7th National Assembly of Slovenia
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The 7th National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia was elected in the Slovenian parliamentary election held on July 13, 2014.
7th National Assembly 7. Državni zbor | |
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| Type | |
| Type | of the Slovenian Parliament |
| History | |
| Founded | 23 December 1992 |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 90 seats |
Political groups | |
| Elections | |
| Proportional representation | |
Last election | 13 July 2014 |
| Meeting place | |
| Building of the National Assembly, Ljubljana Great Hall of the National Assembly | |
| Website | |
| www.dz-rs.si | |
Major events
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Major legislation
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Political parties
edit| Group | Leader | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMC | Modern Centre Party Stranka modernega centra |
Miro Cerar MP, Prime Minister |
33 / 90
| |
| SDS | Slovenian Democratic Party Slovenska demokratska stranka |
Janez Janša MP, Former PM |
19 / 90
| |
| DeSUS | Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia Demokratična stranka upokojencev Slovenije |
Karl Erjavec Minister of Foreign Affairs |
11 / 90
| |
| SD | Social Democrats Socialni demokrati |
Dejan Židan MP, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food |
6 / 90
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| Levica | The Left Levica |
Luka Mesec MP |
5 / 90
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| NSi | New Slovenia - Christian Democrats Nova Slovenija - Krščanski demokrati |
Matej Tonin MP, Speaker of the National Assembly |
5 / 90
| |
| SAB | Party of Alenka Bratušek Stranka Alenke Bratušek |
Alenka Bratušek Former PM |
2 / 90
| |
Leadership
editNational Assembly leadership
edit| Position | MP |
|---|---|
| Speaker | Milan Brlgez (SMC) |
| Deputy Speaker | Matjaž Nemec (SD) |
| Deputy Speaker | Primož Heinz (DeSUS) |
Leaders of the political groups
edit| Group | Leader | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PS SMC | Group of Modern Centre Party Poslanska skupina Stranke modernega centra |
Simona Kustec Lipicer | |
| PS SDS | Group of Slovenian Democratic Party Poslanska skupina Slovenske demokratske stranke |
Jože Tanko | |
| PS DeSUS | Group of Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia Poslanska skupina Demokratične stranke upokojencev Slovenije |
Franc Jurša | |
| PS SD | Group of Social Democrats Poslanska skupina Socialnih demokratov |
Matjaž Han | |
| PS Levica | Group of The Left Poslanska skupina Levice |
Luka Mesec | |
| PS NSi | Group of New Slovenia - Christian Democrats Poslanska skupina Nove Slovenije - Krščanskih demokratov |
Jožef Horvat | |
| PS SAB | Group of Independent MPs Poslanska skupina Nepovezanih poslancev |
Bojan Dobovšek | |
| PS IMNS | Group of Italian in Hungarian National Minority Poslanska skupina italijanske in madžarske narodne skupnosti |
Felice Žiža | |
Members
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Changes in membership
editChanges of MPs
editChanges are expected when a new government is formed. MP's who have served as Prime Minister, Minister, State Secretary or Secretary-General of the government, cannot be MP any longer and are replaced with an MP not having previously served in cabinet positions.
| Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constituency | District | Name | Party | Constituency | District | Name | Party | Date of installation | |
Changes in the political groups membership
editWorking bodies
editCommittees
edit| Committee | President | Vice-presidents |
|---|---|---|
| Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Food | Tomaž Lisec (SDS) | |
| Committee on Culture | Dragan Matić (SMC) | |
| Committee on Defence | Žan Mahnič (SDS) | |
| Committee on Education, Science, Sport and Youth | Mirjam Bon Klanjšček (SAB) | |
| Committee on EU Affairs | Kamal Izidor Shaker (SMC) | |
| Committee on Finance and Monetary Policy | Urška Ban (SMC) | |
| Committee on Foreign Policy | Jožef Horvat (NSi) | |
| Committee on Health | Tomaž Gantar (DeSUS) | |
| Committee on Infrastructure, Environment and Spatial Planning | Igor Zorčič (SMC) | |
| Committee on Justice | Jan Škoberne (SD) | |
| Committee on Labour, Family, Social Policy and Disability | Uroš Prikl (DeSUS) | |
| Committee on the Economy | ||
| Committee on the Interior, Public Administration and Local Self-Government | Dušan Verbič (SMC) |
Standing Commissions
editOther bodies
edit| Body | President | Vice-presidents | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| Council of the Speaker of the National Assembly | Milan Brglez (SMC) | Speaker and Deputy Speakers (no voting right) Leaders of political groups (voting right) Representatives of National Minorities (voting right) | |
| Club of the Female MPs | Suzana Lep Šimenko (SDS) | Marija Antonija Kovačič (DeSUS) Andreja Potočnik (SMC) |
Female MPs |
Sessions
editSessions of the Assembly
editSessions of the working bodies
editAppointments and nominations
editNational Assembly appoints:
- Speaker and Deputy-Speakers (on the proposal of MPs),
- Prime Minister (on the proposal of the President of the Republic or MPs),
- ministers (on the proposal of the Prime Minister),
- judges of the Constitutional Court (on the proposal of the President of the Republic),
- President and vice-president of the Supreme Court (on the proposal of the Minister of Justice),
- Human Rights Ombudsman (on the proposal of the President of the Republic),
- judges of all regular courts (on the proposal of the Judicial Council),
- Secretary-General of the National Assembly (on the proposal of the Council of the Speaker),
- 5 members of the Judicial Council of the Republic of Slovenia (on the proposal of the President of the Republic),
- Governor and Vice-Governors of the Bank of Slovenia (on the proposal of the President of the Republic),
- members of the Court of Audit (on the proposal of the President of the Republic) and
- others, if set by law.
