Irena Majcen

Irena Majcen (born 2 March 1958) is a Slovenian agricultural engineer and civil servant who was Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning from 2014 until 2018. Prior to becoming minister, she was mayor of the Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica (2005–2010) and head of their Department of Agriculture, Food, Forestry, and Economy and Department for Environment, Spatial Affairs, Transport, and Communications.

Biography Irena Majcen was born on 2 March 1958 in Novo Mesto and educated at the University of Ljubljana Biotechnical Faculty (graduating in 1980).

In 2014, the Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia (DeSUS) nominated Majcen to succeed Tomaž Gantar as the Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning She accepted the nomination and later served as minister for at least four years. She was vice-president of DeSUS until her resignation in March 2021.