Robert Golob

See also: 15th Government of Slovenia

In January 2022, Golob took over the small extra-parliamentary Green Actions Party and renamed it to Freedom Movement. ^[16] On 24 April 2022, in the 2022 Slovenian parliamentary election, the Freedom Movement won 41 seats in the 90-seat National Assembly. ^[17]

Golob formed the government by joining forces with Social Democrats, another centre-left party, and The Left, giving him a majority in the legislature. ^[18] On 25 May 2022, Golob was appointed Prime Minister of Slovenia by the National Assembly. ^[3]

Foreign policy

Middle East

Golob criticized Israel's military operations in the Gaza Strip during the Gaza war. ^[19] In May 2024, he announced that his government would recognize the Palestinian state. ^[20] In July 2025, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich were also sanctioned under his government. ^[21]

Personal life

Golob was married to Jana Nemec Golob for over thirty years. They have three children together. ^[22] Since autumn 2022, he has been living with Tina Gaber, a former model, in Ljubljana. ^{[23] [24]}

See also

• List of current heads of state and government
• List of heads of the executive by approval rating

References

1. "Kdo je bodoči voditelj naše države Robert Golob". Svet24 (in Slovenian). Retrieved 29 November 2022.
2. "CONOR.SI – normativna datoteka osebnih in korporativnih imen :: COBISS+". plus.cobiss.net (in Slovenian). IZUM-Institut informacijskih znanosti Maribor. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
3. "Robert Golob elected prime minister". sta.si. The Slovenian Press Agency (STA). 25 May 2022.
4. "Assoc. Prof. Robert Golob, PhD. President of Management Board, GEN-I d.o.o." University of Ljubljana Faculty of Engineering. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
5. "Preskočil razred, skočil na čelo države". Primorske novice. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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8. "Kandidata za zamenjavo Goloba zavrnjena". www.delo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
9. "Dogajanje v Gen-I blizu vrelišču: lastniki v nov poskus imenovanja uprave". N1 (in Slovenian). 16 November 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
10. "Vsak dan prvi - 24ur.com". www.24ur.com.
11. "Ekipa". listarobertagoloba.si. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
12. "Janković za N1: Robertu Golobu sem pripravljen odstopiti Pozitivno Slovenijo". 9 December 2021.
13. "Pozitivna Slovenija: Začasno premirje". 4 October 2013.
14. "Poslovno poročilo – stranka Zavezništvo Alenke Bratušek za leto 2014" (PDF) (in Slovenian). April 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
15. "Kromberk - Loke - Krajevne skupnosti - O mestni občini". Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
16. "Robert Golob elected new head of renamed green party". The Slovenia Times. 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
17. "Po 99 odstotkih preštetih glasov zmaga Gibanja Svoboda, v DZ-ju le pet strank". RTVSLO.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 24 April 2022.
18. "Janez Janša suffers heavy defeat as newcomer party wins Slovenian election". POLITICO. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
19. "Slovenia to recognise Palestinian state by mid-June". Reuters. 9 May 2024.
20. "Slovenia to Recognize Palestinian State, Premier Golob Says". Bloomberg. 9 May 2024.
21. "Slovenia bars two far-right Israeli ministers". France 24. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
22. "Veste, kdo je žena Roberta Goloba? Našli smo njeno fotografijo". www.slovenskenovice.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 28 March 2023.
23. "Robert Golob: Trenutno s Tino Gaber ne načrtujeva poroke". siol.net (in Slovenian). Retrieved 30 July 2023.
24. "Premier Golob ekskluzivno v oddaji Preverjeno: S Tino in otroki živimo skupaj". www.24ur.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 28 March 2023.

External links

• Media related to Robert Golob at Wikimedia Commons

His Excellency Robert Golob
Golob in 2025
13th Prime Minister of Slovenia
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 June 2022

Party political offices
Preceded by Jure Leben	Leader of the Freedom Movement Party 2022–present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Janez Janša	Prime Minister of Slovenia 2022–present	Incumbent