Ljubica Jelušič Explained

Ljubica Jelušič
Office:	Minister of Defence of Slovenia
Term Start:	November 21, 2008
Term End:	September 20, 2011
Birth Date:	June 16, 1960
Birth Place:	Koper, Slovenia
Profession:	Defence academic
Nationality:	Slovenian

Ljubica Jelušič (born 16 June 1960 in Koper, FPR Yugoslavia) is a Slovenian politician. She is a lecturer in defense studies at the University of Ljubljana's Faculty of Social Sciences, served as Minister of Defence in the government of Borut Pahor (2008–2011), and is a former member of the National Assembly.

Selected works

Legitimnost sodobnega vojaštva. Ljubljana: Faculty of Social Sciences, 1997.
Defence restructuring and conversion: sociocultural aspects, (Social sciences). Brussels: European Commission, 1999 [i.e. 2000]. (Co-edited with: John Selby)
European defence restructuring: military and public view, (Social sciences). Brussels: European Commission, 2001. (Co-edited with: Philippe Manigart).
Seksizem v vojaški uniformi. Ljubljana: Faculty of Social Sciences: Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia, General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces, 2002. (Co-edited with: Mojca Pešec).
Mirovne operacije in vloga Slovenije (eds.). Ljubljana: Faculty of Social Sciences, 2005.