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Janez Potočnik

1958 - Today

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Janez Potočnik (pronounced [ˈjaːnɛs pɔˈtɔtʃnik]; born 22 March 1958) is a Slovenian politician who served as European Commissioner for Environment from 2009 until 2014. He was formerly Slovenia's Minister for European Affairs. In November 2014, he became co-chair of the International Resource Panel (IRP), a forum of scientists and experts working on natural resources management. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Janez Potočnik is the 16,402nd most popular politician (down from 16,379th in 2019), the 125th most popular biography from Slovenia (down from 121st in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Slovene Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Janez Potočnik ranks 16,402 out of 19,576. Before him are Billy Cunningham, David Bernhardt, Piyassili, Yekta Uzunoglu, John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, and Janez Evangelist Krek. After him are Albert Hyzler, Peter Struck, Roberto Fiore, John A. Costello, Miguel de San Román, and Nabu-apla-iddina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Janez Potočnik ranks 384. Before him are Santiago Urquiaga, Patricia Espinosa, Arnaldo Otegi, Mark Mazower, Mychael Danna, and Amadou Dia Ba. After him are Chris Buck, Michala Petri, Sergei Garmash, Yuval Steinitz, María Caridad Colón, and Norio Sasaki.

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In Slovenia

Among people born in Slovenia, Janez Potočnik ranks 125 out of 340. Before him are Jure Franko (1962), Richard Verderber (1884), Ivan Tavčar (1851), Marjan Šarec (1977), Miran Tepeš (1961), and Janez Evangelist Krek (1865). After him are Jure Zdovc (1966), Rudolf Cvetko (1880), Alfred Jermaniš (1967), Kristina Brenk (1911), Tanja Ribič (1968), and Mateja Svet (1968).

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Among POLITICIANS In Slovenia

Among politicians born in Slovenia, Janez Potočnik ranks 23. Before him are Sergej Kraigher (1914), Alenka Bratušek (1970), Andrej Bajuk (1943), Dimitrij Rupel (1946), Marjan Šarec (1977), and Janez Evangelist Krek (1865). After him are Anton Rop (1960), Violeta Bulc (1964), Tanja Fajon (1971), Rajmond Debevec (1963), Janja Garnbret (1999), and Katarina Kresal (1973).

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