Janez Stanovnik

Janez Stanovnik
Janez Stanovnik in October 2007
President of the Presidency of Slovenia
In office
6 May 1988 – 10 May 1990
Prime MinisterDušan Šinigoj
Preceded byFrance Popit
Succeeded byMilan Kučan
Personal details
Born(1922-08-04)4 August 1922
Ljubljana, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Died31 January 2020(2020-01-31) (aged 97)
Slovenia
Political partyLeague of Communists of Slovenia (until 1990)
Other political
affiliations
Party of Democratic Renewal (from 1990)
RelationsAleš Stanovnik (cousin)
Tine Velikonja (cousin)

Janez Stanovnik (4 August 1922 – 31 January 2020[1]) was a Slovenian economist, politician, and Partisan. He served as the last President of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia between 1988 and 1990. From 2003 to 2013, he was the president of the Slovenian Partisan Veterans' Association.

  1. ^ "Janez Stanovnik (1922–2020): Partizan, ki je v žepu hkrati nosil člansko izkaznico komunistične partije in rožni venec | Dnevnik". Dnevnik.si. Retrieved 31 January 2020.