Boris Popovič Explained

Boris Popovič
Office:Mayor of Koper
Term Start:19 December 2002
Term End:21 December 2018
Predecessor:Dino Pucer
Successor:Aleš Bržan
Birth Date:5 September 1962
Birth Place:Koper, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia
Party:SJN
Alma Mater:University of Ljubljana

Boris Popovič (born 5 September 1962) is a Slovene politician and entrepreneur of Montenegrin descent who served as Mayor of Koper, Slovenia's fifth largest city from 2002 to 2018.[1] Prior to his political career, he was an accomplished rally driver and was the national rally champion in Slovenia in 1999. He ran in the 2017 Slovenian presidential election for the regionalist Slovenia is Ours political party but finished sixth.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Motyl . Alexander . Schnetzer . Amanda . 2004 . Nations in Transit 2004: Democratization in East Central Europe and Eurasia . Rowman & Littlefield . 584 . 9780742536463.