Branimir Štrukelj was elected to the National Council as a representative of employees.
In the National Council, he is:
- member of the Interest Group of Employees,
- president of the Commission for Education, Culture, Science, Sport and the Youth,
- member of the Commission for State Organisation.
About the member of the National Council
He graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Ljubljana in 1988, where he studied history and art history. Since 1996, he has served as head secretary of the Trade Union of Upbringing, Education, Science and Culture in Slovenia (SVIZ). Between 1997 and 2011 he was also a member of the 27-member executive board of Education International which combines more than 30 million members worldwide. In November 2012, he was elected vice -president at the conference of the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE) for the 2013 – 2016 term. He is currently the vice -president of this organisation in for the 2020 – 2024 term. ETUCE represents the voice of more than 11 million employees in education from 51 European states and 127 trade unions. Since March 2006, he has been the president of the Confederation of Trade Unions of the Public Sector and he was re-elected for the 2022 – 2026 term at the 6th regular congress. At the 11th congress of SVIZ in November 2022, delegates again supported his leadership of the trade union in the 2022 – 2026 term.