Dejan Kaloh

Dejan Kaloh is a Slovenian lawyer, politician, and a member of the National Assembly.

Early life and education

Kaloh was born in Maribor. He graduated in 2007 from the Faculty of Law in Maribor, with a thesis on the Russian electoral system. In 2014, he earned a master's degree from the Graduate School of State and European Studies in Kranj.

Political career

Kaloh began his political career in the Slovenian National Party before moving to the party Lipa. He worked in various roles, including as an advisor at the Ministry of the Interior during the second government of Janez Janša. In 2015, he joined the National Assembly as an assistant to the SDS parliamentary group.
In 2018, he was elected to the National Assembly, becoming the first SDS representative from Maribor. He was re-elected in 2022. In 2024, he left SDS after disagreements over internal party loyalty declarations.

Media and publications

In 2017, Kaloh hosted the political show "Eksploziv" on Nova24TV. He is the author of several political books, including:

Od partije do Patrie
Milan Kučan: Ko boter spregovori o sebi
Od Nagodeta do Janše

He also wrote columns for the political magazine Demokracija.

Personal life

Kaloh is married to Natalia, a university professor, and they have a daughter. He enjoys hiking and boxing and once walked across Slovenia in eight days.