Dejan Židan
Židan in 2018
Speaker of the National Assembly of Slovenia
In office 23 August 2018 – 3 March 2020
Preceded by	Matej Tonin
Succeeded by	Igor Zorčič
Member of the National Assembly of Slovenia
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 July 2014
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food
In office 5 May 2010 – August 2018
Personal details
Born	(1967-10-16) 16 October 1967 (age 57) Maribor, Yugoslavia (now Slovenia)
Political party	Social Democrats
Alma mater	University of Ljubljana

Dejan Židan (pronounced [ˈdɛːjan ˈʒiːdan]) (born 16 October 1967)^[1] is a Slovenian politician, former leader of the Social Democrats, and the former speaker of the National Assembly of Slovenia.^[2]

A veterinarian by education, Židan served as minister of agriculture, forestry, and nutrition from 2010 in 2012 in Borut Pahor's government.^[1] In the 2011 parliamentary election, Židan was elected a member of the National Assembly. In 2013, Židan became minister of agriculture and the environment in Alenka Bratušek's government.^[3] In March 2014, Židan was named the most popular Slovenian politician in a public opinion poll.^[4] Following the European Parliament election, Židan replaced Igor Lukšič as acting president of the Social Democrats.^[5]

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