13 Facts About Peter Bossman

Peter Bossman was born on 2 November 1955 and is a Ghanaian-born Slovenian physician and politician.

Peter Bossman was mayor of Piran, a city and municipality in Slovenian Istria in south-western Slovenia, from 2010 to 2018.

Peter Bossman's father was a politician, as well as a friend and personal physician of Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's leader from independence.

Peter Bossman spent much of his early life in North Africa, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, where his father helped found Ghanaian embassies.

Peter Bossman was unable to come to Britain, where he had originally hoped to study, and so chose to come to Yugoslavia, originally hoping to study in Belgrade.

Peter Bossman was ultimately sent to Ljubljana arriving as a medical student in what was then the Socialist Republic of Slovenia, within Yugoslavia, in 1977.

Peter Bossman has said that he "fell in love" with Slovenia when he arrived, finding it "clean and green".

Peter Bossman's campaign focused on encouraging people to drive electric cars, building a golf course to promote tourism, and promoting local products.

Peter Bossman has stated that race was not much of an issue during the election, although he did receive criticism on account of his supposed lack of fluency in Slovene.

Peter Bossman has stated that a friend, a professor of Slovene, has offered to give him additional lessons.

Peter Bossman officially took office at the first meeting of the municipal council on 12 November 2010.

Peter Bossman was re-elected for a second term as mayor on 19 October 2014.

Peter Bossman has been widely compared to US President Barack Obama, being dubbed by the media as the 'Obama of Piran'.