years.

Legal and Business Career

From April 2003, Pirc Musar served as the Director of the Center for Education and Information at the Supreme Court of Slovenia. In March 2011, she became the Vice-President of the Joint Supervisory Body of Europol, and in 2012, she became the President of this EU body until the end of her term as Information Commissioner. After her term expired, she founded her own law firm, which was renamed Pirc Musar & Lamut Strle in 2016. She is known for her books on freedom of information, legal opinions, and high-profile court cases, including representing Donald Trump's wife, Melania Trump, the Social Democrats party, and other notable clients.

Presidential Election

On June 23, 2022, Pirc Musar announced her candidacy for the Presidency of Slovenia as an independent. She received endorsements from former Presidents Milan Kučan and Danilo Türk, the Pirate Party, and Youth Party - European Greens. Pirc Musar has never been a member of a political party and does not plan to become one.

In the first round of voting on October 23, 2022, Pirc Musar received 26.87% of the vote, placing second and advancing to the second round. She won the second round, receiving 54% of the vote.

Presidential Platform

Pirc Musar's platform emphasizes long-term thinking and consensus-building. She stated, "As a country, we are regressing in terms of development. Other countries are overtaking us, including because we do not have continuity of projects in key areas and we start from scratch with each change of government, often simply because there is no trust in what was prepared by their predecessors." Her platform has four key points:

Healthcare reform by relying on the public system and concessionaires and including private initiative

Pension reform with a long-term care system, possibly reforming social benefits and introducing a universal basic income ("Poverty in old age is unacceptable in a relatively rich society like Slovenia!")

Combating climate change, preserving drinking water reserves, groundwater, and biodiversity

Participation in NATO's collective defense system, enhancing cybersecurity, working within the EU, and ensuring energy, water, and food supply

Personal Life

Pirc Musar is married to businessman Aleš Musar. They have a son, Max (born 2001). They own an estate called "Russian Dacha."