Elections
edit| Date | Proposer | Position | Candidate | Voted | In favour | Against | Invalid | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2014 | 31 MPs, first signatory Miro Cerar (SMC) | [1] | Speaker | Milan Brglez (SMC) | 86 | 66 | 1 | 19 | secret ballot |
| 25 August 2014 | President of the Republic Borut Pahor | [2] | Prime Minister | Miro Cerar (SMC) | 69 | 57 | 11 | 1 | secret ballot |
| 49 MPs, first signatory Matjaž Han (SD) | [3] | Deputy-Speaker | Janko Veber (SD) | 87 | 59 | 9 | 19 | secret ballot | |
| 49 MPs, first signatory Franc Jurša (DeSUS) | [4] | Deputy-Speaker | Primož Hainz (DeSUS) | 87 | 56 | 25 | 6 | secret ballot | |
| Council of the Speaker | [5] | Secretary-General of the NA | Uršula Zore Tavčar | 85 | 65 | 0 | / | public voting | |
| 18 September 2014 | Prime Minister Miro Cerar (SMC) | [6] | Minister of the Interior | Vesna Györkös Žnidar (SMC) | 85 | 54 | 25 | / | public voting |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Karl Erjavec (DeSUS) | ||||||||
| Minister of Finance | Dušan Mramor (SMC) | ||||||||
| Minister of Infrastructure | Peter Gašperšič (SMC) | ||||||||
| Minister of Education, Science and Sport | Stanka Setnikar Cankar (SMC) | ||||||||
| Minister of Defence | Janko Veber (SD) | ||||||||
| Minister of Economic Development and Technology | Jožef Petrovič (SMC) | ||||||||
| Minister of Justice | Goran Klemenčič (SMC) | ||||||||
| Minister of Public Administration | Boris Koprivnikar (SMC) | ||||||||
| Minister of Health | Milojka Kolar Celarc (SMC) | ||||||||
| Minister of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities | Anja Kopač Mrak (SD) | ||||||||
| Minister of Culture | Julijana Bizjak Mlakar (DeSUS) | ||||||||
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food | Dejan Židan (SD) | ||||||||
| Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning | Irena Majcen (DeSUS) | ||||||||
| Minister without portfolio for Slovenian diaspora | Gorazd Žmavc (DeSUS) | ||||||||
| Minister without Portfolio responsible for Development, Strategic Projects and Cohesion | Violeta Bulc (SMC) | ||||||||
| 30 September 2014 | Human Rights Ombudsman Vlasta Nussdorfer | [7] | Deputy Human Rights Ombudsman | Tonček Dolčič | 75 | 54 | 15 | / | public voting |
| [8] | Deputy Human Rights Ombudsman | Jernej Rovšek | 69 | 50 | 16 | / | public voting | ||
| 45 MPs, first signatory Matjaž Han (SD) | [9] | Deputy-Speaker | Andreja Katič (SD) | 74 | 60 | 1 | 13 | secret ballot | |
Composition of the executive
edit- President of the Republic: Borut Pahor (SD), since 22 December 2012
- Prime Minister: Miro Cerar (SMC), since 18 September 2014
Interpellations, votes of confidence, and charges before the Constitutional Court
editInterpellations
editAccording to the Article 118 of the Constitution at least 10 MPs can submit and interpellation against a minister or government as a whole.
| Date | Proposer | Interpellated | Quorum | In favour | Against | Abstain | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No interpellation has yet been submitted. | |||||||
Votes of confidence
editPrime Minister can, according to the Article 117 of the Constitution request a vote of confidence. If government does not win the vote of confidence, National Assembly has to elect new Prime Minister within 30 days. If it fails, President of the Republic dissolves the National Assembly and snap election takes place within 60 days.
