List of Prime Ministers of Slovakia
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The Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic
is the head of the Government and the third highest constitutional official after President and Speaker. He holds the strongest position in the state as Slovakia is an parliamentary republic
. When outgoing Prime Minister resigns President will appoint person who can command a majority in the parliament
a new Prime Minister. Then the new Prime Minister has to gain a vote of confidence. Prime Minister usually resigns when he is not able to gain a vote of confidence or defeated in parliamentary election
s. He cannot be arbitrarily removed by President.
Land President of Slovakia
Second Czechoslovak Republic
Prime Ministers of the Autonomy Government of Slovakia
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Prime Ministers of the Slovak Socialist Republic
Czech and Slovak Federal Republic
(6 March 1990 - 31 December 1992 called "Slovak Republic" within Czechoslovakia
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Prime Ministers of the Slovak Republic
Slovak Republic
From 1 January 1993 after the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
is the head of the Government and the third highest constitutional official after President and Speaker. He holds the strongest position in the state as Slovakia is an parliamentary republic
Parliamentary republic
A parliamentary republic or parliamentary constitutional republic is a type of republic which operates under a parliamentary system of government - meaning a system with no clear-cut separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches. There are a number of variations of...
. When outgoing Prime Minister resigns President will appoint person who can command a majority in the parliament
National Council of the Slovak Republic
The National Council of the Slovak Republic , abbreviated to NR SR, is the national parliament of Slovakia. It is unicameral, and consists of 150 MPs, who are elected by universal suffrage under proportional representation every four years....
a new Prime Minister. Then the new Prime Minister has to gain a vote of confidence. Prime Minister usually resigns when he is not able to gain a vote of confidence or defeated in parliamentary election
Elections in Slovakia
Elections in Slovakia gives information on election and election results in Slovakia.Slovakia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people...
s. He cannot be arbitrarily removed by President.
First Czechoslovak Republic (1918-1938)
Minister plenipotentiary for administration of Slovakia- Vavro Šrobár (4 November 1918 – 14 November 1918)
Land President of Slovakia
- Ján Drobný (1 July 1928 - 1929)
- Jozef Országh (1929–1938)
- Julián Šimko (1938–1939)
Second Czechoslovak RepublicSecond Czechoslovak RepublicThe Second Czechoslovak Republic refers to the second Czechoslovak state that existed from October 1, 1938 to March 14, 1939, thus existing for only 167 days...
(1938-1939)
Prime Ministers of the Autonomy Government of Slovakia- Jozef TisoJozef TisoJozef Tiso was a Slovak Roman Catholic priest, politician of the Slovak People's Party, and Nazi collaborator. Between 1939 and 1945, Tiso was the head of the Slovak State, a satellite state of Nazi Germany...
(7 October 1938 – 9 March 1939) - Jozef Sivák (9 March 1939 – 11 March 1939)
- Karol SidorKarol SidorKarol Sidor was a far right Slovak nationalist politician.A devout Roman Catholic, he was born in Ružomberok and came to politics early as a low-level supporter of Andrej Hlinka. After finishing his education he joined the Slovak People's Party and became one of its leading members on the...
(11 March 1939 – 14 March 1939)
First Slovak Republic (1939–1945)
Prime Ministers of the first Slovak Republic- Jozef TisoJozef TisoJozef Tiso was a Slovak Roman Catholic priest, politician of the Slovak People's Party, and Nazi collaborator. Between 1939 and 1945, Tiso was the head of the Slovak State, a satellite state of Nazi Germany...
(14 March 1939 - 17 October 1939) - Vojtech TukaVojtech TukaVojtech "Béla" Tuka was the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic between 1940 and 1945. Tuka was one the main forces behind the deportation of Slovak Jews to Nazi concentration camps in Poland...
(27 October 1939 - 5 September 1944) - Štefan TisoŠtefan TisoŠtefan Tiso was a lawyer and president of the Supreme Court of the Slovak republic . He was also Prime Minister , Foreign Minister and Minister of Justice of the Slovak Republic 1944–1945...
(5 September 1944 - 4 April 1945)
Third Czechoslovak Republic (1945-1948)
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1948-1989)
(1 January 1969 - 5 March 1990 called "Slovak Socialist Republic" within CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
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Prime Ministers of the Slovak Socialist Republic
Slovak Socialist Republic
From 1969 to 1990, the Slovak Socialist Republic was the official name of that part of Czechoslovakia that is Slovakia today. The name was used from 1 January 1969 until March 1990....
- Štefan Sádovský: 2 January 1969 – 5 May 1969
- Peter Colotka: 5 May 1969 – 12 October 1988
- Ivan Knotek: 13 October 1988 – 22 June 1989
- Pavel Hrivnák: 23 June 1989 – 8 December 1989
Czech and Slovak Federal RepublicCzech and Slovak Federal RepublicCzech and Slovak Federal Republic was the official name of Czechoslovakia from April 1990 until 31 December 1992, when the country was dissolved into the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic.- Adoption of the name :Since 1960, Czechoslovakia's official name had been Czechoslovak Socialist Republic...
(1990-1992)
(6 March 1990 - 31 December 1992 called "Slovak Republic" within CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
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Prime Ministers of the Slovak Republic
- Milan Čič: 10 December 1989 – 27 June 1990 Communist Party of CzechoslovakiaCommunist Party of CzechoslovakiaThe Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, in Czech and in Slovak: Komunistická strana Československa was a Communist and Marxist-Leninist political party in Czechoslovakia that existed between 1921 and 1992....
