Janez Janša
Ivan Janša (born 17 September 1958), better known as Janez Janša, is a Slovenian politician. He served as prime minister from 2004 to 2008, 2012 to 2013 and from 2020 to 2022.[1] He has been the leader of the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) since 1993. He was also Minister of Defence (1990–1994, 2000). He was born in Grosuplje.
Janez Janša | |
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.jpg) Janša in 2021 | |
| Prime Minister of Slovenia | |
| In office 3 March 2020 – 1 June 2022 | |
| President | Borut Pahor |
| Preceded by | Marjan Šarec |
| Succeeded by | Robert Golob |
| In office 10 February 2012 – 20 March 2013 | |
| President | Danilo Türk Borut Pahor |
| Preceded by | Borut Pahor |
| Succeeded by | Alenka Bratušek |
| In office 3 December 2004 – 21 November 2008 | |
| President | Janez Drnovšek Danilo Türk |
| Preceded by | Anton Rop |
| Succeeded by | Borut Pahor |
| President-in-Office of the European Council | |
| In office 1 January 2008 – 30 June 2008 | |
| Preceded by | José Sócrates |
| Succeeded by | Nicolas Sarkozy |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 7 June 2000 – 30 November 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Andrej Bajuk |
| Preceded by | Franci Demšar |
| Succeeded by | Anton Grizold |
| In office 16 May 1990 – 29 March 1994 | |
| Prime Minister | Lojze Peterle Janez Drnovšek |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Jelko Kacin |
| Leader of the Slovenian Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office May 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Jože Pučnik |
| Member of the National Assembly for Grosuplje | |
| Assumed office 8 April 1990 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ivan Janša 17 September 1958 Grosuplje, Slovenia, Yugoslavia (now Slovenia) |
| Political party | League of Communists (before 1985) Slovenian Democratic Union (1989–1991) Slovenian Democratic Party (1991–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Silva Predalič Urška Bačovnik (m. 2009) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | University of Ljubljana |
His political views are seen as right-wing populism.[2][3][4] His style of politics has been compared to former U.S. President Donald Trump.[5][6] After the 2020 United States presidential election, Janša declared Trump the winner, and supported conspiracy theories about the election.[7][8]
Janša is a close ally of Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orbán.[9]
Janša lost his fourth bid for prime minister in April 2022 to the Freedom Movement party led by Robert Golob.[10]
Janez Janša Media
League of Communists questionnaire filled out by Janša
Igor Bavčar and Janša during the Ten-Day War
8. vlada Republike Slovenije.
Janša with U.S. President George W. Bush in Washington, 10 July 2006
Janša meets with President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso and Luxembourgish prime minister Jean-Claude Juncker at the EPP Summit in Meise, 16 December 2010
Janša with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, 16 January 2013
Janša with one of his closest allies, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán at an EPP Summit, 22 March 2018
Janša alongside U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Ljubljana, 13 August 2020
Janša greeting Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, 15 March 2022
Janša addressing CPAC Hungary, 5 May 2023
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References
- ↑ Ministers in the Janez Janša government. Ljubljana: STA. 14 March 2020. https://english.sta.si/2737806/ministers-in-the-janez-jansa-government. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ↑ "Slovenian strongman back at EU top table". POLITICO. 2020-03-12. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ↑ "Slovenian NGOs Facing Eviction Claim Jansa Wants Them Silenced". Balkan Insight. 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ↑ "Anti-immigration SDS party wins Slovenian election". POLITICO. 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ↑ "Slovenian premier endorses Trump's reelection, joins vothers". AP NEWS. 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ↑ Janeiro, Shaun Walker Tom Phillips in Rio de; Paris, Jon Henley in (2020-11-11). "End of Trump era deals heavy blow to rightwing populist leaders worldwide" (in en-GB). The Guardian. . https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/11/end-trump-era-blow-rightwing-populist-leaders-worldwide-biden-victory-brazil-hungary. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ↑ "Even as a loser, Trump stirs unrest in Europe". POLITICO. 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ↑ Peel, Michael (13 November 2020). Europe's Biden-deniers suggest Trump's political legacy can live on. https://www.ft.com/content/3e7d00c1-eee5-4b20-be75-904433b5528a. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ↑ "Slovenian survivor targets victory à la Orbán – POLITICO". June 2018.
- ↑ Lihtenvalner, Katja (April 25, 2022). Slovenia's populist PM loses election to environmentalist party. Reuters. https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/25/europe/slovenia-election-environmentalists-beat-populists-intl/index.html.