M.Sc. Marko Zidanšek was elected to the National Council as a representative of local interests (5. electoral unit – Celje).
In the National Council, he is:
- member of the Interest Group of Local Interests,
- vice-president of the Commission for State Organisation,
- member of the Commission for Economy, Trade, Tourism and finance.
About the member of the National Council
M.Sc. Marko Zidanšek was born in 1968 in Celje, is married and a father of two sons.
He is a master of science in the field of government and European studies (2007, Faculty of Postgraduate Government and European Studies, Brdo near Kranj). In 2002, he graduated from the College of Administration in Ljubljana (currently the Faculty of Administration, University of Ljubljana) – public administration track, and acquired the professional title of bachelor of administrative organization. He passed the professional examination in administrative procedures in 2004 and completed training for members of supervisory boards or managing boards of firms (NEBRA) in 2006.
Since 2005, he has worked as the director of the waste management company Simbio which conducts the tasks of collection and removal of waste in 12 municipalities, as well as performs tasks of a public company of waste management in more than 24 municipalities. He also participated in the development of the first Slovene regional centre for waste management RCERO Celje.
From 1998 until 2018, he was a city councillor in the Urban Municipality of Celje. For three terms, he was mayor of Celje and in the fourth and fifth terms, an authorised agent of the mayor of the Urban Municipality of Celje.
From 2014 until 2018, he was president of the Slovenian People’s Party (SLS).
The current term is his second in the National Council. He was first elected as a member of the National Council in 2017, in the VI. term.
He strives to pursue improvements in the interest of both society as a whole and individuals who with economic and efficient conduct contribute to a lasting development of society. He wishes to attain optimal results for set goals with minimal possible costs.
Electoral unit 5
Municipalities: Bistrica ob Sotli, Braslovče, CELJE, Dobje, Dobrna, Kozje, Laško, Podčetrtek, Polzela, Prebold, Radeče, Rogaška Slatina, Rogatec, Slovenske Konjice, Šentjur, Štore, Šmarje pri Jelšah, Tabor, Vitanje, Vojnik, Vransko, Zreče, Žalec.