Alenka Smerkolj (born 15 December 1963) is a Slovenian politician appointed Secretary-General of the Alpine Convention, starting on 1 July 2019 as first woman holder of this post.

From November 2014 to September 2018 she was the Minister without Portfolio responsible for Development, Strategic Projects and Cohesion in Miro Cerar's cabinet.

After a one-month tenure, the minister in charge of the department, Violeta Bulc, became the European Commissioner for Transport in the Juncker Commission.

The National Assembly, on 19 November 2014, appointed Smerkolj as the replacement Minister without Portfolio responsible for Development, Strategic Projects and Cohesion.

Together, and through establishing an effective dialogue and cooperation in the search for new ideas and solutions, we will take Slovenia to the next level, i.e. towards balanced, progressive and sustainable development.