Tomaž Vesel Explained

Tomaž Vesel
Office:President of the Court of Audit of Slovenia
Term Start:June 2013
Term End:June 2022
Predecessor:Igor Šoltes
Successor:Jana Ahčin
Birth Date: df=y 30 June 1967
Birth Place:Ljubljana, Yugoslavia

Tomaž Vesel (born 30 June 1967) is a Slovenian lawyer who served as president of the Court of Audit from 2013 to 2022.[1] He was previously vice president of the court from 2004 to 2013.[2]

Career

Vesel was appointed to the State Audit Commission by the National Assembly on 22 December 1999.[3] He was elected first deputy president of the Court of Audit at the end of 2003.[4] He served as first deputy president from 2004 to February 2013, and in April 2013 was nominated by president Borut Pahor to become president of the court, succeeding Igor Šoltes.[2] He was elected to a 9-year term by the National Assembly against Nataša Prah, with 62 votes in favor and five against.[5] In 2022 he was succeeded as president by Jana Ahčin.[6]

In August 2016, Vesel was appointed chair of FIFA's independent audit committee, succeeding Domenico Scala.[7] In April 2024, he was announced as prime minister Robert Golob's candidate to be the country's next European Commissioner.[8] His candidacy has received the support of the Freedom Movement and the Social Democrats.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Court of Audit president candidate for EU Commissioner. The Slovenia Times. 6 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Parliament to Adopt Regulation for Troubled Companies. The Slovenia Times. 24 April 2013.
  3. Web site: Tomaž Vesel. Dnevnik. 25 April 2013.
  4. Web site: Tomaž Vesel iz Šentvida pri Stični novi predsednik računskega sodišča. MojaObčina.si.
  5. Web site: Predsednik računskega sodišča je postal Tomaž Vesel. 24ur.com. 24 April 2013.
  6. Web site: Jana Ahčin appointed the President of the Court of Audit. Court of Audit of Slovenia. 1 July 2022.
  7. Web site: Slovenian Vesel takes charge of FIFA corruption watchdog. WION. 5 August 2016.
  8. Web site: Former Court of Audit president candidate for EU Commissioner. The Slovenia Times. 6 April 2024.
  9. Web site: Vlada začela postopek imenovanja Tomaža Vesela za evropskega komisarja. N1. 26 June 2024.