NAME: Peterle, Alojz.

SLOVENIA

POLITICAL GROUP: Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (EPP-ED).

PARTY: Nova Slovenija.

CONSTITUENCY: Slovenia

DATE OF LATEST ELECTION: 2009.

Committees: Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs since 2004; Member of the Subcommittee on Human Rights since 2004; Member of the Delegation to Southeast Asia (ASEAN) since 2004; Substitute, Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety since 2004; Substitute, Delegation EU-Russia since 2004.

Political Career: Vice-President of the European People’s Party since 2006; Chairman of the European State Legislative Leaders Foundation since 2000 (Board Member since 1999); Head of the Slovenian National Delegation in the EPP-ED 2004-2006; Vice-President of the Union of European Federalists 2004-2006; Personal Representative of the Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE for Central Asia 2004-2005; Chairman of the Parliamentary Commission for European Affairs 1996-2004; Member of the Presidium of the Convention for the Future of Europe on behalf of the Candidate Countries April 2002-2003; Observer in European Parliament 2003; Member of Slovene National Assembly 2000, 1996, 1992, 1990; President, Christian Democratic Party of Slovenia 1990-2000; Vice-President of the European Union of Christian Democrats1996-1999; Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs 1993-1994; Prime Minister of the first Democratically Elected Slovene Government 1990-1992; Co-founder and Co-chair of the Informal All-Party Forum ‘MEPs Against Cancer’ in the European Parliament; Member of the Board of the Schuman Foundation.

Special Political Interests: Health issues; fight against cancer; environment issues; energy; climate changes; Galileo; foreign affairs; telecommunications; small and medium-size enterprises.

Profession: Geography and history professor.

Titles/honours/decorations: Meritee Europeen in Gold 2004; Josef Krainer Prize 2004; European of The Year 2003 (European voice); Alois Mock Europa Ring; Ordine Piano (Holy See).

Education: University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Republic of Slovenia.

Qualifications: BA Geography and History; BA Economics.

Languages: Slovenian (mother tongue), English, French, German, Russian, Croatian and Serbian (basic: Italian, Spanish).

Political Affiliations: Member of Aero Club ‘Lesce’; Member of Slovenian Bee Keeper Association (Former President).

Author of: European Evenings with Lojze Peterle. Mohorjeva Družba Celje-Celovec (2007); We Want to Live in Sovereign State of Slovenian People. Mohorjeva Družba Celje-Celovec (2005); With the Smile of History. [autobiography] Mohorjeva Družba Celje-Celovec (2004); many scientific articles on European History and Politics.

Hobbies: Pilot of ultra-light planes; playing chess; reading; walking; bee keeper.

Born: 5 July 1948, Cuznja Vas, Republic of Slovenia.

Marital status: Married.

Children: 3.