Borut Pahor | |
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![]() Pahor in 2022 | |
4th President of Slovenia | |
In office 22 December 2012 – 22 December 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Janez Janša Alenka Bratušek Miro Cerar Marjan Šarec Janez Janša Robert Golob |
Preceded by | Danilo Türk |
Succeeded by | Nataša Pirc Musar |
Prime Minister of Slovenia | |
In office 21 November 2008 – 10 February 2012 | |
President | Danilo Türk |
Preceded by | Janez Janša |
Succeeded by | Janez Janša |
Member of the European Parliament | |
In office 20 July 2004 – 14 October 2008 | |
Constituency | Slovenia |
Speaker of the National Assembly | |
In office 10 November 2000 – 12 July 2004 | |
Preceded by | Janez Podobnik |
Succeeded by | Feri Horvat |
Personal details | |
Born | Postojna, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia | 2 November 1963
Political party | SKJ (before 1990) SD (1990–2012) Independent (since 2012) |
Domestic partner | Tanja Pečar |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | University of Ljubljana |
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Borut Pahor (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈbóːɾut ˈpàːxɔɾ];[1][2] born 2 November 1963) is a Slovenian politician who served as President of Slovenia from 2012 to 2022. He previously served as Prime Minister of Slovenia from 2008 to 2012.
A longtime member and former president of the Social Democrats, Pahor served several terms as a member of the National Assembly and was its speaker from 2000 to 2004. In 2004, he was elected as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). Following the victory of the Social Democrats in the 2008 Slovenian parliamentary election, Pahor was appointed as Prime Minister.
In September 2011, Pahor's government lost a confidence vote amidst an economic crisis and political tensions. He continued to serve as the pro tempore Prime Minister until he was replaced by Janez Janša in February 2012. In June 2012, he announced he would run for the office of President of Slovenia. He defeated the incumbent Danilo Türk in a runoff election held on 2 December 2012, receiving roughly two-thirds of the vote.[3] In November 2017, Pahor was re-elected for a second term against Marjan Šarec.[4]