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Quick facts for kids President of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia
Incumbent Janez Janša since 4 June 2026
Government of Slovenia Office of the Prime Minister
Style	Mr Prime Minister (formal) President of the Government (Slovene: Gospod predsednik vlade) Mr President (informal) (Slovene: Gospod predsednik) His Excellency (diplomatic) (Slovene: Njegova ekscelenca)
Member of	Government of Slovenia European Council (EU) Euro summit (EU) National Security Council North Atlantic Council (NATO)
Reports to	National Assembly
Residence	None
Seat	Gregorčičeva 25 1000 Ljubljana Vladna palača
Nominator	President
Appointer	National Assembly
Term length	No term limit
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Slovenia
Inaugural holder	Lojze Peterle
Formation	16 May 1990; 36 years ago (1990-05-16) (de facto) 23 December 1991; 34 years ago (1991-12-23) (de jure)
Salary	€8,900.43 monthly
Website	www.vlada.si/predsednik_vlade

The Prime Minister of Slovenia is the main leader of the government in Slovenia. Their official title is the President of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia. This important role is like being the chief manager of the country.

Slovenia became a parliamentary democracy in 1989. Since then, ten different people have served as Prime Minister.

The President of Slovenia suggests a person for Prime Minister. This happens after talking with leaders from all the political parties in the National Assembly. The National Assembly is like Slovenia's parliament. The person suggested then needs to be chosen by a simple majority of votes in the National Assembly. This means more than half of the members must vote for them.

If no one gets enough votes, they try again. If it still doesn't work, the President might call for new elections. Usually, the person chosen as Prime Minister is the leader of the biggest political party. Or they might be the leader of a main party in a group of parties working together.

The National Assembly can remove a Prime Minister. But they can only do this if they also agree on a new person to take over. This is called a constructive vote of no confidence. The Prime Minister also leads the National Security Council, which helps keep the country safe.

How the Prime Minister is Chosen
Prime Ministers of the Republic of Slovenia
What is a Deputy Prime Minister?
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How the Prime Minister is Chosen

The National Assembly of Slovenia chooses the Prime Minister. This process has a few steps.

First Vote for Prime Minister

After a national election, the new National Assembly meets. The President of Slovenia talks with leaders from all the political groups. The President tries to find someone who can get more than half of the votes (46 votes) in the National Assembly.

Then, the President suggests this person as a candidate for Prime Minister. The National Assembly then votes on this candidate. Before the vote, the candidate shares their plans for the government. If they get enough votes, they become the Prime Minister.

Second Vote if Needed

If the first vote doesn't result in a Prime Minister, a second vote happens. The President can suggest the same person again, or a new one. Political groups in the National Assembly can also suggest candidates.

The National Assembly votes again. The person who gets more than half of the votes becomes Prime Minister. If this round also fails, the President usually calls for new elections. However, the National Assembly can choose to have a third vote.

Third Vote (Last Chance)

In the third round, the Prime Minister is elected by a simple majority of the members present. This means the candidate with the most votes wins. If a Prime Minister is chosen, they start forming a new government. If not, the President must dissolve the National Assembly and new elections take place.

Taking the Oath

After being elected, the Prime Minister takes an important promise called an oath. They promise to follow the country's laws and work for the good of Slovenia. All the ministers in the government also take this same oath.

Prime Ministers of the Republic of Slovenia

Legend:

Social democrats (1); SD

Social liberals (6); LDS PS ZaAB SMC LMŠ GS

Christian democrats (2); SKD SLS NSi

National conservatives (1); SDS

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Government coalition		National Assembly	President (term)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Duration	Political party	Government coalition		National Assembly	President (term)
1		Lojze Peterle (born 1948)	16 May 1990	14 May 1992	1 year, 364 days	SKD	I	SKD–SDZ–SLS–SDSS–ZS	Constituent (1990)		M. Kučan (1990–2002)
2		Janez Drnovšek (1950–2008)	14 May 1992	25 January 1993	8 years, 24 days	LDS	II	LDS–DS–SDS–SSS–ZS–ZLSD	Constituent (1990)
			25 January 1993	27 February 1997			III	LDS–SKD–SDS (1993–1994)–ZLSD (1993–1996)	1 (1992)
			27 February 1997	7 June 2000			IV	LDS–SLS–DeSUS	2 (1996)
3		Andrej Bajuk (1943–2011)	7 June 2000	30 November 2000	176 days	SLS (Jun–Aug 2000) NSi (Aug–Nov 2000)	V	SLS–SKD–SDS	2 (1996)
(2)		Janez Drnovšek (1950–2008)	30 November 2000	19 December 2002	2 years, 19 days	LDS	VI	LDS–SLS–DeSUS–ZLSD	3 (2000)
4		Anton Rop (born 1960)	19 December 2002	3 December 2004	1 year, 350 days	LDS	VII	LDS–SLS–DeSUS–ZLSD	3 (2000)		J. Drnovšek (2002–2007)
5		Janez Janša (born 1958)	3 December 2004	21 November 2008	3 years, 354 days	SDS	VIII	SDS–NSi–SLS–DeSUS	4 (2004)		J. Drnovšek (2002–2007)
6		Borut Pahor (born 1963)	21 November 2008	10 February 2012	3 years, 81 days	SD	IX	SD–DeSUS (2008–2011)–LDS–Zares (2008–2011)	5 (2008)		Danilo Türk (2007–2012)
(5)		Janez Janša (born 1958)	10 February 2012	20 March 2013	1 year, 38 days	SDS	X	SDS–NSi–SLS–DeSUS–DL	6 (2011)		Danilo Türk (2007–2012)
7		Alenka Bratušek (born 1970)	20 March 2013	18 September 2014	1 year, 182 days	PS (2013–2014) ZaAB (May–Sep 2014)	XI	PS–DeSUS–DL–SD–ZaAB (2014)	6 (2011)		B. Pahor (2012–2022)
8		Miro Cerar (born 1963)	18 September 2014	13 September 2018	3 years, 360 days	SMC	XII	SMC–SD–DeSUS	7 (2014)
9		Marjan Šarec (born 1977)	13 September 2018	13 March 2020	1 year, 182 days	LMŠ	XIII	LMŠ–SD–SMC–SAB–DeSUS, with Levica support	8 (2018)
(5)		Janez Janša (born 1958)	13 March 2020	1 June 2022	2 years, 80 days	SDS	XIV	SDS–SMC–DeSUS (2020–2021)–NSi, with SNS support	8 (2018)
10		Robert Golob (born 1967)	1 June 2022	4 June 2026	4 years, 3 days	GS	XV	GS (LMŠ–SAB, 2022)–SD–Levica	9 (2022)
10		Robert Golob (born 1967)	1 June 2022	4 June 2026	4 years, 3 days	GS	XV	GS (LMŠ–SAB, 2022)–SD–Levica	9 (2022)		Nataša Pirc Musar (since 2022)
(5)		Janez Janša (born 1958)	4 June 2026	Incumbent	13 days	SDS	XVI	SDS–NSi–Demokrati.–SLS–FOKUS, with Resni.ca support	10 (2026)

What is a Deputy Prime Minister?

Sometimes, a government has a Deputy Prime Minister. This is not an official job title with extra powers. Instead, it's a special title given to some ministers in the government. These ministers are often leaders of other political parties that are working together with the Prime Minister's party. They still have their regular jobs as ministers, but the "Deputy Prime Minister" title shows their important role in the government team. There can be more than one Deputy Prime Minister at a time.