Robert Golob
Robert Golob | |
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Prime Minister of Slovenia | |
Assumed office 1 June 2022 | |
President | Borut Pahor Nataša Pirc Musar |
Preceded by | Janez Janša |
Leader of the Freedom Movement Party | |
Assumed office 26 January 2022 | |
Deputy | Urška Klakočar Zupančič |
Preceded by | Jure Leben |
Personal details | |
Born | Georgia Institute of Technology | 23 January 1967
Robert Golob (born 23 January 1967)[2] is a Slovenian businessman and politician, serving as Prime Minister of Slovenia and leader of the Freedom Movement since 2022.[3]
Early life and education
Golob obtained his
Business career
In 2004, Golob co-founded an energy trading company GEN-I,[6][7] which is state-controlled,[8][9] and where he remained chairman until 2021.[10]
Political career
Between May 1999 and June 2000, Golob was the State Secretary at the
When his mandate as chairman of GEN-I ended in 2021, and after not receiving another one, Golob decided to take an active role in politics again.
Prime Minister (2022–present)
In January 2022, Golob took over the small extraparliamentary Green Actions Party and renamed it to Freedom Movement.[16] On 24 April 2022, in the 2022 Slovenian parliamentary election, the Freedom Movement won 41 seats in the 90-seat National Assembly.[17]
The Social Democrats, another centre-left party, announced that they would join a government led by Golob, in addition to The Left, giving him a majority in the legislature.[18] On 25 May 2022, Golob was appointed Prime Minister of Slovenia by the National Assembly.[3]
Personal life
Golob was married to Jana Nemec Golob for over thirty years. They have three children.[19] As of early 2023, they were separated, went though divorcing, and he lived with a former model Tina Gaber in Ljubljana.[20][21]
References
- ^ "Kdo je bodoči voditelj naše države Robert Golob". Svet24 (in Slovenian). Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ Maribor, IZUM-Institut informacijskih znanosti. "CONOR.SI – normativna datoteka osebnih in korporativnih imen :: COBISS+". plus.cobiss.net (in Slovenian). Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Robert Golob elected prime minister". sta.si. The Slovenian Press Agency (STA). 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Assoc. Prof. Robert Golob, PhD. President of Management Board, GEN-I d.o.o." University of Ljubljana Faculty of Engineering. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "Preskočil razred, skočil na čelo države". Primorske novice. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "prof. dr. Robert Golob". Laboratorij za energetske strategije.
- ^ "Dr Robert Golob - Chairman GEN-I". Business Investor Guide.
- ^ "Kandidata za zamenjavo Goloba zavrnjena". www.delo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Dogajanje v Gen-I blizu vrelišču: lastniki v nov poskus imenovanja uprave". N1 (in Slovenian). 16 November 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Vsak dan prvi - 24ur.com". www.24ur.com.
- ^ "Ekipa". listarobertagoloba.si. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Janković za N1: Robertu Golobu sem pripravljen odstopiti Pozitivno Slovenijo". 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Pozitivna Slovenija: Začasno premirje". 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Poslovno poročilo – stranka Zavezništvo Alenke Bratušek za leto 2014" (PDF) (in Slovenian). April 2022.
- ^ "Kromberk - Loke - Krajevne skupnosti - O mestni občini".
- ^ "Robert Golob elected new head of renamed green party". The Slovenia Times. 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Po 99 odstotkih preštetih glasov zmaga Gibanja Svoboda, v DZ-ju le pet strank". RTVSLO.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Janez Janša suffers heavy defeat as newcomer party wins Slovenian election". POLITICO. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Veste, kdo je žena Roberta Goloba? Našli smo njeno fotografijo". www.slovenskenovice.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Robert Golob: Trenutno s Tino Gaber ne načrtujeva poroke". siol.net (in Slovenian). Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "Premier Golob ekskluzivno v oddaji Preverjeno: S Tino in otroki živimo skupaj". www.24ur.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 28 March 2023.
External links
- Media related to Robert Golob at Wikimedia Commons