Background
PETERLE, Lojze was born in 1948 in Cuznja Vas, Dolenjska, Slovenia.
PETERLE, Lojze was born in 1948 in Cuznja Vas, Dolenjska, Slovenia.
Degree in economics, University Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1972. Degree in history and geography, University Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1975.
President, Slovene Christian Democrats, since 1989. Pres, of the Executive Council of the Republic of Slovenia. since 1990. Researcher, Slovenian Institut, of Urban Planning, 1975.
Cllr., Institute ofTown Planning, 1990. Member, AlpsAdriatic working group.
slovenska Krscanski Demokrati (SKD. Slovene Christian Democratsformerly Slovensko Krscansko Socialno Gibanje)
President Christian-Democrats Party, Slovenia, 1989-2000. Vice president European Union Christian Democrats, Vienna, 1993-1999. Chairman parliamentary committee European affairs, 1997-2000, minister foreign affairs, since 2000.
Aviation, climbing, bee-keeping, bicycling.
Married Branka Berkopec. Children: Neza, Ozbej, Meta.