18 Notable alumni of University of Maribor
Updated: June 02, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Maribor is ranked #1,019 in the world and #2 in Slovenia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 18 notable alumni from University of Maribor sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Maribor won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Radovan Žerjav
1968-. (aged 58)
engineer
politician
Radovan Žerjav is a Slovenian conservative politician. Between 2007 and 2008 he served as Minister of Transport. During the second term under Janez Janša, he in 2012 served as Minister of Economic Development and Technology, which he left since Janša was ignoring the 2012–2013 Investigation Report on the parliamentary parties' leaders by Commission for the Prevention of Corruption of the...
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2. Matjaž Perc
1979-. (aged 47)
physicist
Matjaž Perc is Professor of Physics at the University of Maribor in Slovenia, and director of the Complex Systems Center Maribor. He is member of Academia Europaea and among top 1% most cited physicists according to Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researchers. He is Outstanding Referee of the Physical Review and Physical Review Letters journals, and Distinguished Referee of EPL. He...
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3. Mária Pozsonec
1940-2017 (aged 77)
politician
Mária Pozsonec was a Slovenian politician of Hungarian ethnicity. Between 1990 and 2008, she served as representative of the Hungarian national community in the National Assembly of Slovenia.
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4. Marjan Dikaučič
1981-. (aged 45)
jurist
politician
Marjan Dikaučič is a Slovenian politician. From June 15, 2021 to June 1, 2022 he served as minister of justice in the cabinet of Prime Minister Janez Janša.
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5. Ljubo Germič
1960-. (aged 66)
head teacher
politician
Ljubo Germič is a Slovenian politician and a former member of the Slovenian National Assembly. After the resignation of Pavel Gantar, Germič was elected the Speaker of the National Assembly on 2 September 2011, and succeeded on 21 December 2011 by Gregor Virant.
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6. József Györkös
1961-. (aged 65)
computer scientist
politician
József Györkös is a Slovenian university professor and former politician. He graduated from the University of Maribor and has a PhD in computer science. He is part time professor at that university, with a research interest in the information society and media convergence. For several years Györkös was a state secretary (deputy minister) in the government of Republic of Slovenia....
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7. Drago Jančar
1948-. (aged 78)
playwright
poet
screenwriter
writer
dramaturge
Drago Jančar is a Slovenian writer, playwright and essayist. Jančar is one of the best-known contemporary Slovene writers. In Slovenia, he is also known for his political commentaries and civic engagement. Jančar's novels, essays, and short stories have been translated into 21 languages and published in Europe, Asia, and the United States. The most numerous translations are into German, followed...
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8. Ljudmila Novak
1959-. (aged 67)
slavist
politician
Esperantist
Ljudmila Novak is a Slovenian politician and a Member of the European Parliament. She is the president of the New Slovenia – Christian People's Party. Since 21 December 2011, she has been the vice-president of the Slovenian National Assembly.
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9. Darko Horvat
1970-. (aged 56)
politician
Darko Horvat is a Croatian politician who served as Minister of Construction, Physical Planning and State Property in the Government of Croatia between 2020 and 2022, when he was arrested by USKOK for abuse of position. He is a member of the Croatian Democratic Union since 1999. His successor is Ivan Paladina.
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10. Andreja Katič
1969-. (aged 57)
jurist
politician
Andreja Katič is the minister of justice of the Republic of Slovenia in 2024.
11. Franc Kangler
1965-. (aged 61)
jurist
politician
Franc Kangler is a Slovenian politician. He has served as the mayor of Maribor, the second largest municipality in the country. On 6 December 2012, after a mass protests, he stepped down, and left office on 31 December 2012.
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12. Emilija Stojmenova Duh
1985-. (aged 41)
researcher
Emilija Stojmenova Duh is a Macedonian-Slovenian electrical engineer and politician. She was minister for digital transformation of the Republic of Slovenia from 1 June 2022 until 26 September 2024.
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13. Vesna Györkös Žnidar
1977-. (aged 49)
politician
Vesna Györkös Žnidar is a Slovenian politician who was Minister of Interior in the Cabinet of Miro Cerar between 18 September 2014 and 13 September 2018. She is a member of the Modern Centre Party.
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14. Franc Bogovič
1963-. (aged 63)
politician
entrepreneur
agronomist
Franc Bogovič is a Slovenian politician who was first elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2014 and re-elected in 2019. In addition to his committee assignments, he is part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development.
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15. Sašo Bertoncelj
1984-. (aged 42)
gymnast
artistic gymnast
Sašo Bertoncelj is a Slovenian former artistic gymnast. He was primarily a pommel horse specialist and is the 2015 European Games champion on that apparatus. He is also a three-time European Championships medalist on the pommel horse.
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16. Feri Horvat
1941-2020 (aged 79)
politician
economist
Feri Horvat was a Slovenian manager and politician, and one of the founders of the United List of Social Democrats, now known as the Social Democrats. Between July and October 2004, he served as speaker of the Slovenian National Assembly.
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17. Janez Drnovšek
1950-2008 (aged 58)
political commissar
banker
economist
diplomat
politician
Janez Drnovšek was a Slovenian liberal politician, President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia (1989–1990), Prime Minister of Slovenia (1992–2002, with a short break in 2000) and President of Slovenia (2002–2007).
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18. Jurij Toplak
1977-. (aged 49)
jurist
Jurij Toplak is a constitutional scholar, university administrator, election law, and human rights expert. He is professor at University of Maribor and the head of the Cultural Formations research group at the Alma Mater Europaea University, and recurring visiting professor at the Fordham University School of Law in New York. Since 2016, he has served as the provost and vice-president...
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