Igor Šoltes | |
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Member of the European Parliament for Slovenia | |
In office 1 July 2014 – 2 July 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ljubljana, Yugoslavia (now Slovenia) | August 22, 1964
Political party | SD |
Alma mater | University of Ljubljana |
Website | Official website |
Igor Šoltes (born August 22, 1964) is a Slovenian lawyer and politician.
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]
Šoltes is the grandson of the late Yugoslav politician and economist Edvard Kardelj. [1] [7]
Igor Šoltes | |
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Member of the European Parliament for Slovenia | |
In office 1 July 2014 – 2 July 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ljubljana, Yugoslavia (now Slovenia) | August 22, 1964
Political party | SD |
Alma mater | University of Ljubljana |
Website | Official website |
Igor Šoltes (born August 22, 1964) is a Slovenian lawyer and politician.
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]
Šoltes is the grandson of the late Yugoslav politician and economist Edvard Kardelj. [1] [7]