13th Government of Slovenia

After the 3 June 2018 parliamentary elections, Marjan Šarec, leader of LMŠ, began coalition talks with SD, SMC, SAB and DeSUS. Shortly after that New Slovenia (NSi) joined the talks in order to become the sixth coalition party and ensure a parliamentary majority of at least 46 votes. The newly elected National Assembly held its first session on 22 June 2018 and that meant the first round of the election of Prime Minister began. NSi withdrew from coalition talks on 16 July, close to the expiration of the first round, which meant that for the first time in history there will be no candidate for Prime Minister in the first round of election.^[2][3]

On 27 July 2018, the second round of the election began and parties gathered around Marjan Šarec and LMŠ began talks with The Left, which gradually led to forming a new coalition and government. However, The Left was first negotiating to join the government but later decided to not join it. Membership of the party decided on the internal referendum that the party will support the new government from the opposition.^[4][5]

On 8 August 2018 MPs of LMŠ, SD, SMC, SAB and DeSUS submitted the candidature of Marjan Šarec for the 13th Prime Minister of Slovenia. It was unsure at first whether Šarec has enough votes to be elected, since The Left has not decided if it will support his candidature and government by the time candidature was submitted. On 10 August parties of the coalition and The Left initialed an agreement about cooperation which secured Šarec enough votes for election. On 17 August Šarec was elected Prime Minister, and has 15 days to announce candidates for ministers.^[6][7]

On 20 August leaders of the coalition parties met to decide which ministries will be led by each party:

On 29 August 2018 Marjan Šarec (LMŠ), Dejan Židan (SD), Miro Cerar (SMC), Alenka Bratušek (SAB) and Karl Erjavec (DeSUS) signed coalition agreement and officially formed new government coalition. It was also announced that list of candidates for minister will be submitted to the National Assembly on Friday, 31 August 2018.^[8]

On 4 September 2018 National Assembly began with hearings of 16 candidates of ministers. Hearings took place on 5 and 6 September as well. On 5 September Marjan Šarec announced that he will replace Tugomir Kodelja, candidate for Minister of Public Administration, who was already confirmed by the committee, with another candidate. Rudi Medved was announced candidate on 7 September.

On 13 September 2018 13th Government of the Republic of Slovenia was officially elected with 45 votes in favor.^[9]

Government coalition

Government coalition will be formed of five parties and had parliamentary support of an additional party.

