Prime Minister of Slovenia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids President of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia
Flag of the Prime Minister
Incumbent Robert Golob since 1 June 2022
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; 35 years ago (1990-05-16) (de facto) 23 December 1991; 33 years ago (1991-12-23) (de jure)
Salary	€76,586 annually
Website	www.vlada.si/predsednik_vlade

The prime minister of Slovenia is also known as the president of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia. This person is the main leader of the Government in Slovenia. Since Slovenia became a parliamentary democracy in 1989, nine people have held this important job. Before 1989, there were also leaders of the government, but the title was different.

The president of the republic suggests who should be the prime minister. They talk with different political parties in the National Assembly first. Then, the National Assembly votes. The person needs more than half of the votes to become prime minister. If no one gets enough votes, they vote again. If it still doesn't work, the president might call for new elections. The prime minister also leads the National Security Council.

How Slovenia's Prime Minister Is Elected

The prime minister is chosen by the National Assembly of Slovenia. This process involves several steps to make sure the chosen leader has enough support.

First Vote for Prime Minister

After a parliamentary election, the new National Assembly meets. This usually happens a few weeks after the election. The president of Slovenia talks with the leaders of all the political groups. The goal is to find a person who can get at least 46 votes in the National Assembly. This is called an absolute majority.

• The president suggests a candidate within 30 days of the first meeting.
• The National Assembly votes on this person within 7 days.
• Before the vote, the candidate explains their plans for the government.
• If a prime minister is elected, they start forming a new government.

Second Vote for Prime Minister

If the first vote doesn't elect a prime minister, a second vote happens.

• The president can suggest the same person or a new one within 14 days.
• Other political groups or even 10 members of parliament can also suggest candidates.
• The National Assembly votes again.
• If there are many candidates, they vote on the president's choice first.
• The candidate still needs an absolute majority (46 votes) to win.
• If a prime minister is elected, they begin to form their government.
• If no one is elected again, the president usually calls for new elections. However, the National Assembly can decide to have a third vote within 48 hours.

Third Vote for Prime Minister

In the third round, the rules are a bit different.

• The prime minister can be elected with a simple majority. This means they just need more votes than anyone else, not necessarily 46.
• The vote happens within seven days.
• They first vote on candidates from the first two rounds.
• If no one wins, they vote on new candidates, starting with the president's suggestion.
• If a prime minister is elected, they start forming their government. If not, the president dissolves the National Assembly, and new elections are held.

Taking the Oath of Office

The prime minister officially starts their job after they and their chosen ministers take an oath.

• The prime minister takes their oath right after being elected.
• All ministers take the same oath before the National Assembly.
• The oath promises to follow the country's laws and work for the good of Slovenia.

List of Slovenia's Prime Ministers

This section shows the people who have served as prime minister or in similar top government roles in Slovenia's history.

Leaders Before Slovenia's Independence

These leaders held important government positions before Slovenia became an independent country.

Province within the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941)

Name (Birth–Death)			Term of office		Political party	King of Yugoslavia (reign)
			Took office	Left office
Prime Minister of Slovenes (1918–1919)						Peter I (1918–1921)
		Jožef Pogačnik (1866–1932)	31 October 1918	20 January 1919	Slovene People's Party
Presidents of the Provincial Government (1919–1924)
		Janko Brejc (1869–1934)	20 January 1919	14 December 1920	Slovene People's Party
		Leonid Pitamic (1885–1971)	14 December 1920	19 February 2021	Independent	Alexander I (1921–1934)
		Viljem Baltič (1878–1959)	19 February 2021	9 July 1921	Independent
		Ivan Hribar (1851–1941)	9 July 1921	3 December 1924	Yugoslav Democratic Party
Governors of Drava Banovina (1929–1941)
		Dušan Sernec (1882–1952)	9 October 1929	4 December 1930	Slovene People's Party
		Drago Marušič (1884–1964)	4 December 1930	8 February 1935	Yugoslav National Party
		Dinko Puc (1879–1945)	8 February 1935	10 September 1935	Yugoslav Democratic Party	Peter II (1934–1941)
		Marko Natlačen (1886–1942)	10 September 1935	16 April 1941	Slovene People's Party

