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
AppointerPresident of the Republic
Term lengthDepending on the support of the National Council
Formation1 January 1993
First holderVladimír Mečiar
Salaryc. 77,892 € annually
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 creation of the office 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

The office of 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, there have been nine persons to hold the office. Since 25 October 2023, the Prime Minister of Slovakia has been Robert Fico.

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. As soon as the prime minister loses the confidence, the president is obliged to 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 office in state, 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 advice of the prime minister.

Designated Prime Minister of Slovakia

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 support of the majority of deputies in the National Council.

List of Prime Ministers of Slovakia

Czechoslovak Republic

Autonomous Land of Slovakia (1938–1939)

Slovak Republic (1939–1945)

Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1969–1990)

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)

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)

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[lower-alpha 1] 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[lower-alpha 2] 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 79 days Smer Fico IV Smer • Hlas • SNS 2023

Timeline

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

Statistics

Slovak Republic (1993–present)

Prime Minister Date of birth Age at inauguration
(first term)		 Time in office
(total)		 Age at retirement
(last term)		 Date of death Longevity
Vladimír Mečiar 26 July 1942 50 years, 159 days 5 years, 29 days 56 years, 96 days Living 81 years, 170 days
Jozef Moravčík 19 March 1945 48 years, 361 days 273 days 49 years, 269 days Living 78 years, 299 days
Mikuláš Dzurinda 4 February 1956 42 years, 268 days 7 years, 247 days 50 years, 150 days Living 67 years, 342 days
Iveta Radičová 7 December 1956 53 years, 213 days 1 year, 271 days 55 years, 119 days Living 67 years, 36 days
Peter Pellegrini 6 October 1975 42 years, 167 days 1 year, 365 days 44 years, 167 days Living 48 years, 98 days
Igor Matovič 11 May 1973 46 years, 315 days 1 year, 11 days 47 years, 325 days Living 50 years, 246 days
Eduard Heger 3 May 1976 44 years, 333 days 2 years, 44 days 47 years, 12 days Living 47 years, 254 days
Ľudovít Ódor 2 July 1976 46 years, 317 days 163 days 47 years, 115 days Living 47 years, 194 days
Robert Fico 15 September 1964 41 years, 292 days 10 years, 70 days Incumbent Living 59 years, 119 days

Notes

  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.

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