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Prime Minister of Slovakia

The prime minister of Slovakia, officially the chairman of the government of the Slovak Republic (Slovak: Predseda vlády Slovenskej republiky), commonly referred to in Slovakia as Predseda vlády or informally as Premiér, is the head of the government of the Slovak Republic. Officially, the officeholder is the third-highest constitutional official in Slovakia after the president of the Republic (appointer) and chairman of the National Council; in practice, the appointee is the country's leading political figure.

Chairman of the Government of the Slovak Republic
Predseda vlády Slovenskej republiky
Coat of arms of the Slovak Republic
Incumbent
Robert Fico
since 25 October 2023
Member ofEuropean Council
ResidenceEpiscopal Summer Palace,
Old Town, Bratislava
AppointerPresident of the Slovak Republic
Term lengthFour years
renewable
Formation1 January 1993
First holderVladimír Mečiar
Salaryc. 132,000 € per annum[1]
(2024)
Websitevlada.gov.sk

Since the office was created in 1969, fifteen different people have served as head of government. Since 1993, when Slovakia gained independence, nine people have occupied the function. On 25 October 2023, Robert Fico became the prime minister of Slovakia.

History

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The office of the prime minister of Slovakia was established in 1969 by the Constitutional Act on the Czechoslovak Federation. A similar office had existed from 1918 when various officials were presiding over executive bodies governing the Slovak part of Czechoslovakia or the Slovak State respectively. Since 1993, when the independent Slovak Republic was established, nine persons have held the office. Since 25 October 2023, the prime minister of Slovakia has been Robert Fico.

Powers and role

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Since Slovakia is a parliamentary republic, the prime minister is accountable to the National Council. The Slovak Constitution provides that upon the accession to the office, each prime minister must gain and thereafter maintain the confidence of the Parliament. When the prime minister loses confidence, the president must dismiss him and designate a new prime minister or entrust the dismissed prime minister to act as a caretaker with limited powers.

The prime minister is the most powerful state office since he commands and presides over the government. Although it is not the prime minister but the president who appoints ministers in Cabinet, the president appoints ministers on the prime minister's advice.

Designated Prime Minister of Slovakia

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Designated Prime Minister of Slovakia (Slovak: designovaný predseda vlády) is an unofficial title for a person who has been entrusted by the president of the Slovak Republic with forming a new government and replacing the outgoing prime minister. This title, as well as the authorization of the president to entrust the designated prime minister, is not set by an act but is a legal or, more precisely, constitutional tradition. According to this tradition, the president designates a person who has the support of the majority of deputies in the National Council.

List of prime ministers of Slovakia

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Czechoslovak Republic

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Autonomous Land of Slovakia (1938–1939)

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First Slovak Republic (1939–1945)

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Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1969–1990)

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Main article: Slovak Socialist Republic
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office Party
Took office Left office Duration
  Štefan Sádovský
(1928–1984) 		1 January
1969 		5 May
1969 		124 days KSS
  Peter Colotka
(1925–2019) 		5 May
1969 		13 October
1988 		19 years and 161 days KSS
  Ivan Knotek
(1936–2020) 		13 October
1988 		23 June
1989 		253 days KSS
  Pavel Hrivnák
(1931–1995) 		23 June
1989 		8 December
1989 		168 days KSS
  Milan Čič
(1932–2012) 		8 December
1989 		6 March
1990 		88 days KSS

Czech and Slovak Federative Republic (1990–1992)

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Main article: Czech and Slovak Federative Republic
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office Party Government
Composition 		Election
Took office Left office Duration
  Milan Čič
(1932–2012) 		6 March
1990 		27 June
1990 		113 days VPN Čič
caretaker
  Vladimír Mečiar
(born 1942)
1st term 		27 June
1990 		6 May
1991 		313 days VPN Mečiar I
VPN–KDH–DS 		1990
  Ján Čarnogurský
(born 1944) 		6 May
1991 		24 June
1992 		1 year and 49 days KDH Čarnogurský
ODÚ–KDH–DS
  Vladimír Mečiar
(born 1942)
2nd term 		24 June
1992 		31 December
1992 		190 days HZDS Mečiar II
HZDS–SNS 		1992

Slovak Republic (1993–present)

