Janko Veber (born 30 July 1960 in Ljubljana) is a

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n politician. Veber studied civil engineering at the

University of Ljubljana The University of Ljubljana ( sl, Univerza v Ljubljani, , la, Universitas Labacensis), often referred to as UL, is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. It has approximately 39,000 enrolled students. History Beginnings Although certain ...

. Then he moved to

Kočevje Kočevje (; german: Gottschee; ''Göttscheab'' or ''Gətscheab'' in the local Gottscheerish dialect; it, Cocevie) is a city in the Municipality of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. It is the seat of the municipality. Geography The town is loc ...

, where he was elected mayor and served three terms, from 1994 to 2010. In 1996, he was elected member of the

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as a member of

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. In February 2013, Veber was elected

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of the National Assembly, following the resignation of

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from this position earlier in January. After the

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, he became

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