Also, according to the Article 116 of the Constitution, 10 MPs can propose a vote of no confidence and at the same time propose a candidate for the new Prime Minister.
Charges before the Constitutional Court
editBased on Articles 109 and 119 of the Constitution National Assembly can press charges against President of the Republic, Prime Minister or ministers before the Constitutional Court if they brake the Constitution or laws.
Legislative services heads
edit- Secretary-General: Uršula Zore Tavčar
- Head of the Secretariat and Deputy Secretary-General: Jerneja Bergoč
- Head of29 the Sector for the activities of the National Assembly: Mojca Marn Čepuran
- Head of the department for preparation of sessions of the National Assembly and working bodies:
- Head of the department for international activity, protocol and translation: Tatjana Pandev
- Head of the Research and documentation sector: Tatjana Krašovec
- Head of the Research department: Igor Zobavnik
- Head of the Documentation and Library Department: Vojka Vuk Dirnbek
- Head of29 the Sector for the activities of the National Assembly: Mojca Marn Čepuran
- Director and Deputy Secretary-General: Igor Ivančič
- Head of the General sector: Anita Longo
- Head of the Department of Organization and Staff: Sonja Nahtigal
- Head of the Financial department: Rok Tomšič
- Head of the Information sector:
- Head of the Information Systems Development Department: Bojan Verbič
- Head of the department for work with materials and mail: Gordana Černe
- Head of the Department of Operations Service: Jela Jelič
- Head of the department for printing: Iztok Potočnik
- Head of the Operational-technical sector: Alenka Urbančič
- Head of the Investment and Maintenance Department: Janez Gomboc
- Head of the Catering Department: Verica Novaković
- Head of the Department of Transportation: Ivo Paal
- Head of the Department for Reception and Telephones: Anita Knez
- Head of the General sector: Anita Longo
- Head of the Secretariat and Deputy Secretary-General: Jerneja Bergoč
- Services of the political groups
- Expert assistance for the political groups
- Head of the Office of the President: Katarina Ratoša
- Head of the Legal Service: Nataša Voršič
- Head of the Public Relations Office: Karmen Uglešič
- Permanent Representative of the National Assembly to the European Parliament: Zvone Bergant
References
edit- ^ Proposal: Speaker; 1 August 2014 - https://www.dz-rs.si/wps/portal/Home/deloDZ/zakonodaja/izbranZakonAkt?uid=C12565E2005ED694C1257D270038F8C5&db=kon_akt&mandat=VII
- ^ Proposal: Prime Minister; 5 August 2014 - https://www.dz-rs.si/wps/portal/Home/deloDZ/zakonodaja/izbranZakonAkt?uid=C12565E2005ED694C1257D39003FB4D5&db=kon_akt&mandat=VII
- ^ Proposal: Deputy-Speaker; 22 August 2014 - https://www.dz-rs.si/wps/portal/Home/deloDZ/zakonodaja/izbranZakonAkt?uid=C12565E2005ED694C1257D3C0038CB14&db=kon_akt&mandat=VII
- ^ Proposal: Deputy-Speaker; 22 August 2014 - https://www.dz-rs.si/wps/portal/Home/deloDZ/zakonodaja/izbranZakonAkt?uid=C12565E2005ED694C1257D3C003FD092&db=kon_akt&mandat=VII
- ^ Proposal: Secretary-General; 22 August 2014 - https://www.dz-rs.si/wps/portal/Home/deloDZ/zakonodaja/izbranZakonAkt?uid=C12565E2005ED694C1257D3C00376A37&db=kon_akt&mandat=VII
- ^ Proposal: Ministers; 9 September 2014 - https://www.dz-rs.si/wps/portal/Home/deloDZ/zakonodaja/izbranZakonAkt?uid=C12565E2005ED694C1257D4E005DB03D&db=kon_akt&mandat=VII
- ^ Proposal: Deputy Human Rights Ombudsman; 17 September 2014 - https://www.dz-rs.si/wps/portal/Home/deloDZ/zakonodaja/izbranZakonAkt?uid=C12565E2005ED694C1257D5600413C58&db=kon_akt&mandat=VII
- ^ Proposal: Deputy Human Rights Ombudsman; 22 September 2014 - https://www.dz-rs.si/wps/portal/Home/deloDZ/zakonodaja/izbranZakonAkt?uid=C12565E2005ED694C1257D5B004380D5&db=kon_akt&mandat=VII
- ^ Proposal: Deputy-Speaker; 24 September 2014 - https://www.dz-rs.si/wps/portal/Home/deloDZ/zakonodaja/izbranZakonAkt?uid=C12565E2005ED694C1257D5D003EA3E0&db=kon_akt&mandat=VII