Prime Minister of Slovakia
Chairman of the Government of the Slovak Republic
Predseda vlády Slovenskej republiky | |
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Residence | Summer Archbishop's Palace |
Appointer | President |
Term length | The Prime minister's term of office depends on support of the National Council. |
Inaugural holder | Štefan Sádovský |
Formation | 2 January 1969 |
Website | http://www.vlada.gov.sk/ |
The Chairman of the Government of the Slovak Republic (Slovak: Predseda vlády Slovenskej republiky), also known as the Prime Minister (Slovak: Premiér), is the head of the Government of Slovakia. They are the third highest constitutional official in Slovakia after the President of Slovakia and the Speaker of the National Council.
The office itself was created in 1969 and since then there has been 15 prime ministers serving in the office. Since 1993, when independent Slovakia emerged, seven prime ministers (five individuals only) became Prime Ministers.
Former living Prime Ministers
[change | change source]# | 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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1 | Vladimír Mečiar | July 26, 1942 | 49 years, 334 days | 5 years, 221 days | 56 years, 96 days | Living | 82 years, 155 days (Living) |
2 | Jozef Moravčík | March 19, 1945 | 49 years, 361 days | 0 years, 273 days | 50 years, 269 days | Living | 79 years, 284 days (Living) |
3 | Mikuláš Dzurinda | February 4, 1956 | 43 years, 268 days | 7 years, 247 days | 51 years, 150 days | Living | 68 years, 328 days (Living) |
4 | Robert Fico | September 15, 1964 | 41 years, 292 days | 9 years, 356 days | Incumbent | Living | 60 years, 104 days (Living) |
5 | Iveta Radičová | December 7, 1956 | 53 years, 213 days | 1 year, 271 days | 55 years, 119 days | Living | 68 years, 21 days (Living) |
6 | Peter Pellegrini | October 6, 1975 | 42 years, 167 days | 1 year, 365 days | 44 years, 166 days | Living | 49 years, 83 days (Living) |
7 | Igor Matovič | May 11, 1973 | 46 years, 315 days | 1 year, 11 days | 47 years, 325 days | Living | 51 years, 231 days (Living) |
8 | Eduard Heger | May 3, 1976 | 44 years, 333 days | 2 years, 44 days | 47 years, 12 days | Living | 48 years, 239 days (Living) |
9 | Ľudovít Ódor | July 2, 1976 | 46 years, 317 days | 163 days | 47 years, 115 days | Living | 48 years, 179 days |