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President of Slovenia from 2007 to 2012

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Danilo Türk is a Slovenian politician, diplomat, jurist, and university teacher. Born in Maribor in 1952, he holds citizenship in Slovenia and the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Slovenia following his candidacy in the 2007 Slovenian presidential election. Türk has worked for the United Nations, Columbia University, and the University of Ljubljana. He is married to Barbara Miklič Türk and has one child.

Türk is an academic who earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree. He was educated at the University of Ljubljana and the University of Belgrade, including its Faculty of Law. He speaks Slovene and English. His published works include *Načelo neintervencije v mednarodnih odnosih in v mednarodnem pravu*, *Europe and Islam : Coexistence or Integration?*, *World Transformed*, *V kraljestvu knjige*, and *Twenty years overdue*.

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  • Načelo neintervencije v mednarodnih odnosih in v mednarodnem pravu
  • Europe and Islam : Coexistence or Integration?
  • World Transformed
  • V kraljestvu knjige
  • Twenty years overdue

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Active from
1981-02-08

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Given name
Danilo
Gender
male
Citizenship
Slovenia
Place of birth
Maribor
Languages spoken
English language
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Doctor of Philosophy
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Number of children
1
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1952-02-19
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

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.

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