Danilo Türk
Danilo Türk (pronounced [daˈníːlɔ ˈtýɾk]; born 19 February 1952) is a Slovenian diplomat, professor of international law, human rights expert, and political figure who served as President of Slovenia from 2007 to 2012. He was the first Slovene ambassador to the United Nations, from 1992 to 2000, and was the UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs from 2000 to 2005.
Danilo Türk | |
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Türk in 2011 | |
| 3rd President of Slovenia | |
| In office 23 December 2007 – 22 December 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Janez Janša Borut Pahor Janez Janša |
| Preceded by | Janez Drnovšek |
| Succeeded by | Borut Pahor |
| Ambassador of Slovenia to the United Nations | |
| In office September 1992 – February 2000 | |
| President | Milan Kučan |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Petrič |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 February 1952 Maribor, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Barbara Miklič |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Ljubljana University of Belgrade |
| Website | Official website |
Türk is a visiting professor of international law at Columbia University in New York City, a professor emeritus at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana, and non-resident senior fellow of Chongyang Institute for Financial studies at Renmin University of China in Beijing. He is the founder of the Danilo Türk Foundation, devoted mostly to the rehabilitation of child victims of armed conflict. Türk is also the chairman of the Global High Level Panel on Water and Peace and the chairman of the board of the Global Fairness Initiative, a Washington, D.C.-based NGO dedicated to economic and social development in developing nations.
In 2016, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations.