Igor Šoltes (born August 22, 1964) is a Slovenian lawyer and politician.
Igor Šoltes | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Slovenia | |
| In office 1 July 2014 – 2 July 2019 | |
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| Born | August 22, 1964 Ljubljana, Yugoslavia (now Slovenia) |
| Political party | SD |
| Alma mater | University of Ljubljana |
| Website | Official website |
Career edit
Šoltes served as the President of the Court of Auditors of Slovenia from 2004 to 2013.[1] In 2008, he received his PhD at the Faculty of Social Studies at the University of Ljubljana.[1] In January 2014, Šoltes was seen as a possible candidate for minister of health;[1] however, he decided to refuse the offer from Prime Minister Alenka Bratušek due to lack of political support in the coalition.[2]
Before the 2014 European Parliament election, Šoltes formed a ticket named Verjamem (meaning "I believe" in Slovene)[3] which won 10.45% of the vote, securing one seat in the European Parliament (for Šoltes).[4] Following the election, Šoltes announced a plan to transform the ticket into a full political party at a congress that would take place on 4 June 2014[5] in order for the party to enter the parliamentary election in July 2014. After receiving 6,800 votes in the parliamentary election, he resigned as president of Verjamem.[6]
Personal life edit
Šoltes is the grandson of the late Yugoslav politician and economist Edvard Kardelj.[1][7]
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References edit
- ^ a b c d "Igor Šoltes verjetno novi minister za zdravje". Delo.si. 2014-01-15. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
- ^ "Bratuškova o odločitvi Šoltesa: Na žalost je še vedno bolj pomembno, da si naš, kot pa, da nekaj znaš | Dnevnik". Dnevnik.si. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
- ^ Haughton, Tim; Krasovec, Alenka (2014-05-23). "Are European elections ever about Europe?". Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- ^ "EU volitve 2014 / 18". Delo.si. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
- ^ "V sredo bo nastala še Šoltesova stranka Verjamem : Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija". Rtvslo.si. 2014-05-26. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
- ^ SiOL.net - Igor Šoltes ne verjame več v Verjamem
- ^ "Revizor, ki igra odvetnikom". Finance.si. 2001-01-19. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
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