Prime Minister of Slovakia

Head of government of Slovakia

Chairman of the Government of the Slovak Republic

Predseda vlády Slovenskej republiky

Coat of arms of the Slovak Republic

Incumbent
Robert Fico

since 25 October 2023

Member of| European Council
Residence| Episcopal Summer Palace,
Old Town, Bratislava
Appointer| President of the Slovak Republic
Term length| Four years
renewable
Formation| 1 January 1993
First holder| Vladimír Mečiar
Salary| c. 132,000 € per annum[1]
(2024)
Website| vlada.gov.sk

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The prime minister of Slovakia, officially the chairman of the government of the Slovak Republic (Slovak: Predseda vlády Slovenskej republiky), commonly referred to in Slovakia as Predseda vlády or informally as Premiér, is the head of the government of the Slovak Republic. Officially, the officeholder is the third-highest constitutional official in Slovakia after the president of the Republic (appointer) and chairman of the National Council; in practice, the appointee is the country's leading political figure.

Since the office was created in 1969, fifteen different people have served as head of government. Since 1993, when Slovakia gained independence, nine people have occupied the function. On 25 October 2023, Robert Fico became the prime minister of Slovakia.

## History

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The office of the prime minister of Slovakia was established in 1969 by the Constitutional Act on the Czechoslovak Federation. A similar office had existed from 1918 when various officials were presiding over executive bodies governing the Slovak part of Czechoslovakia or the Slovak State respectively. Since 1993, when the independent Slovak Republic was established, nine persons have held the office.

Since 25 October 2023, the prime minister of Slovakia has been Robert Fico. Fico is the longest serving prime minister, if the years are counted cumulatively, with 11 years in total as of 2025.

## Powers and role

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Since Slovakia is a parliamentary republic, the prime minister is accountable to the National Council. The Slovak Constitution provides that upon the accession to the office, each prime minister must gain and thereafter maintain the confidence of the Parliament. When the prime minister loses confidence, the president must dismiss him and designate a new prime minister or entrust the dismissed prime minister to act as a caretaker with limited powers.

The prime minister is the most powerful state office since he commands and presides over the government. Although it is not the prime minister but the president who appoints ministers in Cabinet, the president appoints ministers on the prime minister's advice.

## Designated Prime Minister of Slovakia

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Designated Prime Minister of Slovakia (Slovak: designovaný predseda vlády) is an unofficial title for a person who has been entrusted by the president of the Slovak Republic with forming a new government and replacing the outgoing prime minister. This title, as well as the authorization of the president to entrust the designated prime minister, is not set by an act but is a legal or, more precisely, constitutional tradition. According to this tradition, the president designates a person who has the support of the majority of deputies in the National Council.

## List of prime ministers of Slovakia

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### Czechoslovak Republic

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#### Autonomous Land of Slovakia (1938–1939)

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Main article: Autonomous Land of Slovakia

Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Term of office  | Party

|
|
|

Took office | Left office | Duration
| Jozef Tiso
(1887–1947) | 7 October
1938  | 9 March
1939  | 217 days  |  | HSĽS-SSNJ

### (First) Slovak Republic (1939–1945)

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Main article: Slovak Republic (1939–1945)

Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Term of office  | Party

|
|
|

Took office | Left office | Duration
| Jozef Tiso
(1887–1947) | 14 March
1939  | 17 October
1939  | 217 days  |  | HSĽS-SSNJ
| Vojtech Tuka
(1880–1946) | 27 October
1939  | 5 September
1944  | 4 years and 314 days  |  | HSĽS-SSNJ
| Štefan Tiso
(1897–1959) | 5 September
1944  | 4 April
1945  | 211 days  |  | HSĽS-SSNJ

### Czechoslovak Socialist Republic

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#### Slovak Socialist Republic (1969–1990)

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Main article: Slovak Socialist Republic

Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Term of office  | Party

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|
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Took office | Left office | Duration
| Štefan Sádovský
(1928–1984) | 1 January
1969  | 5 May
1969  | 124 days  |  | KSS
| Peter Colotka
(1925–2019) | 5 May
1969  | 13 October
1988  | 19 years and 161 days  |  | KSS
| Ivan Knotek
(1936–2020) | 13 October
1988  | 23 June
1989  | 253 days  |  | KSS
| Pavel Hrivnák
(1931–1995) | 23 June
1989  | 8 December
1989  | 168 days  |  | KSS
| Milan Čič
(1932–2012) | 8 December
1989  | 6 March
1990  | 88 days  |  | KSS

### Czech and Slovak Federative Republic (1990–1992)

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Main article: Czech and Slovak Federative Republic

Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Term of office  | Party  | Government
Composition | Election

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|
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Took office | Left office | Duration
| Milan Čič
(1932–2012) | 6 March
1990  | 27 June
1990  | 113 days  |  | VPN | Čič
caretaker |
| Vladimír Mečiar
(born 1942)
1st term | 27 June
1990  | 6 May
1991  | 313 days  |  | VPN | Mečiar I
VPN–KDH–DS | 1990
| Ján Čarnogurský
(born 1944) | 6 May
1991  | 24 June
1992  | 1 year and 49 days  |  | KDH | Čarnogurský
ODÚ–KDH–DS
| Vladimír Mečiar
(born 1942)
2nd term | 24 June
1992  | 31 December
1992  | 190 days  |  | HZDS | Mečiar II
HZDS–SNS | 1992

### Slovak Republic (since 1993)

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Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Took office  | Left office  | Duration  | Party  | Cabinet  | Composition  | Election  | President

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|
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| Vladimír Mečiar
(born 1942) | 1 January
1993  | 15 March
1994  | 1 year, 73 days  |  | HZDS | Mečiar II | HZDS • SNS | 1992 |
Michal Kováč
(1993–1998)
| Jozef Moravčík
(born 1945) | 15 March
1994  | 13 December
1994  | 273 days  |  | DEÚS | Moravčík | SDĽ • KDH • DEÚS • NDS
| Vladimír Mečiar
(born 1942) | 13 December
1994  | 30 October
1998  | 3 years, 321 days  |  | HZDS | Mečiar III | HZDS • SNS • ZRS | 1994
| Mikuláš Dzurinda
(born 1956) | 30 October
1998  | 16 October
2002  | 7 years, 247 days  |  | SDK[a] | Dzurinda I | SDK • SDĽ • SMK • SOP | 1998 |
Rudolf Schuster
(1999–2004)
16 October
2002  | 4 July
2006  |  | SDKÚ | Dzurinda II | SDKÚ • SMK • KDH • ANO
(2002–2006) | 2002
SDKÚ • SMK • ANO
(2006) |
Ivan Gašparovič
(2004–2014)
| Robert Fico
(born 1964) | 4 July
2006  | 8 July
2010  | 4 years, 4 days  |  | Smer | Fico I | Smer • SNS • ĽS–HZDS | 2006
| Iveta Radičová
(born 1956) | 8 July
2010  | 4 April
2012  | 1 year, 271 days  |  | SDKÚ–DS | Radičová | SDKÚ–DS • SaS • KDH • Most–Híd | 2010
| Robert Fico
(born 1964) | 4 April
2012  | 23 March
2016  | 5 years, 352 days  |  | Smer | Fico II | Smer | 2012
23 March
2016  | 22 March
2018  | Fico III | Smer • SNS • Most–Híd • Network
(2016) | 2016 |
Andrej Kiska
(2014–2019)
Smer • SNS • Most–Híd
(2016–2018)
| Peter Pellegrini
(born 1975) | 22 March
2018  | 21 March
2020  | 1 year, 365 days  |  | Smer | Pellegrini | Smer • SNS • Most–Híd

