Janez Drnovšek
Slovenian politician (1950–2008) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Janez Drnovšek (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈjàːnɛz dəɾˈnɔ́ːwʃək];[1][2] 17 May 1950 – 23 February 2008) was a Slovenian liberal politician. He was President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia (1989–1990), Prime Minister of Slovenia (1992–2002) and President of Slovenia (2002–2007).
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Janez Drnovšek | |
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2nd President of Slovenia | |
In office 22 December 2002 – 23 December 2007 | |
Prime Minister | Anton Rop Janez Janša |
Preceded by | Milan Kučan |
Succeeded by | Danilo Türk |
2nd Prime Minister of Slovenia | |
In office 14 May 1992 – 7 June 2000 | |
President | Milan Kučan |
Preceded by | Lojze Peterle |
Succeeded by | Andrej Bajuk |
In office 30 November 2000 – 19 December 2002 | |
President | Milan Kučan |
Preceded by | Andrej Bajuk |
Succeeded by | Anton Rop |
12th President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia | |
In office 15 May 1989 – 15 May 1990 | |
Prime Minister | Ante Marković |
Preceded by | Raif Dizdarević |
Succeeded by | Borisav Jović |
11th Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement | |
In office 7 September 1989 – 15 May 1990 | |
Preceded by | Robert Mugabe |
Succeeded by | Borisav Jović |
Personal details | |
Born | (1950-05-17)17 May 1950 Celje, Yugoslavia (now Slovenia) |
Died | 23 February 2008(2008-02-23) (aged 57) Zaplana, Slovenia |
Political party | Movement for Justice and Development (2006–2008) |
Other political affiliations | League of Communists (Before 1990) Liberal Democracy (1990–2006) |
Spouse(s) | Majda Drnovšek (div. 1980) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of Ljubljana University of Maribor |
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