The president of Slovenia, officially the president of the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: Predsednik Republike Slovenije), is the head of state of the Republic of Slovenia. The position was established on 23 December 1991 when the National Assembly passed a new constitution after the separation of Slovenia from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
| President of the Republic of Slovenia | |
|---|---|
| Predsednik Republike Slovenije | |
 Flag of the President | |
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| Office of the President of the Republic | |
| Style | Madam President (Slovene: Gospa predsednica) (informal) Her Excellency (Slovene: Njena ekscelenca) (diplomatic) |
| Type | Head of state |
| Member of | National Security Council (upon invitation of the Prime Minister) |
| Reports to | National Assembly |
| Residence | None |
| Seat |
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| Appointer | Popular vote |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Slovenia |
| Inaugural holder | Milan Kučan |
| Formation | 10 May 1990 (de facto) 23 December 1991 (de jure) |
| Deputy | Speaker of the National Assembly (as acting president) |
| Salary | €5,419 monthly[1] |
| Website | Official website |
According to the constitution, the president is the highest representative of the state. In practice, the position is mostly ceremonial.[2] The president can appoint high ranking officials such as the head of the Central Bank of Slovenia, but they have to be confirmed by the parliament.[2] Among other things, the president is also the commander-in-chief of the Slovenian Armed Forces. The office of the president is the Presidential Palace in Ljubljana.
The president is directly elected by universal adult suffrage for a term of five years.[3] Any Slovenian citizen of legal age (18 or more) may run for President, but may only hold office for two terms.[3]
The president has no legally guaranteed immunity and may be impeached.
List of presidents of Slovenia
edit| No. | Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Term of office | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presidents of the People's Assembly 1953–1974 | |||||
| 1 | Ferdo Kozak (1894–1957) |
30 January 1953 | 15 December 1953 | OF | |
| 2 | Miha Marinko (1900–1983) |
15 December 1953 | 9 June 1962 | ZKS | |
| 3 | Vida Tomšič (1913–1998) |
9 June 1962 | 25 June 1963 | ZKS | |
| 5 | Ivan Maček (1908–1993) |
25 June 1963 | 9 May 1967 | ZKS | |
| 6 | Sergej Kraigher (1914–2001) |
9 May 1967 | 1973 | ZKS | |
| 7 | Tone Kropušek (1928–2017) |
1973 | 1974 | ZKS | |
| 8 | Marijan Brecelj (1910–1989) |
1974 | 9 May 1974 | ZKS | |
| Presidents of the Presidency 1974–1991 | |||||
| 9 | Sergej Kraigher (1914–2001) |
9 May 1974 | 23 May 1979 | ZKS | |
| 10 | Viktor Avbelj (1914–1993) |
23 May 1979 | 7 May 1984 | ZKS | |
| 11 | France Popit (1921–2013) |
7 May 1984 | 6 May 1988 | ZKS | |
| 12 | Janez Stanovnik (1922–2020) |
6 May 1988 | 10 May 1990 | ZKS | |
| (12) | SDP | ||||
| 13 | Milan Kučan (born 1941) |
10 May 1990 | 23 December 1991 | SDP | |
Parties; ZLSD / SD LDS Independent
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political Party | Elected | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| Presidents 1991–present | |||||||
| 1 | Milan Kučan (born 1941) | 23 December 1991 | 22 December 2002 | 10 years, 364 days | SD Independent | 1990 1992 1997 | |
| 2 | Janez Drnovšek (1950–2008) | 22 December 2002 | 23 December 2007 | 5 years, 1 day | LDS Independent | 2002 | |
| 3 | Danilo Türk (born 1952) | 23 December 2007 | 22 December 2012 | 4 years, 365 days | Independent | 2007 | |
| 4 | Borut Pahor (born 1963) | 22 December 2012 | 22 December 2022 | 10 years | SD Independent | 2012 2017 | |
| 5 | Nataša Pirc Musar (born 1968) | 23 December 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 330 days | Independent | 2022 | |
Latest election
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Za predsedniški položaj pet tisočakov osnovne bruto plače, nekaterim pravicam sta se Pahor in Pečarjeva odrekla". sta.si. Slovenian Press Agency. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ a b Simmons, Lennard (13 November 2022). "Slowenien wählt erstmals eine Frau zum Staatsoberhaupt". Die Zeit. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Kako volimo predsednika države?". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 22 December 2022.