Mateja Vraničar Erman

Mateja Vraničar Erman (born 7 November 1965 in Ljubljana) is a Slovenian administrator who served as the Minister of Finance in the government of Prime Minister Miro Cerar from 2016 until 2018.[1][2]

Mateja Vraničar Erman
Minister of Finance
In office 21 September 2016 – 13 September 2018
Prime Minister	Miro Cerar
Preceded by	Alenka Smerkolj (Acting)
Succeeded by	Andrej Bertoncelj
Personal details
Born	7 November 1965 Ljubljana, Yugoslavia (now Slovenia)
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	University of Ljubljana Harvard University

Education

Vraničar Erman has a Master’s of Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. She also holds a degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana.[3]

Career

A legal expert, Vraničar Erman served at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1989 to 1993.[3]

Vraničar Erman has worked at the finance ministry since 1993.[4] She served as State Secretary from April 2010 to February 2012.

On 21 September 2016, the Slovenian Parliament 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 Prime Minister of Slovenia Miro Cerar’s Modern Centre Party.[4]

Other activities

• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2016–2018)[5]
• European Investment Bank (EIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2016–2018)[6]
• European Stability Mechanism (ESM), Member of the Board of Governors (2016–2018)[7]
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2016–2018)[8]
• World Bank, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2016–2018)[9]

References

1. "Ministry of Finance". Government of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
2. "12. Vlada Republike Slovenije od 18. septembra 2014 do 13. septembra 2018 | GOV.SI". Portal GOV.SI.
3. Board of Directors: Mateja Vraničar Erman European Stability Mechanism.
4. Marja Novak (September 21, 2016), Slovenian parliament approves Vranicar Erman as new finance minister Reuters.
5. Board of Governors European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
6. Board of Governors European Investment Bank (EIB).
7. Board of Governors: Mateja Vraničar Erman European Stability Mechanism.
8. Board of Governors Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group.
9. Board of Governors World Bank.