13 Facts About Andrej Bajuk

Andrej Bajuk, known in Spanish as Andres Bajuk was a Slovene politician and economist.

Andrej Bajuk served briefly as Prime Minister of Slovenia in the year 2000, and was Minister of Finance in the centre-right government of Janez Jansa between 2004 and 2008.

Andrej Bajuk was the founder and first president of the Christian Democratic party called New Slovenia.

Andrej Bajuk received his first degree in economics at Universidad Nacional de Cuyo.

Andrej Bajuk received his first master's degree in a two-year international study program organised by the University of Chicago, receiving the second jointly with his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley.

Andrej Bajuk returned to Mendoza, where he taught as a professor at the university.

Andrej Bajuk then switched to the Inter-American Development Bank, where he stayed for a number of years.

Andrej Bajuk held a range of positions at the IDB, from economist in charge of analysing social projects to adviser to the executive vice-president.

Andrej Bajuk's party stayed in the opposition and formed a shadow cabinet jointly with Janez Jansa's Social Democratic Party of Slovenia.

Andrej Bajuk did not stay an MP for long, as he soon took on the role of the Minister of Finance in the newly elected government, led by Janez Jansa.

Andrej Bajuk resigned as president of the party and was replaced by Ljudmila Novak.

Andrej Bajuk was fluent in Slovene, Spanish, English and French.

Andrej Bajuk was the father-in-law of the Slovenian diplomat and essayist Igor Sencar.