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Prime Minister of Slovakia

Head of government of Slovakia

Field	Value
post	Chairman of the Government
body	the Slovak Republic
native_name	Predseda vlády Slovenskej republiky
insignia	Coat of arms of Slovakia.svg
insigniasize	75px
insigniacaption	Coat of arms of the Slovak Republic
image	Robert Fico, Nov 2023.jpg
imagesize	200px
incumbent	Robert Fico
incumbentsince	25 October 2023
member_of	European Council
residence	Episcopal Summer Palace,
Old Town, Bratislava
appointer	President of the Slovak Republic
termlength	Four years
renewable
formation	1 January 1993
first	Vladimír Mečiar
salary	132,000 € per annum
(2024)
website

Old Town, Bratislava renewable (2024)

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.

Since the office was created in 1969, fifteen 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

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. Fico is the longest serving prime minister, if the years are counted cumulatively, with over years in total as of today.

Powers and role

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

Designated Prime Minister of Slovakia () 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

Czechoslovakia (1918–1992)

Main article: List of prime ministers of Czechoslovakia

Autonomous Land of Slovakia (1938–1939)

Main article: Autonomous Land of Slovakia

Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Term of office	Party	Took office	Left office	Duration
[[File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-2010-0049,_Josef_Tiso.jpg	95px]]	Jozef Tiso
(1887–1947)	7 October
1938	9 March
1939		Slovak People's Party}}		HSĽS-SSNJ

(First) Slovak Republic (1939–1945)

Main article: Slovak Republic (1939–1945)

Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Term of office	Party	Took office	Left office	Duration
[[File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-2010-0049,_Josef_Tiso.jpg	95px]]	Jozef Tiso
(1887–1947)	14 March
1939	17 October
1939		Slovak People's Party}}		HSĽS-SSNJ
[[File:Vojtech_Tuka_Nový_svet_cover.png	95px]]	Vojtech Tuka
(1880–1946)	27 October
1939	5 September
1944		Slovak People's Party}}		HSĽS-SSNJ
[[File:Štefan_Tiso_foto.jpg	95px]]	Štefan Tiso
(1897–1959)	5 September
1944	4 April
1945		Slovak People's Party}}		HSĽS-SSNJ

Slovak Socialist Republic (1969–1990)

Main article: Slovak Socialist Republic

Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Term of office	Party	Took office	Left office	Duration
[[File:noimage.png	95px]]	Štefan Sádovský
(1928–1984)	1 January
1969	5 May
1969		Communist Party of Slovakia (1939)}}		KSS
[[File:Peter_Colotka_(Obrana_lidu,_May_1971).png	95px]]	Peter Colotka
(1925–2019)	5 May
1969	13 October
1988		Communist Party of Slovakia (1939)}}		KSS
[[File:noimage.png	95px]]	Ivan Knotek
(1936–2020)	13 October
1988	23 June
1989		Communist Party of Slovakia (1939)}}		KSS
[[File:noimage.png	95px]]	Pavel Hrivnák
(1931–1995)	23 June
1989	8 December
1989		Communist Party of Slovakia (1939)}}		KSS
[[File:Milan Čič (jan. 2012) (cropped).jpg	95px]]	Milan Čič
(1932–2012)	8 December
1989	6 March
1990		Communist Party of Slovakia (1939)}}		KSS

Czech and Slovak Federative Republic (1990–1992)

Main article: Czech and Slovak Federative Republic

Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Term of office	Party	Government
Composition	Election	Took office	Left office	Duration
[[File:Milan Čič (jan. 2012) (cropped).jpg	95px]]	Milan Čič
(1932–2012)	6 March
1990	27 June
1990			VPN	Čič
caretaker
[[File:Vladimir Meciar.jpg	95px]]	Vladimír Mečiar
(born 1942)
1st term	27 June
1990	6 May
1991			VPN	Mečiar I
VPN–KDH–DS	1990
[[File:Ján Čarnogurský (2012).jpg	95px]]	Ján Čarnogurský
(born 1944)	6 May
1991	24 June
1992			KDH	Čarnogurský
ODÚ–KDH–DS
[[File:Vladimir Meciar.jpg	95px]]	Vladimír Mečiar
(born 1942)
2nd term	24 June
1992	31 December
1992			HZDS	Mečiar II
HZDS–SNS	1992

