Janez Drnovšek

Janez Drnovšek (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈjàːnɛz dəɾˈnɔ́ːwʃək]; 17 May 1950 – 23 February 2008) was a Slovenian liberal politician. He was President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia (1989–1990), Prime Minister of Slovenia (1992–2002) and President of Slovenia (2002–2007).

Janez Drnovšek
Drnovšek during a visit to Poland in 2006
2nd President of Slovenia
In office 22 December 2002 – 23 December 2007
Prime Minister	Anton Rop Janez Janša
Preceded by	Milan Kučan
Succeeded by	Danilo Türk
2nd Prime Minister of Slovenia
In office 14 May 1992 – 7 June 2000
President	Milan Kučan
Preceded by	Lojze Peterle
Succeeded by	Andrej Bajuk
In office 30 November 2000 – 19 December 2002
President	Milan Kučan
Preceded by	Andrej Bajuk
Succeeded by	Anton Rop
12th President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia
In office 15 May 1989 – 15 May 1990
Prime Minister	Ante Marković
Preceded by	Raif Dizdarević
Succeeded by	Borisav Jović
11th Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement
In office 7 September 1989 – 15 May 1990
Preceded by	Robert Mugabe
Succeeded by	Borisav Jović
Personal details
Born	(1950-05-17)17 May 1950 Celje, Yugoslavia (now Slovenia)
Died	23 February 2008(2008-02-23) (aged 57) Zaplana, Slovenia
Political party	Movement for Justice and Development (2006–2008)
Other political affiliations	League of Communists (Before 1990) Liberal Democracy (1990–2006)
Spouse(s)	Majda Drnovšek (div. 1980)
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Ljubljana University of Maribor
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Janez Drnovšek Media

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  Drnovšek with Vladimir Putin in 2001

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  Drnovšek with Jacques Delors in 1989

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  Janez Drnovšek family grave (Zagorje ob Savi cemetery)