Irena Šinko
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food
Assumed office
1 June 2022
Personal details
Born (1964-01-05) 5 January 1964
Political partyFreedom Movement (Slovenia)
ResidenceSlovenia
Alma materUniversity of Ljubljana

Irena Šinko (born 5 January 1964) is a Slovenian government official and lawyer. She serves as the minister of agriculture, forestry and food of the Republic of Slovenia since 2022.[1]

Early life and career

Šinko graduated with a degree in agricultural engineering from the University of Ljubljana and in law at the University of Maribor. She worked as a technologist in a feed factory in Lendava. From 1995, she headed the department of Agriculture and economy in the administrative unit of Murska Sobota. Between 2010 and 2018, she served as the director of the state fund for Agricultural and Forest land.[2]

In June 2022, on the recommendation of the Freedom Movement, she took the position of the minister of agriculture, forestry and food in the government of Robert Golob.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "STA: Farmers hail choice of Irena Šinko for agriculture minister". english.sta.si. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Irena Šinko potrjena za kmetijsko ministrico, zavzemala se bo za večjo samooskrbo s hrano". RTVSLO.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Irena Šinko potrjena za kmetijsko ministrico, zavzemala se bo za večjo samooskrbo s hrano". RTVSLO.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Who Are the Ministers in Slovenia's New Govt?". www.total-slovenia-news.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.


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