Dr. Romana Jordan Cizelj
born 8th January 1966 in Celje

2009-2014:

Slovenian MEP
Member of the Parliamentary Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
Member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
Alternate member of the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)
Member of the Delegation for Relations with U.S.A.
Alternate member of the Delegation for Relations with Turkey
Member of the European Parliament Contact Group for ACER (European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators, based in Ljubljana)
Alternate member of the Transatlantic Legislative Dialogue - TLD

EDUCATION

B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering: University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, majoring in Industrial Electronics (1990)
M.Sc. in Nuclear Engineering: University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Physics (1994)
Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering: University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics (2001)

CAREER

1990-2004: Researcher at the Department of Nuclear Engineering at the Institute Jožef Stefan
2004-2009: Member of the Slovenian Democratic Party in the European Parliament
Member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
Alternate member of the Committee on Budgets (BUDG)
Member of the Delegation for Relations with U.S.A.
Alternate member of the Delegation for Relations with Canada
Alternate member of the Temporary Committee on Policy Challenges and Budgetary Means of the European Parliament 2007-2013
Vice-President of the Committee on Development (DEVE) in the European Parliament (2007-2009)
Coordinator of the Temporary Committee on Climate Change in the European Parliament (2007-2009)
2009-2014: Member of the Slovenian Democratic Party in the European Parliament

POLITICAL CAREER

Local level

1996-1998: Member of the Housing Fund Management Committee of the Municipality of Domžale
1998-2002: Chairman of the Supervisory Committee of the Municipality of Domžale
2002-2004: Municipal Council Councilor of the Municipality of Domžale

National level

Secretary of the Science University Forum
2005-2009: Vice-President of SDS
2005-2009: President of the Women's Committee of SDS
2008 -            President of the Committee on Environment in the Expert Council of SDS
2009 -            Member of the Executive Board of SDS
2002-2006: Member of the Management Committee and Vice-President of the Slovenian Committee for NATO, Member of the Advisory Committee of the International Trust Fund for Demining and Mine Victims Assistance (ITF Fund)
2012 -: Member of the Interdepartmental Working Group on EMUNI University 

PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEES AND ASSOCIATIONS

2003-2007: Member of the Management Committee of the Fund for Decommissioning of Krško Nuclear Power Plant and disposal of its radioactive waste
2007-2010: President of the Management Committee of the Fund for Decommissioning of Krško Nuclear Power Plant and disposal of its radioactive waste
2004 -              Vice President of the European Energy Forum
2008 -              Honorary Member of the UNESCO-L'Oreal National Program for Women in Science
2007 -             Honorary President of the Organizing Committee of the event ''From Linden Tree to Linden Tree''
2002-2006: President of the Nuclear Society of Slovenia

Member of the European Nuclear Society
Member of the Raw Materials Group in the European Parliament
Member of the European Internet Foundation in the European Parliament
Women's Energy Forum (WEC)
Members Against Cancer (MAC)
Forum for the Future of Nuclear Energy
Group for Entrepreneurship (SME Intergoup)
Women in the Field of Nuclear Energy (WIN)
Polar Bear Society

AWARDS AND PRIZES

Honorary Citizen of the Municipality of Prebold
2004 - Golden Rose of SDS
2007 - MEP of the year in the field of energy