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Ivan Janša (born 17 September 1958), better known as Janez Janša, is a Slovenian politician. He served as prime minister from 2004 to 2008, 2012 to 2013 and from 2020 to 2022.[1] He has been the leader of the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) since 1993. He was also Minister of Defence (1990–1994, 2000). He was born in Grosuplje.
Janez Janša | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Janša in 2021 | |
| Prime Minister of Slovenia | |
| In office 3 March 2020 – 1 June 2022 | |
| President | Borut Pahor |
| Preceded by | Marjan Šarec |
| Succeeded by | Robert Golob |
| In office 10 February 2012 – 20 March 2013 | |
| President | Danilo Türk Borut Pahor |
| Preceded by | Borut Pahor |
| Succeeded by | Alenka Bratušek |
| In office 3 December 2004 – 21 November 2008 | |
| President | Janez Drnovšek Danilo Türk |
| Preceded by | Anton Rop |
| Succeeded by | Borut Pahor |
| President-in-Office of the European Council | |
| In office 1 January 2008 – 30 June 2008 | |
| Preceded by | José Sócrates |
| Succeeded by | Nicolas Sarkozy |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 7 June 2000 – 30 November 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Andrej Bajuk |
| Preceded by | Franci Demšar |
| Succeeded by | Anton Grizold |
| In office 16 May 1990 – 29 March 1994 | |
| Prime Minister | Lojze Peterle Janez Drnovšek |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Jelko Kacin |
| Leader of the Slovenian Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office May 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Jože Pučnik |
| Member of the National Assembly for Grosuplje | |
| Assumed office 8 April 1990 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ivan Janša 17 September 1958 Grosuplje, Slovenia, Yugoslavia (now Slovenia) |
| Political party | League of Communists (before 1985) Slovenian Democratic Union (1989–1991) Slovenian Democratic Party (1991–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Silva Predalič Urška Bačovnik (m. 2009) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | University of Ljubljana |
His political views are seen as right-wing populism.[2][3][4] His style of politics has been compared to former U.S. President Donald Trump.[5][6] After the 2020 United States presidential election, Janša declared Trump the winner, and supported conspiracy theories about the election.[7][8]
Janša is a close ally of Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orbán.[9]
Janša lost his fourth bid for prime minister in April 2022 to the Freedom Movement party led by Robert Golob.[10]
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