Andrej Bertoncelj

Andrej Bertoncelj
Andrej Bertoncelj in 2018
Minister of Finance
In office
September 13, 2018 – January 27, 2020
Preceded byMateja Vraničar Erman
Succeeded byAndrej Šircelj
Personal details
Political partyLMŠ

Andrej Bertoncelj is a Slovenian economist and politician. From September 2018, he served as Minister of Finance in the 13th Government of Slovenia.[1] He resigned in January 2020.[2]

Biography

Bertoncelj holds a Ph.D. in economics with a focus on finance. He has primarily worked in the pharmaceutical sector, serving as the president of Lek USA, assistant to the general director for finance at Lek, and director of SPE. Since 2009, he has been a full professor at the Faculty of Management, University of Primorska.[3]

Minister of Finance

Bertoncelj was appointed as the Minister of Finance of Slovenia on 13 September 2018, in the 13th Government of Slovenia led by Prime Minister Marjan Šarec.[4] However, he resigned from his position on January 27, 2020, due to disagreements over a proposed law to abolish supplementary health insurance, which would have been compensated for by the state budget.[5] A few hours later, Prime Minister Marjan Šarec also resigned.[6]

Publications

References

  1. ^ "Party Sources: Economist to Become Slovenian Finance Minister". VOA News. 27 August 2018. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Slovenia's prime minister announces resignation". Arab News. 27 January 2020. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. ^ "UP, Fakulteta za management - Andrej Bertoncelj". www.fm-kp.si. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  4. ^ "IMENOVANA 13. VLADA REPUBLIKE SLOVENIJE POD VODSTVOM MARJANA ŠARCA – Stranka LMŠ". 2019-05-26. Archived from the original on 2019-05-26. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  5. ^ "STA: Finančni minister Andrej Bertoncelj odstopil s položaja". www.sta.si. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  6. ^ Kovač, Gregor Cerar, Tanja Kozorog Blatnik, Aleksandra K. "Po Šarčevem odstopu: prvaki strank o scenarijih razpleta najnovejše politične krize". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-04-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Preceded by Minister of Finance
2018–2020 		Succeeded by