Tanja Fajon | |
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Minister of Foreign and European Affairs | |
Assumed office 1 June 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Robert Golob |
Preceded by | Anže Logar |
Member of the European Parliament for Slovenia | |
In office 1 July 2009 – 13 May 2022 | |
Succeeded by | Matjaž Nemec |
Personal details | |
Born | Tanja Anna Fajon May 9, 1971 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Yugoslavia (now Slovenia) |
Political party | Social Democrats |
Spouse | Veit-Ulrich Braun |
Education | University of Ljubljana University of Paris |
Website | Official website |
Tanja Fajon (born 9 May 1971) is a Slovenian politician, former leader of Social Democrats, part of the Party of European Socialists and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Slovenia. She has been serving as the minister of foreign and european affairs in the government of Prime Minister Robert Golob since 1 June 2022.
She is a head of the Slovenian delegation within the political group of Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.[1][2] She is also the author of several documentaries, including Rise of the extreme right in Europe, Human tragedies at the doorstep of Europe, and Constitution of European Union.[3]