Composition

13th Government of Slovenia 13. Vlada Republike Slovenije
Cabinet
Office	Designee		Office	Designee
Prime Minister Predsednik vlade – Announced August 8, 2018 Elected August 17, 2018 Took office September 13, 2018		Former Mayor of Kamnik, Former MP Marjan Šarec (LMŠ)	Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister za zunanje zadeve (MZZ) – Announced August 30, 2018 Took office September 13, 2018		Former Prime Minister, Professor Miro Cerar PhD (SMC)
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure Minister za infrastrukturo (MI) – Announced August 30, 2018 Took office September 13, 2018		Former Prime Minister Alenka Bratušek MA (SAB)	Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Minister za obrambo (MORS) – Announced August 30, 2018 Took office September 13, 2018		Former Minister (MZZ, MORS, MOP) Karl Erjavec (DeSUS)
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Minister za finance (MF) – Announced August 30, 2018 Took office September 13, 2018		Professor, Businessman Andrej Bertoncelj PhD (LMŠ/Ind.)	Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Science and Sport Minister za izobraževanje, znanost in šport (MIZŠ) – Announced August 30, 2018 Took office September 13, 2018		Former Minister (MIZŠ) Jernej Pikalo PhD (SD)
Office	Designee		Office	Designee
Minister of Culture Minister za kulturo (MK) – Announced February 27, 2019 Took office March 8, 2019		Zoran Poznič (SD)	Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Minister za kmetijstvo, gozdarstvo in prehrano (MKGP) – Announced August 30, 2018 Took office September 13, 2018		Former State Secretary (USZS) Aleksandra Pivec PhD (DeSUS)
Minister of Economic Development and Technology Minister za gospodarski razvoj in tehnologijo (MGRT) – Announced August 30, 2018 Took office September 13, 2018		Minister (MGRT) Zdravko Počivalšek (SMC)	Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning Minister za okolje in prostor (MOP) – Announced March 20, 2019 Took office March 29, 2019		Former MP Simon Zajc (SMC)
Minister of Health Minister za zdravje (MZ) – Announced March 20, 2019 Took office March 29, 2019		Aleš Šabeder (LMŠ/Ind.)	Minister of Interior Minister za notranje zadeve (MNZ) – Announced August 30, 2018 Took office September 13, 2018		Boštjan Poklukar (LMŠ)
Minister of Justice Minister za pravosodje (MP) – Announced August 30, 2018 Took office September 13, 2018		Former Minister (MORS) Andreja Katič (SD)	Minister of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Minister za delo, družino, socialne zadeve in enake možnosti (MDDSDEM) – Announced August 30, 2018 Took office September 13, 2018		Former State Secretary (MJU) Ksenija Klampfer MA (SMC)
Minister of Public Administration Minister za javno upravo (MJU) – Announced September 7, 2018 Took office September 13, 2018		Former MP Rudi Medved (LMŠ)	Minister without portfolio for Slovenian diaspora Minister brez resorja za Slovence v zamejstvu in po svetu (USZS) – Announced August 30, 2018 Took office September 13, 2018		Former MP Peter Jožef Česnik (SAB)
Minister without Portfolio responsible for Development, Strategic Projects and Cohesion Minister brez resorja za področje razvoja, strateške projekte in kohezijo (SVRK) – Announced December 16, 2019 Took office December 19, 2019		Former MEP Angelika Mlinar PhD (SAB)
Other officials
Office	Designee		Office	Designee
Secretary-General of the Government Generalni sekretar vlade – Took office September 13, 2018		Stojan Tramte (LMŠ)	Chief of the Office of the Prime Minister Šef kabineta predsednika vlade – Took office September 13, 2018		Janja Zorman Macura (LMŠ)
Director of the Government Office of Legislation Vodja Službe vlade za zakonodajo – Took office February 21, 2019		Rado Fele (Ind.)	National Security Adviser to the Prime Minister Svetovalec predsednika vlade za nacionalno varnost – Took office September 13, 2018		Former Director of SOVA Damir Črnčec PhD
– Chief of the General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces Načelnik generalštaba Slovenske vojske – Took office 28 November 2018		Major General Alenka Ermenc MA	– Director General of the Police Generalni direktor policije – Took office 5 October 2018		Former Deputy-Director General Tatjana Bobnar MA
Director of the Slovene Intelligence and Security Agency Direktor Slovenske obveščevalno-varnostne agencije (SOVA) – Took office 27 September 2018		Rajko Kozmelj	Chief of Protocol Šef protokola – Took office 1 October 2018		Aleksander Strel MA
Individual announced for position Individual confirmed by the National Assembly Individual confirmed by the Government Individual serving in an acting capacity (following resignation)
Source: http://www.vlada.si/

Former members

State Secretaries

Working bodies

Bodies within ministries

Advisory bodies

Timeline

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Interpellations

Confirmation process timeline

Cabinet

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food

It was very clear from the beginning of the negotiations that DeSUS will take over Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food. SD stated that they do not want to take over the Ministry after Dejan Židan led it in the Pahor, Bratušek and Cerar government. There were some speculations that SMC's Zdravko Počivalšek might become minister if SMC will not take over Ministry of Economy.

Candidates^[10]

• Candidates for Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food
• 
  Irena Majcen
• 
  Zdravko Počivalšek (SMC)

Minister of Culture

Social Democrats was the only party that publicly showed their interest to take over Ministry of Culture.

