Aleksandra Pivec
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{{short description|Slovenian chemical engineer and politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Aleksandra Pivec
| image = AleksandraPivec_izrez.JPG
| imagesize =
| office3 = President of Our Country
| office2 = President of Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia
| office1 = Minister of Agriculture
| office = Deputy Prime Minister of Slovenia
| predecessor = Karl Erjavec
| successor =
| footnotes =
| party = DeSUS (until 2020)
Our Country (2021–present)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|3|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Ptuj, SFR Yugoslavia
| spouse =
| alma_mater = University of Ljubljana
| profession = Chemical engineer, politician
| term_start3 = 20 March 2021
| term_end3 = present
| term_start2 = 18 January 2020
| term_end2 = 9 September 2020
| term_start1 = 13 September 2018
| term_end1 = 15 October 2020
| term_start = 13 March 2020
| term_end = 5 October 2020
| predecessor3 =
| successor3 =
| predecessor2 = Karl Erjavec
| successor2 = Karl Erjavec
| predecessor1 = Dejan Židan
| successor1 = Jože Podgoršek
| caption = Pivec in 2018
}}
Aleksandra Pivec (born 26 March 1972) is a Slovenian chemical engineer and politician who served as the country's Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food from 2018 to 2020 and Deputy Prime Minister from March to October 2020.
Early life and education
Pivec was born on 26 March 1972 in Ptuj.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.si/en/state-authorities/ministries/ministry-of-agriculture-forestry-and-food/about-the-ministry-of-agriculture-forestry-and-food/dr-aleksandra-pivec-minister-of-agriculture-forestry-and-food/|title=dr. Aleksandra Pivec, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food|publisher=Republic of Slovenia|accessdate=24 April 2020|archive-date=22 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322141411/https://www.gov.si/en/state-authorities/ministries/ministry-of-agriculture-forestry-and-food/about-the-ministry-of-agriculture-forestry-and-food/dr-aleksandra-pivec-minister-of-agriculture-forestry-and-food/|url-status=dead}} Her family is known for wine-making.
Pivec has a Bachelor of Science and a PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Ljubljana.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/20938954|publisher=Bloomberg|title=Aleksandra Pivec}} Her thesis was on the optimisation of wine fermentation processes.
Career
Pivec worked at the Scientific Research Centre Bistra Ptuj for 17 years, including 6 years as its director. She served as state secretary at the Government Office for Slovenians Abroad from 2016 before being appointed Minister for Agriculture in the government of Marjan Šarec on 13 September 2018. She gained wide media exposure as a minister, appearing at numerous events across the country.
Pivec became leader of the Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia on 18 January 2020, defeating Defence Minister Karl Erjavec, who then resigned.{{cite web|url=https://www.sta.si/2717433/aleksandra-pivec-mladostna-energija-v-upokojenski-stranki|language=Slovenian|title=Aleksandra Pivec – mladostna energija v upokojenski stranki|date=18 January 2020|publisher=STA|accessdate=24 April 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.total-slovenia-news.com/politics/5407-defence-minister-resigns-after-losing-desus-presidency-to-pivec|title=Defence Minister Resigns after Losing DeSUS Presidency to Pivec|work=Total Slovenia News|date=19 January 2020|accessdate=24 April 2020}} In the campaign leading up to the election, the media had focused on Pivec's failure to report money she made consulting for a state-funded tourism project to the anti-graft commission as required by law. She became Deputy Prime Minister in the government of Prime Minister Janez Janša on 13 March 2020.{{cite web|url=http://www.sloveniatimes.com/ministers-in-the-janez-jansa-government|title=Ministers in the Janez Janša government|work=The Slovenia Times|date=14 March 2020|accessdate=24 April 2020}}
Publications
- {{cite journal|title=Influence of heat shock on glycerol production in alcohol fermentation|journal=Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering|date=February 2007|volume=103|issue=2|pages=135–139|first1=Marin| last1=Berovič|first2=Aleksandra| last2=Pivec |first3=Tatjana|last3= Košmerl| first4=Mojmir|last4=Wondra|first5=Štefan|last5=Čelan|doi=10.1263/jbb.103.135|pmid=17368395}}
- {{cite journal|journal=Energy|volume=60|date=1 October 2013| pages=148–158|title=Conceptual design of a municipal energy and environmental system as an efficient basis for advanced energy planning|first1=Anja|last1=Kostevšek|first2=Janez|last2=Petek|first3=Lidija|last3=Čuček| first4=Aleksandra|last4=Pivec|doi=10.1016/j.energy.2013.07.044}}
- {{cite journal|volume=60|date=December 2013|pages=79–87|journal=Renewable Energy| title= A novel concept for a renewable network within municipal energy systems|first1=Anja |last1=Kostevšeka|first2=Leon|last2=Cizelj|first3=Janez|last3=Petek|first4=Aleksandra|last4=Pivec|doi=10.1016/j.renene.2013.04.013}}
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Category:Women chemical engineers
Category:University of Ljubljana alumni
Category:Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia politicians
Category:Women government ministers of Slovenia
Category:Agriculture ministers of Slovenia
Category:Food ministers of Slovenia
Category:Forestry ministers of Slovenia
Category:Deputy prime ministers of Slovenia