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Robert Golob
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Golob in 2024
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| Prime Minister of Slovenia | |
| Assumed office 1 June 2022 |
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| President | Borut Pahor Nataša Pirc Musar |
| Deputy | Klemen Boštjančič Tanja Fajon Luka Mesec |
| Preceded by | Janez Janša |
| Leader of the Freedom Movement Party | |
| Assumed office 26 January 2022 |
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| Deputy | Urška Klakočar Zupančič |
| Preceded by | Jure Leben |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 January 1967 Šempeter pri Gorici, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Political party | Freedom Movement (2022–present) |
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Liberal Democracy of Slovenia (1999–2002) Positive Slovenia (2011–2014) Party of Alenka Bratušek (2014–2022) |
| Spouse | Jana Nemec Golob |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Ljubljana Georgia Institute of Technology |
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Robert Golob (born on January 23, 1967) is a Slovenian businessman and politician. He has been serving as the Prime Minister of Slovenia and the leader of the Freedom Movement political party since 2022.
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Early Life and Education
Robert Golob studied electrical engineering at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia. He earned his highest degree, a PhD, in 1994. After that, he continued his studies in the United States. He was a Fulbright scholar at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. This scholarship helps students from other countries study in the U.S.
Business Career
In 2004, Robert Golob helped start an energy trading company called GEN-I. This company is partly owned by the state. He was the chairman, or head, of this company until 2021.
Political Journey
Robert Golob has been involved in politics for many years. From May 1999 to June 2000, he worked as a State Secretary. This role was in the Ministry of Economic Affairs. He served under Prime Minister Janez Drnovšek.
In 2002, he was elected to the City Council of Nova Gorica. This meant he helped make decisions for his local city. He held this position for many years, until 2022.
In 2011, Golob joined a political party called Positive Slovenia. This party was started by Zoran Janković, who was the mayor of Ljubljana. Later, in 2013 and 2014, there were some disagreements within the party. Robert Golob tried to help solve these issues between the party's founder and the Prime Minister at the time, Alenka Bratušek.
After the party split, he joined a new group called the Party of Alenka Bratušek (SAB) in May 2014. He became one of its vice-presidents. After the 2014 election, he focused more on local politics in Nova Gorica. He led a local neighborhood assembly from 2010 to 2014.
In 2021, Robert Golob decided to become more active in national politics again. This happened after his time as chairman of GEN-I ended.
Prime Minister (2022–present)
In January 2022, Robert Golob took over a small political party. He renamed it the Freedom Movement. On April 24, 2022, his party won the 2022 Slovenian parliamentary election. They won 41 seats out of 90 in the National Assembly.
To form a government, Golob's party joined with two other parties: the Social Democrats and The Left. This gave them enough support to lead the country. On May 25, 2022, the National Assembly officially appointed Robert Golob as the Prime Minister of Slovenia.
As Prime Minister, he has made important decisions about Slovenia's relationships with other countries. For example, in May 2024, his government decided to officially recognize the Palestinian state.
Personal Life
Robert Golob was married to Jana Nemec Golob for over thirty years. They have three children together. Since the autumn of 2022, he has been living with Tina Gaber in Ljubljana. Tina Gaber is a former model.
See also
In Spanish: Robert Golob para niños