- Vladimír MečiarVladimír MeciarVladimír Mečiar is a Slovak politician who was Prime Minister of Slovakia from 1990 to 1991, from 1992 to 1994, and from 1994 to 1998. He is the leader of the People's Party - Movement for a Democratic Slovakia...
: 27 June 1990 – 6 May 1991 Public Against ViolencePublic Against ViolenceThe Public Against Violence was a political movement that was established in Bratislava, Slovakia on 20 November 1989. It was the Slovak counterpart of the Czech Civic Forum .... - Ján ČarnogurskýJán CarnogurskýJán Čarnogurský is a former Slovak politician, a former Prime Minister of Slovakia and the former chairman of the Christian Democratic Movement .He is married and has 4 children.- Before 1989 :...
: 6 May 1991 – 24 June 1992 Christian Democratic MovementChristian Democratic MovementThe Christian Democratic Movement is a political party in Slovakia.It is represented in the parliament. It was also member of the government coalition, but it left that coalition on 7 February 2006 due to disputes over an international treaty between Slovakia and the Holy See dealing with the... - Vladimír MečiarVladimír MeciarVladimír Mečiar is a Slovak politician who was Prime Minister of Slovakia from 1990 to 1991, from 1992 to 1994, and from 1994 to 1998. He is the leader of the People's Party - Movement for a Democratic Slovakia...
: 24 June 1992 – 31 December 1992 Movement for a Democratic Slovakia
Slovak RepublicSlovakiaThe Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
(1993- )
From 1 January 1993 after the Dissolution of CzechoslovakiaDissolution of Czechoslovakia
The dissolution of Czechoslovakia, which took effect on 1 January 1993, was an event that saw the self-determined separation of the federal state of Czechoslovakia. The Czech Republic and Slovakia, entities which had arisen in 1969 within the framework of Czechoslovak federalisation, became...
| Nº | Name | Portrait | Elected | Entered office | Left office | Political party |
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| 1 | Vladimír Mečiar Vladimír Meciar Vladimír Mečiar is a Slovak politician who was Prime Minister of Slovakia from 1990 to 1991, from 1992 to 1994, and from 1994 to 1998. He is the leader of the People's Party - Movement for a Democratic Slovakia... |
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1992 Slovak parliamentary election, 1992 The 1992 parliamentary elections in Slovakia took place on 5 and 6 June 1992.These elections were the second elections after the Velvet Revolution. They took place within the Czechoslovak parliamentary election, 1992, i.e... |
1 January 1993 | 16 March 1994 | People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia |
| 2 | Jozef Moravčík Jozef Moravcík Jozef Moravčík is a Slovak diplomat and political figure. He served as the Prime Minister of Slovakia from 16 March 1994 to 13 December 1994, and later as the Mayor of Bratislava.- References :*... |
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— | 16 March 1994 | 13 December 1994 | Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
| 3 | Vladimír Mečiar Vladimír Meciar Vladimír Mečiar is a Slovak politician who was Prime Minister of Slovakia from 1990 to 1991, from 1992 to 1994, and from 1994 to 1998. He is the leader of the People's Party - Movement for a Democratic Slovakia... |
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1994 Slovak parliamentary election, 1994 The 1994 parliamentary elections in Slovakia took place on September 30 and October 1, 1994.It was a premature election that became necessary after the Vladimír Mečiar 1992 government had been recalled in March 1994 by the parliament and a new temporary government under Jozef Moravčík had been... |
13 December 1994 | 29 October 1998 | People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia |
| 4 | Mikuláš Dzurinda Mikuláš Dzurinda Mikuláš Dzurinda is a Slovak politician who was Prime Minister of Slovakia from 30 October 1998 to 4 July 2006. He was a founder and leader of the Slovak Democratic Coalition and the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union... |
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1998 Slovak parliamentary election, 1998 The 1998 parliamentary elections in Slovakia took place on 25 and 26 September 1998. Elections are regarded as a pivotal point in Slovak history after the fall of communism by bringing the government of Vladimír Mečiar to end.- Results :... 2002 Slovak parliamentary election, 2002 The 2002 parliamentary elections in Slovakia took place on September 20 and September 21, 2002.-Results:70,07 % of voters participated in the election. The results are in the following table :... |
30 October 1998 | 4 July 2006 | Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party |
| 5 | Robert Fico Robert Fico Robert Fico served as the Prime Minister of Slovakia from July 4, 2006 to July 8, 2010.He is the leader of the left-wing party Direction – Social Democracy . The party won the parliamentary elections in 2006, receiving approximately 30 percent of the cast votes... |
2006 Slovak parliamentary election, 2006 The 2006 parliamentary elections in Slovakia took place on Saturday June 17, 2006. The voters selected 150 representatives for the National Council of the Slovak Republic. The highest number of seats, 50, was won by left-wing party Direction - Social Democracy led by Robert Fico. In total, six... |
4 July 2006 | 8 July 2010 | Direction – Social Democracy | |
| 6 | Iveta Radičová Iveta Radicová Iveta Radičová is the Prime Minister of Slovakia and a member of the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party. She was sworn into office on 8 July 2010 as the head of a four-party center-right coalition government following the 2010 Slovak parliamentary election, until the fall of... |
2010 Slovak parliamentary election, 2010 A parliamentary election took place in Slovakia on 12 June 2010. The elections were contested by eighteen parties, six of which passed the 5% threshold for sitting in parliament... |
8 July 2010 | Incumbent | Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party | |
See also
- List of rulers of Slovakia
- List of Presidents of Slovakia
- List of Prime Ministers of the Slovak Socialist Republic