Silvia Gašparovičová née Beníková (born 13 January 1941) was the First Lady of Slovakia from 2004 to 2014 as wife of former President Ivan Gašparovič.

In 1992 she was appointed to a position of expert real estate appraiser at the Bratislava Municipal Court, which she did not hold for long.

As first lady, Mrs Gašparovičová has a role representing her country at official events at home and abroad.

In October 2010, she received a state visit from King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway.

[2] After she became first lady, she founded the Silvia Gašparovičová Foundation which focuses on education and health.