Slovak Republic (1993–)

Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Duration	Party	Cabinet	Composition	Election
[[File:Vladimir Meciar.jpg	95px]]	Vladimír Mečiar
(born 1942)	1 January
1993	15 March
1994			HZDS	Mečiar II	HZDS • SNS
[[File:Jozef Moravčík.jpg	95px]]	Jozef Moravčík
(born 1945)	15 March
1994	13 December
1994		Democratic Union of Slovakia}};"		DEÚS	Moravčík	SDĽ • KDH • DEÚS • NDS
[[File:Vladimir Meciar.jpg	95px]]	Vladimír Mečiar
(born 1942)	13 December
1994	30 October
1998			HZDS	Mečiar III	HZDS • SNS • ZRS
[[File:Mikulas Dzurinda.jpg	95px]]	Mikuláš Dzurinda
(born 1956)	30 October
1998	4 July
2006		Slovak Democratic Coalition}};"		SDK	Dzurinda I	SDK • SDĽ • SMK • SOP
Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party}};"		SDKÚ	Dzurinda II	SDKÚ • SMK • KDH • ANO
(2002–2006)	2002
SDKÚ • SMK • ANO
(2006)
[[File:Valdis Dombrovskis tiekas ar Slovākijas premjeru Robertu Fico (8053988819) (cropped).jpg	95px]]	Robert Fico
(born 1964)	4 July
2006	8 July
2010		Direction – Slovak Social Democracy}};"		Smer	Fico I	Smer • SNS • ĽS–HZDS
[[File:Prime Minister Iveta Radičová (cropped).jpg	95px]]	Iveta Radičová
(born 1956)	8 July
2010	4 April
2012		Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party}};"		SDKÚ–DS	Radičová	SDKÚ–DS • SaS • KDH • Most–Híd
[[File:Robert Fico, official portrait (2016, cropped).jpg	124x124px]]	Robert Fico
(born 1964)	4 April
2012	22 March
2018		Direction – Slovak Social Democracy}};"		Smer	Fico II	Smer
Fico III	Smer • SNS • Most–Híd • Network
(2016)	2016
Smer • SNS • Most–Híd
(2016–2018)
[[File:Peter Pellegrini 555x763.jpg	124x124px]]	Peter Pellegrini
(born 1975)	22 March
2018	21 March
2020	2 years	Smer	Pellegrini	Smer • SNS • Most–Híd
[[File:Igor Matovič after an interview (2020).jpg	95px]]	Igor Matovič
(born 1973)	21 March
2020	1 April
2021		Ordinary People and Independent Personalities}};"		OĽaNO–NOVA–KÚ–ZZ	Matovič	OĽaNO–NOVA–KÚ–ZZ • We Are Family • SaS • For the People
[[File:Eduard Heger 817x1119.jpg	123x123px]]	Eduard Heger
(born 1976)	1 April
2021	15 May
2023		Ordinary People and Independent Personalities}};"		OĽaNO–NOVA–KÚ–ZZ	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)
[[File:Ludovit Odor 753x1039.png	124x124px]]	Ľudovít Ódor
(born 1976)	15 May
2023	25 October
2023		Independent politician}};"		Independent	Ódor	Technocratic caretaker cabinet
[[File:Robert Fico, Nov 2023.jpg	124x124px]]	Robert Fico
(born 1964)	25 October
2023	Incumbent		Direction – Slovak Social Democracy}};"		Smer	Fico IV	Smer • Hlas • SNS

Timeline

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Notes

References

"[https://spravy.rtvs.sk/2024/03/prezident-ma-z-ustavnych-cinitelov-najvyssi-plat-takto-sa-vypocita/]." Radio and Television of Slovakia. Retrieved on April 7, 2024. "Prezident má z ústavných činiteľov najvyšší plat."

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