--- title: "Zuzana Captiva was sworn in as the first female president of which country?" description: "Zuzana Captiva was sworn in as the first female president of which country?" author: "Rahul Roi" published: 2019-06-20 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/62164/zuzana-captiva-was-sworn-in-as-the-first-female-president-of-which-country category: "current affair" tags: ["president", "current affair"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Zuzana Captiva was sworn in as the first female president of which country? Zuzana Captiva was sworn in [as the first female](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/62212/who-has-been-elected-as-the-first-female-president-of-the-european-commission) president of which [country](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3960/muslim-population-by-country-2024)? ## Answers ### Answer by UTKARSHA SINGHROUL **Zuzana Caputova has been [sworn in as](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/62232/jagdeep-dhankar-was-sworn-in-as-the-governor-of-which-state) “Slovakia's” first [female](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/80976/understanding-female-feticide-in-core) [President](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/62149/who-has-been-elected-as-the-new-president-of-kazakhstan)**. She is an **Anti-corruption campaigner who was fighting for the impunity and [champion](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/62166/name-the-organization-which-has-been-awarded-the-bbc-world-service-global-champion-award) justice in the country which was shaken by a journalist's murder in last year.** ![Zuzana Captiva was sworn in as the first female president of which country?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/efcd6716-ec08-42e6-a447-58186205e7bd/images/d2d47c2f-3330-4dd8-a487-ce6636a39eb1.jpeg)\ \ The **swearing-in ceremony as the President took place before Constitutional Court chair ‘Ivan Fiacan’ during a ceremonial parliamentary session held in Bratislava**. Zuzana Caputova is the **5th President in the modern Slovak [history](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/20409/adolf-hitler-the-ruler)**. She was elected for the post in March. \ Caputova's election represented in just contrast to a [European](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39571/which-was-the-first-european-nation-which-broke-through-the-portuguese-monopoly-in-the-east) shift towards the Populist and Nationalist Parties of Slovakia. **Caputova, fight against an illegal landfill in her home town and earned her the nickname of "Slovakia's Erin Brockovich"** after the [American](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/52027/who-is-named-as-brand-ambassador-of-indo-american-arts-council-iaac) environmentalist portrayed by Julia Roberts in a 2000 film. It also called on for the European Union to become a leader against the battle fighting for [climate change](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45337/who-is-the-ministry-of-environment-forest-and-climate-change). \ **On March 31, 2019, Zuzana Caputova, the 45-year-old lawyer and political activist who never held state office, became the first woman to sworn in as the President of Slovakia**. Caputova is a proud European citizen who extended her **support for [minority](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/317/irony-of-india-even-constitution-can-t-define-minority) rights and does not shy away from controversial stance**s, like her support for the rights of gay, including the adoption of children by the same-sex couples. However, she was able to do the same in a way that many are still under deeply conservative country did not find threatening, perhaps offering a model for others. \ Caputova, **with her effort to fight for [justice](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/49622/what-is-the-procedure-to-elect-chief-justice-of-india), made her the reputation as a pro-environment lawyer and anti-graft crusader**. When she took part in the resulting protest that forced then-[Prime Minister](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/30440/the-race-to-become-britain-s-new-prime-minister) Robert Fico to resign. For this, 5 people have been charged over the double murder, including Slovak businessman Marian Kocner. Many believe Kocner has ties to Fico's Smer-SD party. However, the entrepreneur has denied the allegation of any wrongdoing. --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/62164/zuzana-captiva-was-sworn-in-as-the-first-female-president-of-which-country Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.