Janez Janša: Slovenian politician (born 1958)
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. 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. His style of politics has been compared to former U.S. President Donald Trump. After the 2020 United States presidential election, Janša declared Trump the winner, and supported conspiracy theories about the election.
Janša is a close ally of Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orbán.
Janša lost his fourth bid for prime minister in April 2022 to the Freedom Movement party led by Robert Golob.
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