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Personal details
- Slovenian
- Born: March 22, 1958 in Kropa, Slovenia
- Married with 2 children
Current duties
- European Commissioner for Environment (since February 2010)
Political career
- November 2004-February 2010 : European Commissioner for Science and Research
- May 2004-November 2004 : "Shadow" European Commissioner for Enlargement, sharing portfolio for six months with Commissioner Günther Verheugen
- 2002- 04 – Slovenian Minister for European Affairs
- 1998-04 – Head of the Negotiating Team for the Accession of Slovenia to the EU
- 2001-02 – Minister Counsellor in Slovenian Prime Minister's cabinet
Professional career
- 1993-2001 – Director of the Institute of the Macroeconomic Analysis and Development, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 1988-93 – Senior Researcher at the Institute for Economic Research, Ljubljana
- 1984-87 – Assistant Director at the Institute of Economic Analysis and Development, Ljubljana
- 1991-2004 – part-time Assistant Professor of Statistics and Economy, Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana
Other activities
- 2013 – United Nations' 2013 Champions of the Earth Award
- 2009 – Honorary degree (doctor honoris causa), Ghent University, Belgium
- 2008 – Honorary degree, Doctor of Science, Imperial College, London
Education
- 1993 – PhD in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 1989 – Master's degree, Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana
- 1983 – Honours degree in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana
