Janez Kopač has been leading the Energy Community Secretariat since 2012. Prior to this position, he worked as General Director for Energy at the Ministry of Economy of Slovenia for nearly 4 years. He acted as Head of Budget Committee in the Parliament of Republic of Slovenia (1990-2000), as Slovenian Minister of Finance (1992) and Minister of Environment and Energy (2000-2004). Janez Kopač holds a master’s degree from Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana.