- Janez Potočnik
Infobox_Officeholder | name =Janez Potočnik
order =European Commissioner for Science and Research
term_start =22 November ,2004
term_end =
predecessor =Louis Michel
successor =Incumbent
order2 =European Commissioner for Enlargement
term_start2 =13 September ,1999
term_end2 =21 November ,2004
predecessor2 =Günter Verheugen
successor2 =Olli Rehn
birth_date =birth date and age|1958|03|22
birth_place =
profession =politician |Janez Potočnik (pronounced|ˈjaːnɛs poˈtɔtʃnɪk) (born
22 March 1958 ) is a Slovenian politician, currently serving asEuropean Commission er for Science and Research. He was formerlySlovenia 's Minister for European Affairs.He served as Assistant Director (1984–1987) and Director (1993–2001) at the Institute of Macroeconomic Analysis and Development in
Ljubljana . In 1993 he got hisPh.D. in Economics at theUniversity of Ljubljana . Between 1988 and 1993 he was Senior Researcher at the Institute for Economic Research in Ljubljana. He was Minister Councillor at the Slovenian Prime Minister's Cabinet 2001–2002 and Minister for European Affairs 2002–2004. He headed the negotiating team for the Accession of Slovenia to the EU between 1998 and 2004. That year he became European Commissioner, since November responsible for Science and Research.ee also
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EU Directorate General Research
*EU Directorate General Joint Research Centre External links
* [http://ec.europa.eu/commission_barroso/potocnik/index_en.htm Official website]
* [http://blogs.ec.europa.eu/potocnik Janez Potočnik's blog]
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