Miro Cerar

This article is about the Slovenian lawyer and politician. For his father, the Olympic gymnast, see Miroslav Cerar.
Miro Cerar
Prime Minister of Slovenia
Incumbent
Assumed office
18 September 2014
President Borut Pahor
Preceded by Alenka Bratušek
Personal details
Born Miroslav Cerar Jr.
25 August 1963
Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
(now Slovenia)
Nationality Slovenian
Political party Party of Miro Cerar
Relations Miroslav Cerar (father)
Zdenka Cerar (mother)
Profession Lawyer, Academic
Religion Roman Catholic
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Miroslav Cerar Jr. (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈmíːrɔslaw ˈt͡sɛ̀ːrar ˈjúːnjɔr],[1] known as Miro Cerar [ˈmíːrɔ ˈt͡sɛ̀ːrar];[2] born on 25 August 1963 in Ljubljana) is a Slovenian lawyer and politician who has been Prime Minister since 18 September 2014. With a non-political background and as one who was relatively new to politics at the time of his appointment as Prime Minister, Cerar leads the mainly central Party of Miro Cerar.

Cerar is the son of Miroslav Cerar Sr., Olympic gymnastics champion and lawyer, and Zdenka Cerar, former Minister of Justice and chief prosecutor.[3]

Cerar was a professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana[4] and a legal adviser to the Slovenian Parliament.[5]

Following the resignation of Alenka Bratušek’s government in May 2014, Cerar announced that he would enter national politics.[6] On 2 June 2014, he formed a new political party called Stranka Mira Cerarja / Stranka modernega centra (Party of Miro Cerar / Party of Modern Center).[7] In the July election, Cerar's party won a leading total 36 of 90 seats in the parliament,[5] with Cerar being later appointed prime minister-designate.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Slovenski pravopis 2001: Miroslav". "Slovenski pravopis 2001: Cerar". "Slovenski pravopis 2001: junior".
  2. ↑ "Slovenski pravopis 2001: Miro". "Slovenski pravopis 2001: Cerar".
  3. ↑ "INTERVJU - prof. dr. Miro Cerar". Student.si. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  4. ↑ "Pravna fakulteta » prof. dr. Miro Cerar, univ. dipl. prav". Pf.uni-lj.si. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Politics this week", The Economist, July 19 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
  6. ↑ "Cerar s svojo stranko na predčasne volitve". Rtvslo.si. 2013-05-15. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  7. ↑ "Cerar: Razdeljeno ljudstvo je šibko, kar vladajoči vedno izrabijo". Rtvslo.si. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  8. ↑ "Parliament Confirms Miro Cerar as PM-Designate". Slovenian Press Agency. 2014-08-25. Retrieved 2014-08-25.

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Preceded by
Alenka Bratušek		 Prime Minister of Slovenia
2014–present 		Incumbent