Blaž Kavčič (born 3 October 1951 in

Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center. During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the are ...

) is a Slovenian

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and

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. From 2007 to 2012, Kavčič was president of the National Council ( Slovenian: ''Državni svet''). He was elected to the council by electors of the Kranj part of

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in November 2007. He lives with his family in

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, Škofja Loka municipality.

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1951 births Living people Politicians from Ljubljana 20th-century Slovenian economists Presidents of the National Council (Slovenia) Yugoslav economists {{Slovenia-politician-stub