Rajko Fajt

Member of the National Council

rajko.fajt@ds-rs.si

He was elected to the National Council as a representative of local interests (7. electoral unit - Ptuj).

In the National Council, he is:

member of the Interest Group of Local Interests;
president of the Commission for State Organisation,
member of the Mandate and Immunity Commission,
member of the Commission for Education, Culture, Science, Sport and the Youth.

About the member of the National Council

Rajko Fajt was born in Ptuj, where he currently resides. He is married and a father of two grown children.

After elementary school, he continued his education at the Secondary School for Electrical Engineering in Maribor. He studied at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the University in Maribor. He graduated in 1983 in the field of automation and processing. In 1983, he was first employed at the Ptuj School Centre. He participated in the preparation of requirements and introduction of the electrical engineering programme in Ptuj. Until 1996, he worked as a professor of professional and theoretical courses, as well as participated in the development and reform of educational programmes and the introduction of new educational programmes such as information science and mechatronics in Ptuj. Since 1996, he has been headmaster at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He led numerous developmental and applied projects for reforming professional and vocational education in Slovenia. As part of the PHARE project in 2003, he led and participated in the development of a collegiate programme of mechatronics. Submission of the elaboration about the establishment of the college Ptuj School Centre and the programme of mechatronics, and its adoption at the Professional Council of the Republic of Slovenia meant the beginning of higher education in Ptuj. In 2005, he was habilitated as a university professor of courses in Measurements in mechatronics and Introduction to electrical engineering. He is still currently teaching at the college.
Between 2005 and 2009, he was president of the supervisory board of Elektro Maribor, d.d.. In 2006, he underwent training for members of supervisory boards or members of boards of directors. In the 1990s, he participated in managing a service company in the field of electricity and construction. He has broad experience in the field of construction investment management, which he utilized in managing investments at Ptuj School Centre.

He is a member of the Manager Club Ptuj and president of its supervisory committee. He was also a council member for Institute Bistra (Bureau for Strategic Development), a member of Revivis (Regional Higher and High Educational Centre), a member of the National Examinations Centre, and a member of Elementary School Ljudski Vrt and student dormitories Ptuj. He is currently a member of the supervisory board of the Utilities Company Ptuj and the Council of the Ptuj – Ormož Regional Museum.

At the 1994 local election, he was elected for the first time to the municipal council of the Municipality of Ptuj, which represented the beginning of his work in the field of regional self-government and development. He was an active member of the municipal council of the Municipality of Ptuj until 2022. In various terms, he served as the leader of the Committee of Economy and was a member of the Committee of Finance. Since 2007, he has been a member of the National Council of the Republic of Slovenia.

Rajko Fajt is the recipient of the first order Kidrič Award for his dissertation work in 1984, an award by the Regional Chamber of Craft and Small Business (OOZ) of Maribor for his work in integrating the educational sphere and commerce, and the title “Primus” – an honorary headmaster.

He is a blood donor and was the president of the Blood Donors Association in the Municipality of Ptuj for one term.

Hobbies: cycling, running, swimming, motorcycling, preservation of cultural heritage.

Electoral unit 7

Municipalities: Cirkulane, Desternik, Dornava, Gorišnica, Hajdina, Juršinci, Kidričevo, Majšperk, Markovci, Podlehnik, PTUJ, Sv. Andraž v Slovenskih goricah, Trnovska vas, Videm, Zavrč, Žetale.