Milan Brglez

Milan Brglez
Speaker of the National Assembly of Slovenia
Assumed office
1 August 2014
Preceded by Janko Veber
Personal details
Born (1967-09-01) 1 September 1967
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Political party Modern Centre Party
Alma mater University of Ljubljana
Profession Political science

Milan Brglez (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈmíːlan ˈbə́rɡlɛs];[1] born 1 September 1967[2]) is a Slovenian political scientist and politician, currently serving as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Slovenia.

Brglez graduated in political science, completed his masters in law and obtained his PhD in international relations. He later became the chairman of the international relations department at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ljubljana.[2]

In 2014, Brglez entered national politics when he joined the newly established Party of Miro Cerar (SMC, in 2015 renamed to Modern Centre Party). He was elected vice president of the party.[3] At the parliamentary election in July 2014, Brglez was elected to the National Assembly, where SMC won plurality with 36 out of 90 seats. On 1 August, he was elected as the Speaker of the National Assembly,[4][5] thus succeeding Janko Veber of the Social Democrats.

Political offices
Preceded by
Janko Veber
Speaker of the National Assembly of Slovenia
2014 –
Succeeded by
incumbent

References

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