Government of the Republic of Slovenia (1993-1997)

At the beginning of 1993 the National Assembly passed a new Law on the Government of the Republic of Slovenia, which reduced the number of minstris from 23 to 15.

Dr Janez Drnovšek (LDS)
President of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia elected 12/1 1993

Members of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia:

Jožica Puhar
Minister for Labour, Family and Social Affairs (ZLSD) appointed 25/1 1993, discharged 21/6 1994

Rina Klinar
Minister for Labour, Family and Social Affairs (ZLSD) appointed 21/6 1994, discharged 31/3 1996

Anton Rop, MA
Minister for Labour, Family and Social Matters (LDS) appointed 7/2 1996

Dr Davorin Kračun
Minister for Economic Relations and Development (LDS) appointed 25/1 1993, discharged 26/1 1995

Janko Deželak
Minister for Economic Relations and Development (SKD) appointed26/1 1995

Mitja Gaspari, MA
Minister for Finance (independent) appointed 25/1 1993

Dr Maks Tajnikar
Minister for Economic Affairs (ZLSD) appointed 25/1 1993, discharged 30/1 1996

Metod Dragonja
Minister for Economic Affairs (independent) appointed 31/1 1996

Dr Jožef Jakob Osterc
Minister for Agriculture and Forestry (SKD) appointed 25/1 1993

Sergij Pelhan
Minister for Culture (ZLSD) appointed 25/1 1993, discharged 31/1 1996

Dr Janez Dular
Minister for Culture (SKD) appointed 7/2 1996

Ivan Bizjak
Minister for the Interior (SKD) appointed 25/1 1993, discharged 8/6 1994

Andrej Šter
Minister for the Interior (SKD) appointed 8/6 1994

Janez Janša
Minister for Defence (SDS) appointed 25/1 1993, discharged 29/3 1994

Jelko Kacin
Minister for Defence (LDS) appointed 29/3 1994

Miha Jazbinšek
Minister for Environment and Physical Planning (LDS) appointed 25/1 1993, discharged 1/2 1994

Dr Pavel Gantar
Minister for Environment and Physical Planning (LDS) appointed 28/2 1994

Miha Kozinc
Minister for Justice (LDS) appointed 25/1 1993, discharged 19/7 1994

Metka Zupančič
Minister for Justice (LDS) appointed 19/7 1994

Igor Umek
Minister for Transport and Communications (SKD) appointed 25/1 1993

Dr Slavko Gaber
Minister for Education and Sport (LDS) appointed 25/1 1993

Dr Božidar Voljč
Minister for Health (LDS) appointed 25/1 1993

Dr Rado Bohinc
Minister for Science and Technology (ZLSD) appointed 25/1 1993, discharged 31/1 1996

Dr Andrej Umek
Minister for Science and Technology (SKD) appointed 7/2 1996

Lojze Peterle
Minister for Foreign Affairs (SKD) appointed 25/1 1993, discharged 31/10 1994

Zoran Thaler
Minister for Foreign Affairs (LDS) appointed 26/1 1995, discharged 16/5 1996

Dr Davorin Kračun
Minister for Foreign Affairs (LDS) appointed 19/7 1996

Boštjan Kovačič, MA
Minister without Portfolio responsible for local Self Government (LDS) appointed 16/9 1994

Alojz Janko
Minister without Portfolio responsible for Legislation (independent) appointed 23/3 1993

LDS – Liberal Democracy of Slovenia
ZLSD  - United list of Social Democrats
SDS - Social Democratic Party of Slovenia
SKD – Slovenian Christian Democrats