Danijel Bešič Loredan
Bešič Loredan in 2022
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health of Slovenia
In office
June 1, 2022 – July 7, 2023
Prime MinisterRobert Golob
Personal details
Born (1973-05-18) May 18, 1973
Koper, Slovenia
Political partyFreedom Movement (Slovenia)

Danijel Bešič Loredan (born 18 May 1973) is a Slovenian orthopedic surgeon and politician.[1] He served as the deputy prime minister and minister of health of Slovenia[2] in the cabinet of Robert Golob between 2022 and 2023.[3]

Early life and career

Loredan was born in Koper, Slovenia on May 18, 1973. After his education, he worked at the Ljubljana University Medical Centre. While serving there, he worked as a specialist and later was transferred Valdoltra Orthopedic Hospital as a specialist. In 2016, he was employed at the Splošna bolnišnica Dr. Franca Derganca Nova Gorica for two years as the head of the Orthopedic department in the hospital.

In 2018, he formed a political group named Movement Together Forward.[4] In February 2018, the movement began collecting signatures for an online petition for the resignation of Health Minister Milojka Kolar Celarc. The movement also participated in the 2018 Slovenian parliamentary election and reached 0.49% of the vote.

On June 1, 2022, he was elected Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health in the Republic of Slovenia.[5]

Controversy

In November 2021, the acting director of the Nova Gorica General Hospital, Ernest Gortan, banned him from working in the hospital before the termination of his employment, alleging that he did not arrange the transfer of patients to other hospitals. Thus, he did not stop the operations and opposed the relocation of COVID patients to orthopedic facilities. After the appeal, only a reprimand was issued to him, Bešič Loredan returned to the hospital in mid-December.[6] In January 2022, he terminated his employment at the hospital at his own request.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "STA: Bešič Loredan announces Covid strategy, boosting of primary level". english.sta.si. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  2. ↑ "Bešič Loredan: Epidemijo covida-19 bo vodil Mario Fafangel". www.delo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  3. ↑ RTVSLO.si Minister za zdravje Bešič Loredan podpisal odstopno izjavo
  4. ↑ "Who Are the Ministers in Slovenia's New Govt?". www.total-slovenia-news.com. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  5. ↑ "STA: Večer says new health minister won't have an easy time". english.sta.si. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  6. ↑ "Vsak dan prvi - 24ur.com". www.24ur.com. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  7. ↑ "Na oster Loredanov zapis so se odzvali na ministrstvu za zdravje". www.delo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2022-06-01.
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