The function of President of the Republic of Slovenia was established on 23 December 1991, when the National Assembly of Slovenia passed a new constitution as a result of independence from Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...

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Although entrusted with limited power by the Constitution

Constitution of Slovenia

The Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia was adopted by the Slovenian National Assembly on December 23, 1991. The document is divided into ten chapters:# General Provisions# Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms# Economic and Social Relations...

, in practice the position is mostly ceremonial. Among other things the President

President

A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...

 is also the Commander-in-Chief

Commander-in-Chief

A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...

 of the Slovenian Armed Forces. The official residence

Official residence

An official residence is the residence at which heads of state, heads of government, gubernatorial or other senior figures officially reside...

 and office of the President is the Presidential Palace

Presidential Palace, Ljubljana

The Presidential Palace is the official residence and office of the President of Slovenia, located in Ljubljana, Slovenia.The palace was constructed from 1886 as the headquarters of local administration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. After World War II, the building housed the constitutional court...

 in Ljubljana

Ljubljana

Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...

. The President of Slovenia is directly elected by universal adult suffrage once every five years. Any Slovenian citizen can run for President, but can hold only two consecutive terms in office.

Socialist Republic of Slovenia

Socialist Republic of Slovenia

The Socialist Republic of Slovenia was a socialist state that was a constituent country of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1943 until 1990...

Name	Born-Died	Term start	Term end	Political Party
Chairman of the Liberation Front of the Slovenian People Liberation Front of the Slovenian People On 26 April 1941 in Ljubljana the Anti-Imperialist Front was established. It was to promote "an international massive movement" to "liberate the Slovenian nation" whose "hope and example was the Soviet Union"... 1943 - 1944
Josip Vidmar Josip Vidmar Josip Vidmar was a prominent Slovenian literary critic and essayist. Vidmar is remembered because of his role in the Slovenian resistance during World War II, and for his influence in the cultural policies of the Titoist regime in Slovenia from the mid 1950s to the mid 1970s.He was born in...	1895–1992	3 October 1943	19 February 1944	Communist Party of Slovenia
President of Presidium of the Slovenian People's Liberation Council (SNOS SNOS The Slovenian National Liberation Committee was formed as the highest governing organ of anti-fascist movement in Slovenia during World War II... ) 1944 - 1945
Josip Vidmar Josip Vidmar Josip Vidmar was a prominent Slovenian literary critic and essayist. Vidmar is remembered because of his role in the Slovenian resistance during World War II, and for his influence in the cultural policies of the Titoist regime in Slovenia from the mid 1950s to the mid 1970s.He was born in...	1895–1992	19 February 1944	1945	Communist Party of Slovenia
President of the Presidium of the People's Assembly 1945 - 1953
Josip Vidmar Josip Vidmar Josip Vidmar was a prominent Slovenian literary critic and essayist. Vidmar is remembered because of his role in the Slovenian resistance during World War II, and for his influence in the cultural policies of the Titoist regime in Slovenia from the mid 1950s to the mid 1970s.He was born in...	1895–1992	1945	March 1953	Communist Party of Slovenia (until 1952), League of Communists of Slovenia League of Communists of Slovenia The League of Communists of Slovenia was the Slovenian branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, the sole legal party of Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1989...  (from 1952)
Presidents of the People's Assembly 1953 - 1974
Miha Marinko	1900–1983	December 1953	1962	League of Communists of Slovenia League of Communists of Slovenia The League of Communists of Slovenia was the Slovenian branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, the sole legal party of Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1989...
Vida Tomšič	1913–1998	1962	1963	League of Communists of Slovenia League of Communists of Slovenia The League of Communists of Slovenia was the Slovenian branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, the sole legal party of Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1989...
Viktor Avbelj	1914–1993	1963	1965	League of Communists of Slovenia League of Communists of Slovenia The League of Communists of Slovenia was the Slovenian branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, the sole legal party of Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1989...
Ivan Maček	1908–1993	1965	1967	League of Communists of Slovenia League of Communists of Slovenia The League of Communists of Slovenia was the Slovenian branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, the sole legal party of Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1989...
Sergej Kraigher Sergej Kraigher Sergej Kraigher was a Yugoslav Communist politician from Slovenia who served as the President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia from 1981 to 1982.Kraigher was born in Postojna, Austria-Hungary...	1914–2001	1967	1973	League of Communists of Slovenia League of Communists of Slovenia The League of Communists of Slovenia was the Slovenian branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, the sole legal party of Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1989...
Tone Kropušek	1928–	1973	1974	League of Communists of Slovenia League of Communists of Slovenia The League of Communists of Slovenia was the Slovenian branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, the sole legal party of Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1989...
Marjan Brecelj	1910–1989	1974	1974	League of Communists of Slovenia League of Communists of Slovenia The League of Communists of Slovenia was the Slovenian branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, the sole legal party of Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1989...
Presidents of the Presidency 1974 - 1991
Sergej Kraigher Sergej Kraigher Sergej Kraigher was a Yugoslav Communist politician from Slovenia who served as the President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia from 1981 to 1982.Kraigher was born in Postojna, Austria-Hungary...	1914–2001	May 1974	May 1979	League of Communists of Slovenia League of Communists of Slovenia The League of Communists of Slovenia was the Slovenian branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, the sole legal party of Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1989...
Viktor Avbelj	1914–1993	May 1979	7 May 1982	League of Communists of Slovenia League of Communists of Slovenia The League of Communists of Slovenia was the Slovenian branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, the sole legal party of Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1989...
France Popit	1921–	7 May 1982	May 1988	League of Communists of Slovenia League of Communists of Slovenia The League of Communists of Slovenia was the Slovenian branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, the sole legal party of Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1989...
Janez Stanovnik Janez Stanovnik Janez Stanovnik is a Slovenian economist, politician, and former partisan. He served as the last President of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia between 1988 and 1990...	1922–	May 1988	10 May 1990	League of Communists of Slovenia League of Communists of Slovenia The League of Communists of Slovenia was the Slovenian branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, the sole legal party of Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1989...  (until 1989), Party of Democratic Renewal Social Democrats (Slovenia) The Social Democrats is a centre-left political party in Slovenia, currently led by Borut Pahor. From 1993 until 2005, the party was known as the United List of Social Democrats .-Origins:...  (from 1989)
Milan Kučan Milan Kucan Milan Kučan is a Slovenian politician and statesman. He was the first President of Slovenia.-Early life and political beginnings:...	1941–	10 May 1990	23 December 1991	Non-party

