Igor Šoltes (born August 22, 1964) is a Slovenian lawyer and politician.

[1] In 2008, he received his PhD at the Faculty of Social Studies at the University of Ljubljana.

[2] Before the 2014 European Parliament election, Šoltes formed a ticket named Verjamem (meaning "I believe" in Slovene)[3] which won 10.45% of the vote, securing one seat in the European Parliament (for Šoltes).

[4] Following the election, Šoltes announced a plan to transform the ticket into a full political party at a congress that would take place on 4 June 2014[5] in order for the party to enter the parliamentary election in July 2014.

[6] Šoltes is the grandson of the late Yugoslav politician and economist Edvard Kardelj.