Slovenia: New cabinet led by Janez Janša takes office

 

Ljubljana, 10 February – The deputies of the National Assembly voted out the new Slovenian government under the PM Janez Janša with 50 votes in favour and 10 votes against. In this way, Slovenia acquired a fully operational government again, whose first priority is to lead the country out of the economical crisis.

Recent amendments to the Government of the Republic of Slovenia Act combine several departments, so the number of ministries has decreased and, including the Prime Minister, the new cabinet has only thirteen members:
- Prime Minister Janez Janša
- Minister of Finance Janez Šuštaršič
- Minister of Foreign Affairs Karel Erjavec
- Minister of the Interior Vinko Gorenak
- Minister of Economic Development and Technology Radovan Žerjav
- Minister of Labour, Family and Social Affairs Andrej Vizjak
- Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Žiga Turk
- Minister of Infrastructure and Spatial Planning Zvonko Černač
- Minister of Health Tomaž Gantar
- Minister of Justine and Public Administration Senko Pličanič
- Minister of Agriculture and the Environment Franc Bogovič
- Minister of Defence Aleš Hojs
- Minister without Portfolio for Slovenians in the Neighbouring Countries and Slovenians Abroad Ljudmila Novak

The tenth Slovenian government is a coalition of five parties: SDS, Virant List, SLS, DeSUS and NSi.

Biographies of the members of the Janša cabinet are available at the web site http://www.vlada.si/en/about_the_government/

Government Communication Office

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