Socialist Republic within the SFR Yugoslavia (1945–1990)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political party
Prime Ministers (1945–1953)
1		Boris Kidrič (1912–1953)	5 May 1945	June 1946	Communist Party of Slovenia
2		Miha Marinko (1900–1983)	June 1946	1953	Communist Party of Slovenia renamed in 1952 to League of Communists of Slovenia
	Presidents of the Executive Council (1953–1991)
		Miha Marinko (1900–1983)	1953	15 December 1953	League of Communists of Slovenia
3		Boris Kraigher (1914–1967)	15 December 1953	25 June 1962	League of Communists of Slovenia
4		Viktor Avbelj (1914–1993)	25 June 1962	1965	League of Communists of Slovenia
5		Janko Smole (1921–2010)	1965	1967	League of Communists of Slovenia
6		Stane Kavčič (1919–1987)	1967	8 November 1972	League of Communists of Slovenia
7		Andrej Marinc (born 1930)	27 November 1972	9 May 1978	League of Communists of Slovenia
8		Anton Vratuša (1915–2017)	April 1978	July 1980	League of Communists of Slovenia
9		Janez Zemljarič (1928–2022)	July 1980	23 May 1984	League of Communists of Slovenia
10		Dušan Šinigoj (1933–2024)	23 May 1984	16 May 1990	League of Communists of Slovenia
					Party of Democratic Renewal

Prime Ministers of the Republic of Slovenia

This table lists the prime ministers of Slovenia since the country became independent.

Social democrats (1);       ZLSD / SD     Social liberals (6);       LDS       PS       ZaAB / SAB       SMC       LMŠ       GS Christian democrats (2);       SKD       SLS       NSi     National conservatives (1);       SDSS / SDS
No.		Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Coalition		National Assembly	President (term)
				Took office	Left office	Days
	1		Lojze Peterle (born 1948)	16 May 1990	14 May 1992	729	SKD	•	SKD–SDZ–SLS–SDSS–ZS	C (1990)		M. Kučan (1990–2002)
	2		Janez Drnovšek (1950–2008)	14 May 1992	25 January 1993	2,946	LDS	I	LDS–DS–SDS–SSS–ZS–ZLSD	1 (1992)
				25 January 1993	27 February 1997			II	LDS–SKD–SDS (1993–1994)–ZLSD (1993–1996)
				27 February 1997	7 June 2000			III	LDS–SLS–DeSUS	2 (1996)
	3		Andrej Bajuk (1943–2011)	7 June 2000	4 August 2000	176	SLS	•	SLS–SKD–SDS
				4 August 2000	30 November 2000		NSi
	(2)		Janez Drnovšek (1950–2008)	30 November 2000	19 December 2002	749	LDS	IV	LDS–SLS–DeSUS–ZLSD	3 (2000)
	4		Anton Rop (born 1960)	19 December 2002	3 December 2004	715	LDS	•	LDS–SLS–DeSUS–ZLSD			J. Drnovšek (2002–2007)
	5		Janez Janša (born 1958)	3 December 2004	21 November 2008	1,449	SDS	I	SDS–NSi–SLS–DeSUS	4 (2004)
	6		Borut Pahor (born 1963)	21 November 2008	10 February 2012	1,176	SD	•	SD–DeSUS (2008–2011)–LDS–Zares (2008–2011)	5 (2008)		D. Türk (2007–2012)
	(5)		Janez Janša (born 1958)	10 February 2012	20 March 2013	404	SDS	II	SDS–NSi–SLS–DeSUS–DL	6 (2011)
	7		Alenka Bratušek (born 1970)	20 March 2013	18 September 2014	547	PS	•	PS–DeSUS–DL–SD–ZaAB (2014)			B. Pahor (2012–2022)
							ZaAB
	8		Miro Cerar (born 1963)	18 September 2014	13 September 2018	1,456	SMC	•	SMC–SD–DeSUS	7 (2014)
	9		Marjan Šarec (born 1977)	13 September 2018	3 March 2020	537	LMŠ	•	LMŠ–SD–SMC–SAB–DeSUS, with Levica support	8 (2018)
	(5)		Janez Janša (born 1958)	3 March 2020	25 May 2022	813	SDS	III	SDS–SMC–DeSUS (2020–2021)–NSi, with SNS support
	10		Robert Golob (born 1967)	25 May 2022	Incumbent	1,126	GS	•	GS (LMŠ–SAB, 2022)–SD–Levica	9 (2022)
												N. Pirc Musar (2022–)

Prime Minister Statistics

This table shows interesting facts about the prime ministers, like their age when they started and how long they served.

Timeline of Prime Ministers

This timeline shows when each prime minister served and which political party they belonged to.

Deputy Prime Minister Role

A deputy prime minister is a minister in the government who also gets an unofficial title. This title is usually given to leaders of other parties in the ruling group. A deputy prime minister does not have extra duties just because of this title. They still do the same job as a regular minister. Often, there are several deputy prime ministers in one government.

List of Deputy Prime Ministers

See Also

• Government of Slovenia
• President of Slovenia