Janko Veber

Janko Veber (born 30 July 1960[1] in Ljubljana) is a Slovenian politician.

Janko Veber
Speaker of the National Assembly of Slovenia
In office 27 February 2013 – 1 August 2014
Preceded by	Gregor Virant
Succeeded by	Milan Brglez
Personal details
Born	(1960-07-30) 30 July 1960 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Political party	Social Democrats
Alma mater	University of Ljubljana
Profession	Politician

Veber studied civil engineering at the University of Ljubljana. Then he moved to Kočevje, where he was elected mayor and served three terms, from 1994 to 2010. In 1996, he was elected member of the National Assembly as a member of Social Democrats.[2]

In February 2013, Veber was elected Speaker of the National Assembly,[3] following the resignation of Gregor Virant from this position earlier in January.[4] After the 2014 elections, he became Minister of Defence.[5]

Political offices
Preceded by Gregor Virant	Speaker of the National Assembly of Slovenia 2013 – 2014	Succeeded by Milan Brglez

References

1. "Janko Veber na zasedanju obrambnih ministrov EU v Rigi". 2015-02-19.
2. "Janko Veber". 2013-02-26.
3. "Alenka Bratušek: Slovenijo lahko popeljemo naprej".
4. "Virant ni več predsednik DZ". 2013-01-28.
5. http://www.mo.gov.si/nc/si/medijsko_sredisce/novica/article/12332/7231/