Tanja Pečar (born 1964) is a Slovenian

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who was the

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from 2012 to 2022, as the partner of Slovenia's

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Borut Pahor Borut Pahor (; born 2 November 1963) is a Slovenian politician who served as President of Slovenia from 2012 to 2022. He previously served as Prime Minister of Slovenia from 2008 to 2012. A longtime member and former president of the Social D ...

Biography

Tanja Pečar studied civil law at the

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's Faculty of Law, from which she graduated in 1988. She has practiced law as a lawyer since 1991. Tanja Pečar is the partner of

and is not married to the president. She is the country's first First Lady to be the domestic partner, rather than the wife, of the president. Together, Tanja Pečar and Borut Pahor have one son, Luka. The couple live in separate residences. Pečar became

First Lady of Slovenia First Gentleman () or First Lady () of Slovenia is the title attributed to the husband, wife, or domestic partner of the president of Slovenia. There has been one first gentleman of Slovenia so far – Aleš Musar, whose wife is President Nata� ...

on 22 December 2012, when

was inaugurated as president. In January 2013, Pečar announced that she would renounce the financial privileges afforded the first lady, including an official government monthly allowance. Instead, she would continue to actively practice law as a lawyer while simultaneously serving as Slovenia's first lady. In an interview with the Slovenian magazine, ''Obrazi'', published on 14 July 2016, Pečar explained that she wanted to keep her law career separate and distinct from her duties as first lady, telling the magazine, "I only have one career as a lawyer. I do everything related to Borut's obligations because it's nice, or because it's necessary. As a rule, the two are connected. But this he office of first ladyis not my career." Tanja Pečar has been active throughout Pahor's early political career, but became more active at official protocol events since he was elected president. She has appeared in national celebrations, meetings with world leaders, politicians, and other dignitaries, and hosted women's programs at the President's office in

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References

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