Dejan Židan () (born 16 October 1967 in Maribor) is a

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n politician, former leader of the

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, and the former speaker of the

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. A

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by education, Židan served as minister of agriculture, forestry, and nutrition from 2010 in 2012 in

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's government. In the 2011 parliamentary election, Židan was elected a member of the National Assembly. In 2013, Židan became minister of agriculture and the environment in Alenka Bratušek's government. In March 2014, Židan was named the most popular Slovenian politician in a public opinion poll. Following the

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, Židan replaced Igor Lukšič as acting president of the

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1967 births Presidents of the National Assembly (Slovenia) Living people Deputy Prime Ministers of Slovenia Social Democrats (Slovenia) politicians Politicians from Maribor Agriculture ministers of Slovenia Environment ministers of Slovenia Food ministers of Slovenia Forestry ministers of Slovenia {{Slovenia-politician-stub