Mateja Vraničar Erman (born 7 November 1965 in

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) is a

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n administrator who served as the

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in the government of

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from 2016 until 2018.

Education

Vraničar Erman has a Master’s of Public Administration from the

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. She also holds a degree from the Faculty of Law of the

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.Board of Directors: Mateja Vraničar Erman

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Career

A legal expert, Vraničar Erman served at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1989 to 1993. Vraničar Erman has worked at the finance ministry since 1993.Marja Novak (September 21, 2016)
Slovenian parliament approves Vranicar Erman as new finance minister
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''. She served as State Secretary from April 2010 to February 2012. On 21 September 2016, the

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voted 50-21 to confirm Vraničar Erman as the country’s first female finance minister, succeeding Dušan Mramor. She is not politically affiliated but was proposed by

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’s

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Other activities

* European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2016–2018) * European Investment Bank (EIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2016–2018) *

(ESM), Member of the Board of Governors (2016–2018) *

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(MIGA),

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, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2016–2018) *

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, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2016–2018)Board of Governors

References

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