Mateja Čalušić (born 5 September 1987) is a Slovenian politician. She serves as the minister of agriculture, forestry and food of the Republic of Slovenia since January 2024.
Mateja Čalušić | |
|---|---|
 Čalušić in 2024 | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food | |
| Assumed office 12 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Irena Šinko |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 13 May 2022 – 12 January 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 September 1987 Koper, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Political party | Freedom Movement (Slovenia) |
| Residence | Slovenia |
| Alma mater | University of Ljubljana |
Life
editMateja Čalušić holds a bachelor degree in applied science in agriculture from the biotechnical faculty of the University of Ljubljana.[1]
After the 2022 Slovenian parliamentary election, she became a member of the National Assembly for the political party Freedom Movement and was vice president of the committee on agriculture, forestry and food.[1][2]
On 4 January 2024, Prime Minister Robert Golob proposed to his government that she became the new Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food after the resignation of Irena Šinko in October 2023.[3] On 12 January 2024 she was sworn in by the National Assembly and took over from Marjan Šarec who was interim minister.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Mateja Čalušić - Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food". Republic of Slovenia GOV. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Gibanje Svoboda - 2. volilna enota - Postojna". dvk-rs.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ K, G. "Golob je za kmetijsko ministrico predlagal Matejo Čalušić". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ Da, La. "Državni zbor je razrešil kmetijsko ministrico Ireno Šinko". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "Mateja Čalušić takes the reins of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food". Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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