Igor Papič | |
Office: | Minister of Education, Science and Sport of the Republic of Slovenia |
Termstart: | 1 June 2022 |
Termend: | 24 January 2023 |
Primeminister: | Robert Golob |
Birth Date: | 24 May 1966 |
Birth Place: | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
Party: | Freedom Movement |
Igor Papič (born 24 May 1966) is a Slovenian engineer and politician.[1] He served as the minister of education, science, and sport of the Republic of Slovenia from June 2022 to January 2023. In 2017, he was elected rector of the University of Ljubljana.[2]
He stood for re-election as rector of the University of Ljubljana in 2021. He was the runner-up to Gregor Majdič, who received 54.9% of the vote, and Igor Papič, who received 45.1% of the vote, and thus did not win a new term.[3] [4]