Igor Zorčič

Igor Zorčič (born 9 January 1978^[2]) is a Slovenian politician who was Speaker of the National Assembly of Slovenia from 2020 to 2022.

Igor Zorčič
Zorčič in 2020
Speaker of the National Assembly of Slovenia
In office 5 March 2020 – 13 May 2022
Preceded by	Dejan Židan
Succeeded by	Urška Klakočar Zupančič
Member of the National Assembly of Slovenia
In office 13 July 2014 – 13 May 2022
Personal details
Born	(1978-01-09) 9 January 1978 (age 47) Brežice, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia (now Slovenia)
Party	Liberal Democrats (2021–)[1] Modern Centre Party (2014–2021)
Alma mater	University of Ljubljana

Biography

A lawyer by profession, Zorčič entered the Party of Miro Cerar in 2014 and was elected MP in 2014 and 2018.^[2] Following the restructuring of the cabinet after the resignation of Marjan Šarec as the Prime Minister in January 2020, Zorčič got elected Speaker of the National Assembly on 5 March 2020.^[3]

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.^[4]