Andreja Katič (born December 22, 1969, in

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) is the minister of justice of the Republic of

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in 2024. Katič graduated from the Faculty of Law at the

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in 1996. Katič entered politics in 2014, serving as a member of the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development for one year. She then served as defence minister from 2015 to 2018. On February 3, 2016 she approved the deployment of Slovenian troops in the Kurdish city of

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(

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), as part of international

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. She served as minister of justice from September 2018 to March 2020 under

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. In March 2024 she was again appointed as the minister of justice of the RS. Slovenia Times website, ''Andreja Katič returns as justice minister'', article dated March 5, 2024
/ref> After her first term as minister of justice, she became president of the SAŠA Regional Development Council in 2020; Slovenia Government website, ''Andreja Katič''
/ref> she is also the chair of the Women’s Forum and children's rights commissioner for Unicef’s Velenje project.

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