Andrej Bertoncelj Explained
| Andrej Bertoncelj |
| Office: | Minister of Finance of Slovenia |
| Term Start: | September 13, 2018 |
| Term End: | January 27, 2020 |
Andrej Bertoncelj is a Slovenian economist and politician. From September 2018, he served as Minister of Finance in the 13th Government of Slovenia.[1] He resigned in January 2020.[2]
Biography
Bertoncelj holds a Ph.D. in economics with a focus on finance. He has primarily worked in the pharmaceutical sector, serving as the president of Lek USA, assistant to the general director for finance at Lek, and director of SPE. Since 2009, he has been a full professor at the Faculty of Management, University of Primorska.[3]
Minister of Finance of Slovenia
Bertoncelj was appointed as the Minister of Finance of Slovenia on September 13, 2018, in the 13th Government of Slovenia led by Prime Minister Marjan Šarec.[4] However, he resigned from his position on January 27, 2020, due to disagreements over a proposed law to abolish supplementary health insurance, which would have been compensated for by the state budget.[5] A few hours later, Prime Minister Marjan Šarec also resigned.[6]
Publications
Notes and References
- News: 27 August 2018. Party Sources: Economist to Become Slovenian Finance Minister. VOA News. live. 13 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200114182828/https://www.voanews.com/europe/party-sources-economist-become-slovenian-finance-minister. 14 January 2020.
- News: 27 January 2020. Slovenia’s prime minister announces resignation. Arab News. live. 13 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200128110123/https://www.arabnews.com/node/1618846/world. 28 January 2020.
- Web site: UP, Fakulteta za management - Andrej Bertoncelj . 2024-04-05 . www.fm-kp.si.
- Web site: 2019-05-26 . IMENOVANA 13. VLADA REPUBLIKE SLOVENIJE POD VODSTVOM MARJANA ŠARCA – Stranka LMŠ . 2024-04-05 . web.archive.org.
- Web site: STA: Finančni minister Andrej Bertoncelj odstopil s položaja . 2024-04-05 . www.sta.si.
- Web site: Kovač . Gregor Cerar, Tanja Kozorog Blatnik, Aleksandra K. . Po Šarčevem odstopu: prvaki strank o scenarijih razpleta najnovejše politične krize . 2024-04-05 . rtvslo.si . sl.
