Prime Minister of Slovenia
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There have been six Prime Minister
s of Slovenia
since that country gained its independence in the breakup of Yugoslavia
. Unlike the President of Slovenia
, who is directly elected, the Prime Minister is appointed by the National Assembly
, and must control a majority there in order to govern.
Socialist Republic of Slovenia
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
s of Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
since that country gained its independence in the breakup 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,...
. Unlike the President of Slovenia
President of Slovenia
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....
, who is directly elected, the Prime Minister is appointed by the National Assembly
National Assembly (Slovenia)
The National Assembly is the general representative body of the Slovenian nation. According to the Constitution of Slovenia and the Constitutional Court of Slovenia, it is the major part of the distinctively incompletely bicameral legislative branch of the Republic of Slovenia. It is unicameral...
, and must control a majority there in order to govern.
Socialist Republic of SloveniaSocialist Republic of SloveniaThe 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 |
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| Prime Ministers 1945 - 1953 |
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| 1 | Boris Kidrič Boris Kidric Boris Kidrič was a leading Slovenian Communist who was, jointly with Edvard Kardelj, one of the chief organizers of the Partisan struggle in Slovenia from 1941 to 1945.... |
1912–1953 | 5 May 1945 | June 1946 | Communist Party of Slovenia |
| 2 | Miha Marinko | 1900–1983 | June 1946 | 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 Executive Council 1953 - 1991 |
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| 3 | Miha Marinko | 1900–1983 | 1953 | 15 December 1953 | 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... |
| 4 | Boris Kraigher | 1914–1967 | 15 December 1953 | 25 June 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... |
| 5 | Viktor Avbelj | 1914–1993 | 25 June 1962 | 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... |
| 6 | Janko Smole | 1921–2010 | 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... |
| 7 | Stane Kavčič | 1919–1987 | 1967 | 27 November 1972 | 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... |
| 8 | Andrej Marinc | 1930– | 27 November 1972 | April 1978 | 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... |
| 9 | Anton Vratuša Anton Vratuša Anton Vratuša is a former politician and diplomat, who was Prime Minister of Slovenia and Yugoslavia's ambassador to the United Nations.... |
1915– | April 1978 | July 1980 | 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... |
| 10 | Janez Zemljarič | 1928– | July 1980 | 23 May 1984 | 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... |
| 11 | Dušan Šinigoj | 1933– | 23 May 1984 | 16 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) |
Republic of Slovenia
| # | Name | Born-Died | Took Office | Left Office | Political Affiliation |
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| Prime Ministers 1991 onwards |
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| 1 | Lojze Peterle Lojze Peterle Alojz "Lojze" Peterle is a Slovenian politician. He was the leader of the Slovene Christian Democrats from the founding of the party in 1990 until it merged with the Slovenian People's Party in 2000. Between 1990 and 1992, he was the president of the first freely elected Slovenian government, and... |
1948– | 16 May 1990 | 14 May 1992 | Christian Democrats Slovene Christian Democrats The Slovene Christian Democrats was a Christian Democrat political party in Slovenia between 1989 and 2000.It was founded as the Slovene Christian Social Movement in March of 1989. Its first president was Peter Kovačič Peršin... (Democratic Opposition of Slovenia Democratic Opposition of Slovenia Democratic Opposition of Slovenia, also known as the DEMOS coalition was a coalition of democratic political parties, created by an agreement between the Slovenian Democratic Union, the Social Democrat Alliance of Slovenia, the Slovene Christian Democrats, the Farmers' Alliance and the Greens of... ) |
| 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... , 1st time |
1950–2008 | 14 May 1992 | 3 May 2000 | 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... |
| 3 | Andrej Bajuk Andrej Bajuk Andrej Bajuk, also known in Spanish as Andrés Bajuk was a Slovene politician and economist. He served shortly as Prime Minister of Slovenia in the year 2000, and Minister of Economy in the centre right government of Janez Janša between 2004 and 2008... |
1943–2011 | 3 May 2000 | 4 August 2000 | Slovenian People's Party Slovenian People's Party The Slovenian People's Party is a rural-based conservative political party in Slovenia. Formed in 1988 under the name of Slovenian Peasant Union as the first non-Communist political organization in Yugoslavia, it merged with the Slovene Christian Democrats to form the present-day party in 2000... (SLS+SKD) |
| Andrej Bajuk Andrej Bajuk Andrej Bajuk, also known in Spanish as Andrés Bajuk was a Slovene politician and economist. He served shortly as Prime Minister of Slovenia in the year 2000, and Minister of Economy in the centre right government of Janez Janša between 2004 and 2008... , continued |
1943–2011 | 4 August 2000 | 17 November 2000 | New Slovenia - Christian People's Party New Slovenia The New Slovenia – Christian People's Party or simply New Slovenia, NSi is a Christian democratic political party in Slovenia... |
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| 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... , 2nd time |
1950–2008 | 17 November 2000 | 11 December 2002 | 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... |
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| 4 | Anton Rop Anton Rop Anton Rop is a Slovenian politician. He is currently a member of the National Assembly of Slovenia. He was the fourth Prime Minister of Slovenia, from 2002 to 2004. Until 2005 he was also the president of the Liberal Democratic Party , the legal successor of the Slovenian Association of Socialist... |
1960– | 11 December 2002 | 9 November 2004 | 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... |
| 5 | Janez Janša Janez Janša Janez Janša is a Slovenian politician who was Prime Minister of Slovenia from November 2004 to November 2008. He has also been President of the Slovenian Democratic Party since 1993... |
1958– | 9 November 2004 | 21 November 2008 | Slovenian Democratic Party Slovenian Democratic Party The Slovenian Democratic Party , known until 2003 as the Social Democratic Party of Slovenia is a Slovenian centre-right liberal conservative and Christian democratic party... |
| 6 | Borut Pahor Borut Pahor Borut Pahor is a Slovenian politician who has been Prime Minister of Slovenia since 2008. A longtime president of the Social Democrats party, Pahor served several terms as a member of the National Assembly and was its chairman from 2000 to 2004. In 2004, Pahor was elected as member of the European... |
1963– | 21 November 2008 | Incumbent | Social Democrats 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:... |
See also
- President of SloveniaPresident of SloveniaThe 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....