Prime Minister of Slovakia

Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic
Coat of Arms of the Slovak Republic
Incumbent Iveta Radičová since 8 July 2010
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/

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The Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic (Slovak: Predseda vlády Slovenskej republiky) is the head of the Government and the third highest constitutional official after President and Speaker.

History

The office of Prime Minister was established in 1969 by the Constitutional Law of Federation. However, 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. From 1993, when the independent Slovak Republic was established, there have been five persons to hold the office. From 2010 the current prime minister is Iveta Radičová.

Powers and role

Since Slovakia is an parliamentary republic the Prime Minister is accountable to the National Council. The Slovak Constitution provides that each Prime Minister must gain and maintain confidence of the Parliament. As soon as the Prime Minister lose confidence, the President is obliged to dismiss him and designate a new Prime Minister or entrust the dismissed Prime Minister to act as a caretaker.

The Prime Minister is the most powerful office in state, since in the person who holds the office is vested the whole executive power. Although it is not the Prime Minister but the President who appoints Ministers in Cabinet, the President appoints Ministers on the advice of the Prime Minister.

Designated Prime Minister

Designated Prime Minister of Slovakia (in 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 PM, 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 support of the majority of deputies in the National Council.

List of Prime Ministers

First Czechoslovak Republic (1918-1938)

Minister plenipotentiary for administration of Slovakia

• Vavro Šrobár (4 November 1918 – 14 November 1918)

Land President of Slovakia

• Ján Drobný (1 July 1928 - 1929)
• Jozef Országh (1929–1938)
• Julián Šimko (1938–1939)

Second Czechoslovak Republic (1938-1939)

Prime Ministers of the Autonomy Government of Slovakia

• Jozef Tiso (7 October 1938 – 9 March 1939)
• Jozef Sivák (9 March 1939 – 11 March 1939)
• Karol Sidor (11 March 1939 – 14 March 1939)

First Slovak Republic (1939–1945)

Prime Ministers of the first Slovak Republic

• Jozef Tiso (14 March 1939 - 17 October 1939)
• Vojtech Tuka (27 October 1939 - 5 September 1944)
• Štefan Tiso (5 September 1944 - 4 April 1945)

Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1948-1989)

(1 January 1969 - 5 March 1990 called "Slovak Socialist Republic" within Czechoslovakia)

Prime Ministers of the Slovak Socialist Republic

1. Štefan Sádovský: 2 January 1969 – 5 May 1969
2. Peter Colotka: 5 May 1969 – 12 October 1988
3. Ivan Knotek: 13 October 1988 – 22 June 1989
4. Pavel Hrivnák: 23 June 1989 – 8 December 1989

Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (1990-1992)

(6 March 1990 - 31 December 1992 called "Slovak Republic" within Czechoslovakia)

Prime Ministers of the Slovak Republic

1. Milan Čič: 10 December 1989 – 27 June 1990 Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
2. Vladimír Mečiar: 27 June 1990 – 6 May 1991 Public Against Violence
3. Ján Čarnogurský: 6 May 1991 – 24 June 1992 Christian Democratic Movement
4. Vladimír Mečiar: 24 June 1992 – 31 December 1992 Movement for a Democratic Slovakia

Slovak Republic (1993- )

From 1 January 1993 after the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia

Nº	Name	Portrait	Elected	Entered office	Left office	Political party
1	Vladimír Mečiar		1992	1 January 1993	16 March 1994	People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia
2	Jozef Moravčík		—	16 March 1994	13 December 1994	Independent
3	Vladimír Mečiar		1994	13 December 1994	29 October 1998	People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia
4	Mikuláš Dzurinda		1998 2002	30 October 1998	4 July 2006	Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party
5	Robert Fico		2006	4 July 2006	8 July 2010	Direction – Social Democracy
6	Iveta Radičová		2010	8 July 2010	Incumbent	Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party

See also

• List of rulers of Slovakia
• List of Presidents of Slovakia
• List of Prime Ministers of the Slovak Socialist Republic