Romana Tomc (born 2 November 1965) is a Slovenian politician and

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(MEP) from

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. She is a member of the

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, part of the

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Political career

Tomc has been a Member of the European Parliament since the 2014 elections. In parliament, she has since been serving on the

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. In addition to her committee assignments, Tomc is part of the parliament's delegation for Northern cooperation and for relations with Switzerland and Norway and to the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee and the

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(EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee. She is also a supporter of the MEP Alliance for Mental Health and the MEPs Against Cancer group. On the national level, Tomc was the candidate of the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) in the 22 October 2017

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, challenging incumbent

Borut Pahor Borut Pahor (; born 2 November 1963) is a Slovenian politician who served as President of Slovenia from 2012 to 2022. He previously served as Prime Minister of Slovenia from 2008 to 2012. A longtime member and former president of the Social D ...

Recognition

In December 2020, Tomc received the Employment, Social Affairs and Regions award at ''

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s annual MEP Awards.

References

External links

Official website
1965 births Living people Politicians from Ljubljana MEPs for Slovenia 2014–2019 Slovenian Democratic Party MEPs Slovenian Democratic Party politicians Members of the National Assembly (Slovenia) MEPs for Slovenia 2019–2024 MEPs for Slovenia 2024–2029 {{Slovenia-MEP-stub