# National Security Council (Slovenia)

The National Security Council (Slovene: Svet za nacionalno varnost) is the advisory and coordinating body of the Government for national defence, security system, emergency response system and other issues of national security. Prime Minister is ex officio president of the Council.
In the case of war or emergency, the Council becomes National Executive Staff of Defence (Slovenian: Državni operativni štab za obrambo).
National Centre for Crisis Management of the Republic of Slovenia (within Ministry of Defence) provides administrative and technical support for the Council, Secretariat and Secretariat Executive Group.

## Members

On 16 March 2020 14th Government changed Decree on National Security Council (Odlok o Svetu za nacionalno varnost) and excluded Director of Slovenian Intelligence and Security Agency from the Council. Ministers of Defence, Infrastructure, Justice are no longer members ex officio. Deputy Prime Minister are now members ex officio. Even though Minister of Defence is no longer member of the Council, current minister Matej Tonin is member as he is also a Deputy Prime Minister. Composition of the Secretariat changed as well. State secretaries in the ministries of the Interior, Defence, Finance, Justice and Infrastructure, Director of the Information Security Administration, Director of the Government Office for the Protection of Classified Information, Director of the Government Office of Legislation and national coordinators for the Prevention of Terrorism and Violent Extremism and for the Prevention of Radicalization are no longer members. Secretariat Executive Group was abolished as well.
| Member | Current holder |
| Prime Minister (President of the Council) | Robert Golob |
| Minister of Defence | Marjan Šarec |
| Minister of the Interior | Boštjan Poklukar |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Tanja Fajon |
| Minister of Infrastructure | Alenka Bratušek |
| Director of the Slovene Intelligence and Security Agency | Joško Kadivnik |
| Can be invited by the President of the Council ||
| President of the Republic | Nataša Pirc Musar |
| President of the National Assembly | Urška Klakočar Zupančič |
| President of the National Council | Alojz Kovšca |
| Representative of the largest opposition party | Janez Janša (SDS) |
| Chiefs of other state bodies and organizations ||
| Other ministers, representatives of other state bodies, and national security experts ||

### Secretariat of the Council

Secretariat coordinates actions of the Council and preparations for its sessions.
| Member | Current holder |
| State Secretary and National Security Adviser to the Prime Minister (Head) Secretary of the National Security Council | Vojko Volk |
| Director of the Slovene Intelligence and Security Agency Deputy Secretary of the National Security Council | Joško Kadivnik |
| Secretary General of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia | Barbara Kolenko Helbl |
| State Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Marko Štucin or Sanja Štiglic |
| State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence | Damir Črnčec or Rudi Medved |
| State Secretary in the Ministry of the Interior | Tina Heferle or Helga Dobrin |
| State Secretary in the Ministry of Infrastructure | Andrej Rajh |
| Director of the Government Information Security Office | Uroš Svete |
| Director of the Government Communication Office | Petra Bezjak Cirman |
| Director General of Police | Senad Jušić |
| Chief of the General Staff of the Slovenian Army | Brig Gen Robert Glavaš |
| Director General of Intelligence and Security Service of the Ministry of Defence | Andrej Fefer |
| Commander of the Civil Defence | Srečko Šestan |