Emília Kováčová (8 February 1931 – 31 December 2020) was a Slovak economist and professor of employment and social development at the University of Economics in Bratislava.
[1][2] Kováčová's husband, Michal Kováč, became the first President of Slovakia upon the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993.
[1] In a 1998 interview with The Washington Post, Kováčová noted that she admired then-U.S. First Lady Hillary Clinton.
[1] Kováčová continued to teach at the University of Economics in Bratislava after leaving office in 1998.
[1] She also focused on her foundation, established during her tenure as first lady, which worked to help the elderly and improve educational opportunities in Slovakia.