Ivan Oman (10 September 1929 – 17 August 2019) was a Slovenian politician. He served as first president of the Slovenian Peasant Union from 1988 to 1992, now known as the

Slovenian People's Party The Slovenian People's Party ( sl, Slovenska ljudska stranka, , Slovene abbreviation SLS ) is a conservative, agrarian, Christian-democratic political party in Slovenia. Formed in 1988 under the name of Slovenian Peasant Union as the first democ ...

. In 1990 Oman was elected to the Presidency of the

Socialist Republic of Slovenia The Socialist Republic of Slovenia ( sl, Socialistična republika Slovenija, sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Slovenija, Социјалистичка Република Словенија), commonly referred to as Sociali ...

. Before the 1992 election he sided with the

Slovene Christian Democrats The Slovene Christian Democrats ( sl, Slovenski krščanski demokrati, SKD) was a Christian-democratic political party in Slovenia between 1989 and 2000. It was founded as the Slovene Christian Social Movement in March 1989. Its first president ...

and was elected member of the 1st

National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia The National Assembly ( sl, Državni zbor Republike Slovenije, or ), is the general representative body of Slovenia. According to the Constitution of Slovenia and the Constitutional Court of Slovenia, it is the major part of the distinctively ...

(1992–1996). After the end of his term, Oman retired from politics.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Oman, Ivan 1929 births 2019 deaths Members of the National Assembly (Slovenia) 20th-century Slovenian politicians Slovene Christian Democrats politicians People from the Municipality of Škofja Loka Slovenian farmers Recipients of the Order of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia