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Janez Lenarčič

Slovenian diplomat

Janez Lenarčič (born November 6, 1967) is a Slovenian diplomat who has been serving as European Commissioner for Crisis Management in the Von der Leyen Commission since 2019. He is a former Director of the Office for Democratic Ins*utions and Human Rights within the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

Contents

  • 1 Early life and education
  • 2 Career in diplomacy
  • 3 Member of the European Commission, 2019–present
  • 4 Awards
  • 5 References
  • 6 External links

Early life and education

Lenarčič appears before the European Parliament in 2019 for his confirmation hearing as European Commissioner for Crisis Management

Lenarčič holds a degree in international law from the University of Ljubljana, 1992.

Career in diplomacy

Lenarčič entered the Slovenian foreign service in 1992 . His first posting in 1994-1999 was at the Mission of Slovenia to the United Nations in New York.From 2000 to 2001 Lenarčič worked as adviser to the foreign minister and Prime Minister Janez Drnovšek. From 2002 to 2003 he served as secretary of state in the office of the prime minister.Lenarčič was amb*ador of Slovenia to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna from 2003 to 2006, and chaired the OSCE Permanent Council in 2005 during the Slovenian chairmanship.From 2006 to 2008 Lenarčič was secretary of state for European affairs, including representing Slovenia during the Lisbon Treaty negotiations in 2007 and later representing the Slovenian EU Council Presidency to the European Parliament in 2008.

Lenarčič then moved to Warsaw as Director of the OSCE's Office for Democratic Ins*utions and Human Rights (ODIHR) until 2014.

In 2014 Lenarčič was named secretary of state in the cabinet of the Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar. In 2016 he moved to Brussels as Permanent Representative of Slovenia to the EU.

Member of the European Commission, 2019–present

In 2019 Lenarčič was nominated by Prime Minister Marjan Šarec (Renew Europe) for the post of Slovenia's European Commissioner in the Commission led by Ursula von der Leyen.

In early March 2020, Lenarčič was appointed by von der Leyen to serve on the Commission's special task force to coordinate the European Union's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Awards

Lenarčič received France's highest award, the Légion d'honneur.

References

    External links

    • CV at the Slovenian Government's website
    • Janez Lenarčič takes up job as new ODIHR director
    Party Presidents
    • Gaston Thorn
    • Willy De Clercq
    • Colette Flesch
    • Willy De Clercq
    • Uffe Ellemann-Jensen
    • Werner Hoyer
    • Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck
    • Graham Watson
    • Hans van Baalen
    European Parliament
    Group Presidents
    • Yvon Delbos
    • René Pleven
    • Cornelis Berkhouwer
    • Jean Durieux:
    • Jean-François Pintat
    • Martin Bangemann
    • Simone Veil
    • Valery Giscard d'Estaing
    • Yves Galland
    • Gijs de Vries
    • Pat Cox
    • Graham Watson
    • Guy Verhofstadt
    • Dacian Cioloș
    • Stéphane Séjourné
    • see European Parliament
    European Commissioners
    • Věra Jourová
    • Janez Lenarčič
    • Didier Reynders
    • Kadri Simson
    • Margrethe Vestager
    • see Von der Leyen Commission
    Heads of government
    at the European Council
    • Alexander De Croo (Belgium)
    • Kaja Kallas (Estonia)
    • Xavier Bettel (Luxembourg)
    • Mark Rutte (Netherlands)
    • Micheál Martin (Ireland)
    • see European Council
    Affiliated organisations
    • European Liberal Youth (LYMEC)
    • European Liberal Forum
    • Category