# Violeta Bulc > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Violeta_Bulc > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Violeta_Bulc.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violeta_Bulc > Source revision: 1349548160 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Violeta Bulc** (born 24 January 1964) is a Slovenian politician who served as the [European Commissioner for Transport](/source/European_Commissioner_for_Transport) from 2014 to 2019. ## Early life Bulc earned a bachelor's degree in computer science and informatics at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, [University of Ljubljana](/source/University_of_Ljubljana), Slovenia, as well as a master's degree in information technology at the [Golden Gate University](/source/Golden_Gate_University) of [San Francisco](/source/San_Francisco). She then worked from 1991 to 1994 as an expert for [wide area networks](/source/Wide_area_network) performance analyses at [DHL](/source/DHL) in [Burlingame, California](/source/Burlingame,_California). In 1994, she returned to Slovenia, where she worked as the manager of institutional traffic (until 1997) and then the director of carrier business (until 1999) for [Telekom Slovenia](/source/Telekom_Slovenia). From 1999 to 2000 she was the vice-president of [Telemach](/source/Telemach_(Slovenia)), a major telecommunications provider, and from 2000 to 2014 the [CEO](/source/Chief_executive_officer) of Vibacom, Sustainable Strategies and Innovation Ecosystems.[1] ## Political career Bulc joined Slovenian politics together with [Miro Cerar](/source/Miro_Cerar) in 2013, and she was appointed head of the program committee of the [Miro Cerar Party](/source/Miro_Cerar_Party).[1] Bulc served as a minister without portfolio responsible for development, strategic projects and cohesion and as deputy prime minister from 19 September 2014 until 1 November 2014 in the [centre-left](/source/Centre-left) [cabinet of Miro Cerar](/source/Government_of_Slovenia).[2] Led by [Margrethe Vestager](/source/Margrethe_Vestager), Bulc was among the seven-strong "Team Europe" that the centrist [Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party](/source/Alliance_of_Liberals_and_Democrats_for_Europe_Party) picked to spearhead its pro-EU, liberal campaign ahead of the [2019 European elections](/source/2019_European_Parliament_election).[3] ## Other activities In 2022, Bulc became a board member of the [Joint European Disruptive Initiative](/source/Joint_European_Disruptive_Initiative).[4] ## Critique over esotericism On 10 October 2014, the [Slovenian government](/source/Government_of_Slovenia) announced that Bulc would be Slovenia's nominee for the position of the European Commissioner on the [Juncker Commission](/source/Juncker_Commission), replacing [Alenka BratuĊĦek](/source/Alenka_Bratu%C5%A1ek).[5] Bulc was criticized because of her esoteric views.[6] After a confirmation hearing in front of the [European Parliament](/source/European_Parliament)'s Committee on Transport and Tourism, Bulc was assigned the transport portfolio.[7] ## References 1. ["Violeta Bulc - European Commission"](https://ec.europa.eu/commission/commissioners/2014-2019/bulc_en#timeline). *European Commission*. 1 September 2015. 1. ["Violeta Bulc, MSc takes over GODC"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141016075349/http://www.svrk.gov.si/nc/en/media_room/news/article/1328/5827/). Government Office for Development and European Cohesion Policy. 19 September 2014. Archived from [the original](http://www.svrk.gov.si/nc/en/media_room/news/article/1328/5827/) on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014. 1. Mehreen Khan and Rochelle Toplensky (21 March 2019), [Vestager discloses ambition to become next EU commission chief](https://www.ft.com/content/e39cc3ae-4bdb-11e9-bbc9-6917dce3dc62) *[Financial Times](/source/Financial_Times)*. 1. [Brussels Playbook, March 17, 2022](https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/brussels-playbook/election-season-amid-ukraine-war-mariupol-bombing-eu-mulls-more-defense-funds/) 1. ["Violeta Bulc je slovenska kandidatka za evropsko komisarko"](http://www.rtvslo.si/evropska-unija/violeta-bulc-z-eno-nogo-ze-v-bruslju-koalicija-nezadovoljna/348369). [RTV SLO](/source/RTV_SLO). 10 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014. 1. Germany, Spiegel Online, Hamburg. ["Violeta Bulc: Europa-Abgeordnete haben schwere Kritik an Esoterikerin - Spiegel Online"](http://m.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/violeta-bulc-europa-abgeordnete-haben-schwere-kritik-an-esoterikerin-a-997410.html). *m.spiegel.de* 1. ["Violeta Bulc Approved by European Parliament"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160307201840/http://www.sloveniatimes.com/violeta-bulc-approved-by-european-parliament). [Sloveniatimes.com](/source/Sloveniatimes.com). 21 October 2014. Archived from [the original](http://www.sloveniatimes.com/violeta-bulc-approved-by-european-parliament) on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2014. ## External links |- --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Violeta Bulc](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violeta_Bulc) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violeta_Bulc?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.