Republic of Slovenia

#	Name	Born-Died	Took Office	Left Office	Political Affiliation
Presidents 1991 onwards
1	Milan Kučan Milan Kucan Milan Kučan is a Slovenian politician and statesman. He was the first President of Slovenia.-Early life and political beginnings:...	1941–	23 December 1991	22 December 2002	Non-party
2	Janez Drnovšek Janez Drnovšek Janez Drnovšek was a Slovenian liberal politician, President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia , Prime Minister of Slovenia and President of Slovenia . He was born in Celje, Slovenia, then the Socialist Republic of Slovenia...	1950–2008	22 December 2002	23 December 2007	Liberal Democracy of Slovenia Liberal Democracy of Slovenia Liberal Democracy of Slovenia is a liberal political party in Slovenia. It is led by Katarina Kresal and is a member of the Liberal International and the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party...  (until 2006) Movement for Justice and Development Movement for Justice and Development The Movement for Justice and Development is a Slovenian voluntary association founded in 2006 by the then president of Slovenia, Janez Drnovšek....  (since 2006)
3	Danilo Türk Danilo Türk - Early life :Türk was born in a lower middle class family in Maribor, Slovenia . His father died when he was a child. He attended the prestigious II. Gymnasium High school in Maribor. In 1971 he enrolled to the University of Ljubljana where he studied law...	1952–	23 December 2007	Incumbent	Non-party/Social Democrats/Zares Zares Zares – Social Liberals is a social-liberal political party in Slovenia. Its president is Gregor Golobič, former Secretary General of the Liberal Democracy of Slovenia and former close advisor to the late Janez Drnovšek, who had previously abandoned active political involvement due to...

External links

• Official site of the President of the Republic of Slovenia