| Dejan Židan | |
| Office: | Speaker of the National Assembly of Slovenia |
| Predecessor: | Matej Tonin |
| Successor: | Igor Zorčič |
| Term Start: | 23 August 2018 |
| Term End: | 3 March 2020 |
| Office2: | Member of the National Assembly of Slovenia |
| Term Start2: | 13 July 2014 |
| Office3: | Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food |
| Term Start3: | 5 May 2010 |
| Term End3: | August 2018 |
| Birth Date: | 16 October 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Maribor, Yugoslavia |
| Party: | Social Democrats |
| Alma Mater: | University of Ljubljana |
Dejan Židan (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈdɛːjan ˈʒiːdan/) (born 16 October 1967)[1] is a Slovenian politician, former leader of the Social Democrats, and the former speaker of the National Assembly of Slovenia.[2]
A veterinarian by education, Židan served as minister of agriculture, forestry, and nutrition from 2010 in 2012 in Borut Pahor's government.[1] In the 2011 parliamentary election, Židan was elected a member of the National Assembly. In 2013, Židan became minister of agriculture and the environment in Alenka Bratušek's government.[3] In March 2014, Židan was named the most popular Slovenian politician in a public opinion poll.[4] Following the European Parliament election, Židan replaced Igor Lukšič as acting president of the Social Democrats.[5]