Andrej Čuš

Slovenia

State Secretary; Ministry of Economic Development and Technology

Mr.  Andrej Čuš was born on July 29, 1990 in Maribor. In March 2021, he was  appointed as a State Secretary of the Ministry of Economic Development and  Technology, Slovenia. At the Ministry, he covers the portfolio of green  economy and green transition. He has a Master's degree in Intercultural  Management from the Faculty of Applied Social Studies, University of Nova  Gorica. He is currently undertaking his PhD studies.

He was an alternate  member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia in february 2013,  where he served as an expert associate prior to that. In 2014, he was  re-elected in the parliamentary general elections. In his mandate, he focused  on the areas of sustainable development, green technologies, youth  initiatives and coherent regional development. From 2014 to 2018 he gained  experience in the business sector, as an entrepreneur and was a member of the  Supervisory Board of Public Services Ptuj, Ltd..

In addition to his  professional career, Mr Čuš has been very active in youth politics and holds  national and international medals in judo.