Candidates^[11]

• Candidates for Minister of Culture
• 
  Dejan Prešiček (SD)
• 
  Miran Zupanič (SD)

Minister of Defence

Karl Erjavec was seen as a candidate for Minister of Defence from the beginning of the negotiations.

Candidates^[10]

• Candidates for Minister of Defence
• 
  Karl Erjavec (DeSUS)

Minister of Economic Development and Technology

Ministry of Economic Development and Technology was wanted by both, SMC and SD. Some seen this as a potential reason for Šarec failure to form the government if he will not be able to find the consensus between the parties. In the end SMC got the ministry.

Candidates^[10]

• Candidates for Minister of Economic Development and Technology
• 
  Zdravko Počivalšek (SMC)

Minister of Education, Science and Sport

SD expressed its will to take over the ministry. At some point it was reported that SMC will take over the ministry, but in the end it was SD, who got the ministry.

Candidates^[11]

• Candidates for Minister of Education, Science and Sport
• 
  Jernej Pikalo (SD)
• 
  Maja Makovec Brenčič (Ind.)

Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning

At the beginning it was announced that SAB will take over the ministry, but later leaders of the parties announced that SMC will take it over.

Candidates^[12]

• Candidates for Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning
• 
  Jure Leben (SMC)
• 
  Peter Gašperšič (SMC)

Minister of Finance

Alenka Bratušek expressed her readiness to take over Ministry of Finance, but later become clear that LMŠ will take the ministry, since they will lead the government. Vojmir Urlep was seen as a candidate at first, but later Marjan Šarec stated that he is satisfied with the work of Mateja Vraničar Erman.

Candidates^[11][13]

• Candidates for Minister of Finance
• 
  Mateja Vraničar Erman (Ind.)
• 
  Alenka Bratušek (SAB)
• 
  Andrej Bertoncelj (LMŠ)

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Many have seen Miro Cerar as potential Foreign minister before the election. Cerar declined it at first, since he wanted to become Speaker of the National Assembly. Later it became clear that SD will get the position of the Speaker and that Miro Cerar is willing to take over Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Candidates^[10]

• Candidates for Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 
  Miro Cerar (SMC)

Minister of Health

Candidates^[13]

• Candidates for Minister of Health
• 
  Alenka Bratušek (SAB)
• 
  Aleš Šabeder (Ind.)
• 
  Samo Fakin (Ind)
• 
  Marjan Sušelj (Ind.)
• 
  Janez Poklukar (Ind.)

Minister of Infrastructre

At the beginning of the negotiations, SMC and SD wanted the ministry. In the end SAB got the ministry.

Candidates^[10]

• Candidates for Minister of Infrastructure
• 
  Alenka Bratušek (SAB)
• 
  Peter Gašperšič (SMC)

Minister of Interior

Candidates

• Candidates for Minister of Interior
• 
  Boštjan Šefic (Ind.)
• 
  Boštjan Poklukar (LMŠ)

Minister of Justice

Candidates^[10][12]

• Candidates for Minister of Justice
• 
  Karl Erjavec (DeSUS)
• 
  Andreja Katič (SD)
• 
  Dominika Švarc Pipan (SD)

Minister of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities

Candidates^[10][12]

• Candidates for Minister of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
• 
  Anja Kopač Mrak (SD)
• 
  Alenka Bratušek (SAB)
• 
  Peter Pogačar (SD)
• 
  Boris Koprivnikar (SMC)
• 
  Jasna Murgel (SMC)
• 
  Liljana Kozlovič (SMC)
• 
  Ksenija Klampfer (SMC)

Minister of Public Administration

Candidates

• Candidates for Minister of Public Administration
• 
  Tugomir Kodelja (LMŠ)

Minister without portfolio for Slovenian diaspora

Candidates^[12]

Minister without Portfolio responsible for Development, Strategic Projects and Cohesion

Candidates^[12]

• Candidates for Minister of Defence
• 
  Andreja Katič (SD)

See also

• List of governments of Slovenia
• National Security Council (Slovenia)

References