| Tomaž Vesel | |
| Party: | Independent |
| Birth Date: | df=y 30 June 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Ljubljana, Yugoslavia |
| Alma Mater: | University of Ljubljana |
| Occupation: | Lawyer • Judge |
| Termstart1: | 24 April 2013 |
| Termend2: | 24 April 2013 |
| Predecessor1: | Igor Šoltes |
| Successor1: | Jana Ahčin |
| Termend1: | 2 June 2022 |
| Office1: | President of the Court of Audit of Slovenia |
| Office2: | Vice President of the Court of Audit of Slovenia |
| Termstart2: | 22 February 2004 |
| President2: | Igor Šoltes |
Tomaž Vesel (born 30 June 1967) is a Slovenian lawyer who served as president of the Court of Audit from 2013 to 2022.[1] He was previously vice president of the court from 2004 to 2013.[2]
Vesel was appointed to the State Audit Commission by the National Assembly on 22 December 1999.[3] He was elected first deputy president of the Court of Audit at the end of 2003.[4] He served as first deputy president from 2004 to February 2013, and in April 2013 was nominated by president Borut Pahor to become president of the court, succeeding Igor Šoltes.[2] He was elected to a 9-year term by the National Assembly against Nataša Prah, with 62 votes in favor and five against.[5] In 2022 he was succeeded as president by Jana Ahčin.[6]
In August 2016, Vesel was appointed chair of FIFA's independent audit committee, succeeding Domenico Scala.[7]
In April 2024, he was announced as prime minister Robert Golob's candidate to be Slovenia's next European Commissioner.[8] His candidacy received the support of the Freedom Movement and the Social Democrats.[9] However, following pressure from President von der Leyen for Member States to nominate more women to the College of Commissioners, he dropped out as commissioner nominee.[10] As similar situation happened with the Romanian nominee Victor Negrescu.