Robert Golob
Robert Golob (born 23 January 1967)[1] is a Slovenian businessman and politician who is the Prime Minister of Slovenia since 2022. Before becoming a politician, he was an environmental businessman and co-founded GEN-I.
Robert Golob | |
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.jpg) Golob in January 2024 | |
| Prime Minister of Slovenia | |
| Assumed office 1 June 2022 | |
| President | Borut Pahor Nataša Pirc Musar |
| Preceded by | Janez Janša |
| Leader of the Freedom Movement Party | |
| Assumed office 26 January 2022 | |
| Deputy | Urška Klakočar Zupančič |
| Preceded by | Jure Leben |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 January 1967 Šempeter pri Gorici, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Political party | Freedom Movement (since 2022) |
| Other political affiliations | Positive Slovenia (2011–2013) Alenka Bratušek (2013–2022) |
| Alma mater | University of Ljubljana Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Businessman, environmentalist |
Other offices
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Early life change
Golob went to University of Ljubljana in 1994. After his studies, he was a post-doctoral Fulbright scholar in the United States at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.[2][3]
Business career change
In 2004, Golob co-founded an energy trading company GEN-I,[4][5] where he was chairman until 2021.[6]
Political career change
Between May 1999 and June 2000, Golob was the State Secretary at the Ministry of Economic Affairs. In 2002, he was elected to the City Council of Nova Gorica.
In January 2022, he ran for the president of a non-parliamentary green party Z.Dej.[7] The party won the most votes and seats of any party in the 2022 parliamentary election in April.[8] Two months later on 1 June 2022, he became the Prime Minister.[9]
References change
- ↑ "CONOR.SI – normativna datoteka osebnih in korporativnih imen :: COBISS+". Archived from the original on 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
- ↑ "Assoc. Prof. Robert Golob, PhD. President of Management Board, GEN-I d.o.o." University of Ljubljana Faculty of Engineering. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ↑ "Preskočil razred, skočil na čelo države". Primorske novice. April 25, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ↑ "prof. dr. Robert Golob". Laboratorij za energetske strategije.
- ↑ "Dr Robert Golob - Chairman GEN-I". Business Investor Guide. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
- ↑ "Vsak dan prvi - 24ur.com". www.24ur.com.
- ↑ "Robert Golob elected new head of renamed green party". The Slovenia Times. 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ↑ "Po 99 odstotkih preštetih glasov zmaga Gibanja Svoboda, v DZ-ju le pet strank". RTVSLO.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ↑ "Golob announces energy price regulation when new govt takes office". Slovenian Times. May 10, 2022. Archived from the original on May 29, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
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