Igor Zorčič (born 9 January 1978
) is a Slovenian politician who has been
Speaker of the National Assembly of Slovenia
The National Assembly (, or ; short form ''državni zbor'') is the Representative democracy, general representative body of Slovenia. According to the Constitution of Slovenia and the Constitutional Court of Slovenia, it is the major part of t ...
since 2020.
Biography
A lawyer by profession, Zorčič entered the
Party of Miro Cerar
The Modern Centre Party (, SMC) was a social-liberal political party in Slovenia led by Minister of Economical Development and Technology Zdravko Počivalšek, who succeeded former Prime Minister and former Minister of Foreign Affairs Miro Cera ...
in 2014 and was elected MP in 2014 and 2018.
Following the restructuring of the cabinet after the resignation of
Marjan Šarec
Marjan Šarec (born 2 December 1977) is a Slovenian politician, actor and comedian who served as Prime Minister of Slovenia from 2018 to 2020. He also served as the Minister of Defence in the government of Prime Minister Robert Golob from June 202 ...
as the Prime Minister in January 2020, Zorčič got elected Speaker of the National Assembly on 5 March 2020.
By the beginning of 2021, Zorčič left SMC. On 31 March 2021, SDS-led coalition tried to replace him as the Speaker of Assembly, but this attempt was unsuccessful.
References
1978 births
Living people
Presidents of the National Assembly (Slovenia)
Modern Centre Party politicians
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