Danilo Türk

President of Slovenia

19 February 1952 Maribor, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia

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23 December 2007 – 22 December 2012

Danilo TürkDanilo Türk in August 20113rd President of SloveniaIn office 23 December 2007 – 22 December 2012Prime Minister Janez Janša Borut Pahor Janez JanšaPreceded by Janez DrnovšekSucceeded by Borut PahorAmbassador to the United NationsIn office 1991–2000PresidentMilan KučanPreceded by Position establishedSucceeded by Ernest Petrič Personal detailsBorn (1952-02-19 ) 19 February 1952 (age 69) Maribor, PR Slovenia, FPR YugoslaviaPolitical partyIndependentSpouse(s)Barbara Miklič TürkChildren1Alma materUniversity of Ljubljana University of BelgradeWebsiteOfficial website Danilo Türk (pronounced  ; 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. Türk 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. He 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. Türk is the founder of the Danilo Türk Foundation, devoted mostly to the rehabilitation of child victims of armed conflict. He 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-based NGO dedicated to economic and social development in developing nations. In 2016, Türk was an unsuccessful candidate for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations.