Helena Jaklitsch (born 1 July 1977)[1] is a Slovenian politician. As of 13 March 2020, she is Minister without portfolio for Slovenian Diaspora in the 14th Government of Slovenia.[2][3]

Helena Jaklitsch
Minister without portfolio for Slovenian Diaspora
In office
13 March 2020 – 1 June 2022
Prime MinisterJanez Janša
Preceded byPeter Jožef Česnik
Succeeded byMatej Arčon
Personal details
Born (1977-07-01) 1 July 1977 (age 46)
Novo mesto, Slovenia
Political partySlovenian Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Ljubljana
ProfessionHistorian, Politician

Biography edit

She graduated in sociology and history from the Faculty of Arts at the University of Ljubljana in 2002.[4] In 2009, she obtained her master's degree, and in 2016, she completed her doctoral studies on the topic of Slovenian refugee education in camps in Austria and Italy from 1945 to 1950.[4] In 2005, she began working at the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Slovenia.[4] In 2014, she joined the Ministry of Culture of Slovenia, where she worked in the Department for the Slovenian Language and later in the Directorate for Creativity.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Helena Jaklitsch". Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  2. ^ "About the Government". Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Confirmation of Helena Jaklitsch as Minister without portfolio for Slovenian Diaspora" (in Slovenian). Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "dr. Helena Jaklitsch, ministrica brez resorja, pristojna za področje odnosov med Republiko Slovenijo in avtohtono slovensko narodno skupnostjo v sosednjih državah ter med Republiko Slovenijo in Slovenci po svetu | GOV.SI". gov.si. Archived from the original on 2020-10-24. Retrieved 2024-04-05.