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Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took office Left office Duration Party Cabinet Composition Election President
  Vladimír Mečiar
(born 1942) 		1 January
1993 		15 March
1994 		1 year, 73 days HZDS Mečiar II HZDS • SNS 1992  
Michal Kováč
(1993–1998)
  Jozef Moravčík
(born 1945) 		15 March
1994 		13 December
1994 		273 days DEÚS Moravčík SDĽ • KDH • DEÚS • NDS
  Vladimír Mečiar
(born 1942) 		13 December
1994 		30 October
1998 		3 years, 321 days HZDS Mečiar III HZDS • SNS • ZRS 1994
  Mikuláš Dzurinda
(born 1956) 		30 October
1998 		16 October
2002 		7 years, 247 days SDK[a] Dzurinda I SDK • SDĽ • SMK • SOP 1998  
Rudolf Schuster
(1999–2004)
16 October
2002 		4 July
2006 		SDKÚ Dzurinda II SDKÚ • SMK • KDH • ANO
(2002–2006) 		2002
SDKÚ • SMK • ANO
(2006) 		 
Ivan Gašparovič
(2004–2014)
  Robert Fico
(born 1964) 		4 July
2006 		8 July
2010 		4 years, 4 days Smer Fico I Smer • SNS • ĽS – HZDS 2006
  Iveta Radičová
(born 1956) 		8 July
2010 		4 April
2012 		1 year, 271 days SDKÚ – DS Radičová SDKÚ – DS • SaS • KDH • Bridge 2010
  Robert Fico
(born 1964) 		4 April
2012 		23 March
2016 		5 years, 352 days Smer Fico II Smer 2012
23 March
2016 		22 March
2018 		Fico III Smer • SNS • Bridge • Network
(2016) 		2016  
Andrej Kiska
(2014–2019)
Smer • SNS • Bridge
(2016–2018)
  Peter Pellegrini
(born 1975) 		22 March
2018 		21 March
2020 		1 year, 365 days Smer Pellegrini Smer • SNS • Bridge
 
Zuzana Čaputová
(2019–2024)
  Igor Matovič
(born 1973) 		21 March
2020 		1 April
2021 		1 year, 11 days OĽaNO–NOVA–KÚ–ZZ Matovič OĽaNO–NOVA–KÚ–ZZ • We Are Family • SaS • For the People 2020
  Eduard Heger
(born 1976) 		1 April
2021 		15 May
2023 		2 years, 44 days OĽaNO–NOVA–KÚ–ZZ[b] Heger OĽaNO–NOVA–KÚ–ZZ • We Are Family • SaS • For the People
(2021–2022)
OĽaNO–NOVA–KÚ–ZZ • We Are Family • For the People
(2022–2023)
  Ľudovít Ódor
(born 1976) 		15 May
2023 		25 October
2023 		163 days Independent Ódor Technocratic cabinet
  Robert Fico
(born 1964) 		25 October
2023 		Incumbent 1 year, 27 days Smer Fico IV Smer • Hlas • SNS 2023

Timeline

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Slovak Republic (1993–present)

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Ľudovít ÓdorEduard HegerIgor MatovičPeter PellegriniIveta RadičováRobert FicoMikuláš DzurindaJozef MoravčíkVladimír Mečiar

Statistics

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Slovak Republic (1993–present)

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Prime Minister Date of birth Age at inauguration
(first term) 		Time in office
(total) 		Age at retirement
(last term) 		Date of death Longevity
Moravčík, JozefJozef Moravčík 1945031919 March 1945(19 March 1945) 49 36148 years, 361 days 00 273273 days 50 26949 years, 269 days Living 29,10279 years, 247 days
Mečiar, VladimírVladimír Mečiar 1942072626 July 1942(26 July 1942) 50 15950 years, 159 days 05 0295 years, 29 days 56 09656 years, 96 days Living 30,06982 years, 118 days
Dzurinda, MikulášMikuláš Dzurinda 195502044 February 1956(4 February 1956) 43 26842 years, 268 days 07 2477 years, 247 days 51 15050 years, 150 days Living 25,12868 years, 291 days
Radičová, IvetaIveta Radičová 195612077 December 1956(7 December 1956) 53 21353 years, 213 days 01 2711 year, 271 days 55 11955 years, 119 days Living 24,82167 years, 350 days
Pellegrini, PeterPeter Pellegrini 197510066 October 1975(6 October 1975) 42 16742 years, 167 days 01 3651 year, 365 days 44 16644 years, 167 days Living 17,94449 years, 46 days
Matovič, IgorIgor Matovič 1973051111 May 1973(11 May 1973) 46 31546 years, 315 days 01 0111 year, 11 days 47 32547 years, 325 days Living 18,82251 years, 194 days
Heger, EduardEduard Heger 197605033 May 1976(3 May 1976) 44 33344 years, 333 days 02 0442 years, 44 days 47 01247 years, 12 days Living 17,73448 years, 202 days
Ódor, ĽudovítĽudovít Ódor 197607022 July 1976(2 July 1976) 46 31746 years, 317 days 00 163163 days 47 11547 years, 115 days Living 17,67448 years, 142 days
Fico, RobertRobert Fico 1964091515 September 1964(15 September 1964) 41 29241 years, 292 days 07 24811 years, 18 days 00 000 Incumbent Living 21,98260 years, 67 days

Notes

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  1. ^ The Slovak Democratic Coalition (SDK) was an electoral platform—constituted as an instrumental political party—for the 1998 parliamentary election. The party split in 2000, when some members rejoined their original parties, while others, led by Mikuláš Dzurinda, founded the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKÚ).
  2. ^ In March 2023, Eduard Heger left the Ordinary People and Independent Personalities–NOVA–Christian Union–Change from Below (OĽaNO–NOVA–KÚ–ZZ) party to take over the extra-parliamentary Blue Coalition party, subsequently rebranded as Democrats.

References

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  1. ^ "[1]." Radio and Television of Slovakia. Retrieved on April 7, 2024. "Prezident má z ústavných činiteľov najvyšší plat."

See also

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