Matjaž Han

Matjaž Han
Han in 2022
Minister of the Economy, Tourism and Sport
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 June 2022
Prime MinisterRobert Golob
Mayor of the Municipality of Radeče
In office
2006–2011
Personal details
Born (1971-01-17) 17 January 1971 (age 53)
Celje
NationalitySlovenian

Matjaž Han (born 17 January 1971) is a Slovenian politician. He currently serves as the Minister of Economy, Tourism and Sport since 1 June 2022.[1] Prior to his appointment as minister, he was a Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia since 2004 and a long-time leader of the Social Democrats' parliamentary group.[2] He was elected as President of the Social Democrats in April 2024.

Early life and career

He attended the Secondary Trade and Commercial School in Celje. He co-founded the family company M and M international with his father and worked as its director between 1992 and 2004.[3] In 2006, he became the mayor of the municipality of Radeče. In 2010, he was re-elected mayor.

In the 2011, parliamentary elections, he ran on the Social Democrats platform; with the confirmation of his parliamentary mandate, his mayoral function automatically ended.[4] In 2013, he became the leader of the Social Democrats' parliamentary group and served in the National Assembly until 2022. He was member of the Committee on Economy and Committee on Internal Policy, Public Administration and Justice of the National Assembly of Slovenia. He was appointed Minister of Economic Development and Technology in the 15th Government of Slovenia on 1 June 2022 by Robert Golob.[5] On January 24, 2023, following a government reorganization, his position was renamed to Minister of the Economy, Tourism and Sport.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Slovenian government seeks "wide consensus" over carrier". Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Matjaž Han: Na trenutke sem se vprašal, kam sem jaz to prišel #video". siol.net (in Slovenian). Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Vsak dan prvi - 24ur.com". www.24ur.com. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  4. ^ "11 županov se bo moralo posloviti od sedeža". RTVSLO.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Matjaž Han korak bližje ministrskemu stolu: Mogoče sem naiven, a delal bom tako". N1 (in Slovenian). 28 May 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  6. ^ "DZ s 55 glasovi potrdil listo ministrskih kandidatov". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). 24 January 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Kaj prinaša nov Zakon o Vladi Republike Slovenije | GOV.SI". Portal GOV.SI (in Slovenian). Retrieved 9 April 2024.