Marta Kos
Marta Kos | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| European Commissioner for Enlargement | |
| Assumed office 1 December 2024 | |
| President | Ursula von der Leyen |
| Preceded by | Olivér Várhelyi |
| Vice President of the Freedom Movement | |
| In office 21 April 2022 – 13 September 2022 | |
| President | Robert Golob |
| Ambassador of Slovenia to Switzerland | |
| In office 12 September 2017 – 30 June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Franc Mikša |
| Succeeded by | Iztok Grmek |
| Ambassador of Slovenia to Germany | |
| In office 27 September 2013 – 12 September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Mitja Drobnič |
| Succeeded by | Franc But |
| Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia | |
| In office 2000–2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marta Kos 28 June 1965 Šempeter pri Gorici, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia |
| Political party | Independent (2023–present) |
| Other political affiliations | SKJ (formerly) GS (2022–2023) |
| Spouse(s) |
Aaron Marko
(m. 2002; div. 2018)Henri Gétaz |
| Relatives | Drago Kos (brother) |
| Alma mater | Faculty of Social Sciences, Ljubljana |
| Occupation | Journalist • Diplomat • Politician |
Marta Kos (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈmáːrta ˈkóːs]; born 28 June 1965) is a Slovenian diplomat and politician. She served as ambassador to Germany from 2013 to 2017, and as ambassador to Switzerland from 2017 to 2020. Since December 2024, she is the European Commissioner for Enlargement in the second von der Leyen's Commission.
From April to September 2022, she was one of the vice presidents of the Freedom Movement. Ahead of the 2022 presidential election, she was the candidate of the Freedom Movement for president of Slovenia until her withdrawal in August. Following the withdrawal she resigned as Freedom Movement vice president. Following resignation of Tatjana Bobnar as Minister of the Interior she also resigned from the Freedom Movement stating that it is not her party anymore.