Zuzana Čaputová
(2019–2024)
| Igor Matovič
(born 1973) | 21 March
2020  | 1 April
2021  | 1 year, 11 days  |  | OĽaNO–NOVA–KÚ–ZZ | Matovič | OĽaNO–NOVA–KÚ–ZZ • We Are Family • SaS • For the People | 2020
| Eduard Heger
(born 1976) | 1 April
2021  | 15 May
2023  | 2 years, 44 days  |  | OĽaNO–NOVA–KÚ–ZZ[b] | Heger | OĽaNO–NOVA–KÚ–ZZ • We Are Family • SaS • For the People
(2021–2022)
OĽaNO–NOVA–KÚ–ZZ • We Are Family • For the People
(2022–2023)
| Ľudovít Ódor
(born 1976) | 15 May
2023  | 25 October
2023  | 163 days  |  | Independent | Ódor | Technocratic cabinet
| Robert Fico
(born 1964) | 25 October
2023  | Incumbent  | 1 year, 227 days  |  | Smer | Fico IV | Smer • Hlas • SNS | 2023

Peter Pellegrini

(2024-incumbent)

## Timeline

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### Slovak Republic (1993–present)

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## Statistics

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### Slovak Republic (1993–present)

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Prime Minister  | Date of birth  | Age at inauguration
(first term) | Time in office
(total) | Age at retirement
(last term) | Date of death  | Longevity

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Moravčík, JozefJozef Moravčík | 1945031919 March 1945(19 March 1945) | 49 36148 years, 361 days  | 00 273273 days  | 50 26949 years, 269 days  | Living  | 29,30280 years, 82 days
Mečiar, VladimírVladimír Mečiar | 1942072626 July 1942(26 July 1942) | 50 15950 years, 159 days  | 05 0295 years, 29 days  | 56 09656 years, 96 days  | Living  | 30,26982 years, 318 days
Dzurinda, MikulášMikuláš Dzurinda | 195502044 February 1956(4 February 1956) | 43 26842 years, 268 days  | 07 2477 years, 247 days  | 51 15050 years, 150 days  | Living  | 25,32869 years, 125 days
Radičová, IvetaIveta Radičová | 195612077 December 1956(7 December 1956) | 53 21353 years, 213 days  | 01 2711 year, 271 days  | 55 11955 years, 119 days  | Living  | 25,02168 years, 184 days
Pellegrini, PeterPeter Pellegrini | 197510066 October 1975(6 October 1975) | 42 16742 years, 167 days  | 01 3651 year, 365 days  | 44 16644 years, 167 days  | Living  | 18,14449 years, 246 days
Matovič, IgorIgor Matovič | 1973051111 May 1973(11 May 1973) | 46 31546 years, 315 days  | 01 0111 year, 11 days  | 47 32547 years, 325 days  | Living  | 19,02252 years, 29 days
Heger, EduardEduard Heger | 197605033 May 1976(3 May 1976) | 44 33344 years, 333 days  | 02 0442 years, 44 days  | 47 01247 years, 12 days  | Living  | 17,93449 years, 37 days
Ódor, ĽudovítĽudovít Ódor | 197607022 July 1976(2 July 1976) | 46 31746 years, 317 days  | 00 163163 days  | 47 11547 years, 115 days  | Living  | 17,87448 years, 342 days
Fico, RobertRobert Fico | 1964091515 September 1964(15 September 1964) | 41 29241 years, 292 days  | 07 24811 years, 218 days  | 00 000 Incumbent  | Living  | 22,18260 years, 267 days

## Notes

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1. ^ The Slovak Democratic Coalition (SDK) was an electoral platform—constituted as an instrumental political party—for the 1998 parliamentary election. The party split in 2000, when some members rejoined their original parties, while others, led by Mikuláš Dzurinda, founded the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKÚ).
2. ^ In March 2023, Eduard Heger left the Ordinary People and Independent Personalities–NOVA–Christian Union–Change from Below (OĽaNO–NOVA–KÚ–ZZ) party to take over the extra-parliamentary Blue Coalition party, subsequently rebranded as Democrats.

## References

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1. ^ "[1]." Radio and Television of Slovakia. Retrieved on April 7, 2024. "Prezident má z ústavných činiteľov najvyšší plat."

## See also

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* President of Slovakia
* List of prime ministers of Czechoslovakia
* List of prime ministers of the Slovak Socialist Republic

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