Alenka Smerkolj

Alenka Smerkolj
Smerkolj in 2016
Secretary-General of the Alpine Convention
Assumed office
15 July 2019
Preceded byMarkus Reiterer
Minister of Finance
In office
13 July 2016 – 21 September 2016
Prime MinisterMiro Cerar
Preceded byDušan Mramor
Succeeded byMateja Vraničar Erman
Minister without Portfolio responsible for Development, Strategic Projects and Cohesion
In office
19 November 2014 – 13 September 2018
PresidentBorut Pahor
Prime MinisterMiro Cerar
Preceded byVioleta Bulc
Succeeded byMarko Bandelli
Personal details
Born (1963-12-15) 15 December 1963 (age 60)
Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
(now Slovenia)
Political partyModern Centre Party

Alenka Smerkolj (born 15 December 1963) is a Slovenian politician appointed Secretary-General of the Alpine Convention, starting on 1 July 2019 as first woman holder of this post. From November 2014 to September 2018 she was the Minister without Portfolio responsible for Development, Strategic Projects and Cohesion in Miro Cerar's cabinet. From July to September 2016, she was acting Minister of Finance, after Dušan Mramor resigned.