Prime Minister of Slovakia

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Chairman of the Government of the Slovak Republic
Predseda vlády Slovenskej republiky
Incumbent
Robert Fico
since 25 October 2023
Member ofEuropean Council
ResidenceEpiscopal Summer Palace
AppointerPresident of the Republic
Term lengthDepending on the support of the National Council
Formation1 January 1993
First holderVladimír Mečiar
Salaryc. 132,000 annually[1]
(2024)
Websitevlada.gov.sk

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 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 Prime Minister of Slovakia.

History[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Czechoslovak Republic[edit]

Autonomous Land of Slovakia (1938–1939)[edit]

Slovak Republic (1939–1945)[edit]

Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1969–1990)[edit]

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)[edit]

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
VPNKDHDS
1990
Ján Čarnogurský
(born 1944)
6 May
1991
24 June
1992
1 year and 49 days KDH Čarnogurský
ODÚKDHDS
Vladimír Mečiar
(born 1942)
2nd term
24 June
1992
31 December
1992
190 days HZDS Mečiar II
HZDSSNS
1992

Slovak Republic (1993–present)[edit]

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Party Cabinet Composition Election
Took office Left office Duration
Vladimír Mečiar
(born 1942)
1 January
1993
15 March
1994
1 year, 73 days HZDS Mečiar II HZDS • SNS 1992
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
16 October
2002
4 July
2006
SDKÚ Dzurinda II SDKÚ • SMK • KDH • ANO
(2002–2006)
2002
SDKÚ • SMK • ANO
(2006)
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
Smer • SNS • Bridge
(2016–2018)
Peter Pellegrini
(born 1975)
22 March
2018
21 March
2020
1 year, 365 days Smer Pellegrini Smer • SNS • Bridge
Igor Matovič
(born 1973)
21 March
2020
1 April
2021
1 year, 11 days OĽaNO Matovič OĽaNO • We Are Family • SaS • For the People 2020
Eduard Heger
(born 1976)
1 April
2021
15 May
2023
2 years, 44 days OĽaNO[b] Heger OĽaNO • We Are Family • SaS • For the People
(2021–2022)
OĽaNO • 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 206 days Smer Fico IV Smer • Hlas • SNS 2023

Timeline[edit]

Ľudovít ÓdorEduard HegerIgor MatovičPeter PellegriniIveta RadičováRobert FicoMikuláš DzurindaJozef MoravčíkJán ČarnogurskýVladimír MečiarMilan ČičPavel HrivnákIvan KnotekPeter ColotkaŠtefan Sádovský

Statistics[edit]

Slovak Republic (1993–present)[edit]

Prime Minister Date of birth Age at inauguration
(first term)
Time in office
(total)
Age at retirement
(last term)
Date of death Longevity
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 29,88281 years, 297 days
Moravčík, JozefJozef Moravčík 1945031919 March 1945(19 March 1945) 49 36148 years, 361 days 00 273273 days 50 26949 years, 269 days Living 28,91579 years, 60 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 24,94168 years, 104 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 24,63467 years, 163 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 17,75748 years, 225 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 18,63551 years, 7 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 17,54748 years, 15 days
Ódor, ĽudovítĽudovít Ódor 197607022 July 1976(2 July 1976) 46 31746 years, 317 days 00 163163 days 47 11547 years, 115 days Living 17,48747 years, 321 days
Fico, RobertRobert Fico 1964091515 September 1964(15 September 1964) 41 29241 years, 292 days 07 24810 years, 197 days 00 000 Incumbent Living 21,79559 years, 246 days

Notes[edit]

  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 (OĽaNO) party to take over the extra-parliamentary Blue Coalition party, subsequently rebranded as Democrats.

References[edit]

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

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