President of Slovenia
| President of the Republic of Slovenia | |
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| Predsednik Republike Slovenije | |
 Standard of the President of Slovenia (not in use) | |
| Style | Mister/Madam President (Gospod/Gospa predsednik/predsednica) His/Her Excellency (Njegova/Njena ekscelenca) |
| Residence | Presidential Palace, Ljubljana temporarily: Vila Podrožnik, Ljubljana |
| Appointer | Popular vote |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Slovenia |
| Inaugural holder | Milan Kučan |
| Formation | 23 December 1991 |
| Salary | € 5.419,54 monthly (basic salary) |
| Website | Official website |
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The office of President of Slovenia, officially President of the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: Predsednik Republike Slovenije), was established on 23 December 1991 when the National Assembly passed a new Constitution as a result of independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
According to the Constitution, the President is the highest representative of the state. In practice, the position is mostly ceremonial. 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. Any Slovenian citizen can run for president, but can hold only two consecutive terms in office.
List of Presidents of Slovenia
Socialist Republic of Slovenia
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| No. | Name (birth–death) |
Portrait | Term of office | Political party | |
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| Chairman of the Liberation Front of the Slovenian People 1943–1944 | |||||
| rowspan=5 style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;"| 1 | Josip Vidmar (1895–1992) |
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3 October 1943 | 19 February 1944 | Communist Party of Slovenia |
| President of Presidium of the Slovenian People's Liberation Council (SNOS) 1944–1945 | |||||
| Josip Vidmar (1895–1992) |
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19 February 1944 | 1945 | Communist Party of Slovenia | |
| President of the Presidium of the People's Assembly 1945–1953 | |||||
| Josip Vidmar (1895–1992) |
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1945 | March 1953 | Communist Party of Slovenia renamed in 1952 to League of Communists of Slovenia | |
| Presidents of the People's Assembly 1953–1974 | |||||
| style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;"| 2 | Miha Marinko (1900–1983) |
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December 1953 | 1962 | League of Communists of Slovenia |
| style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;"| 3 | Vida Tomšič (1913–1998) |
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1962 | 1963 | League of Communists of Slovenia |
| style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;"| 5 | Ivan Maček (1908–1993) |
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1963 | 1967 | League of Communists of Slovenia |
| style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;"| 6 | Sergej Kraigher (1914–2001) |
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1967 | 1974 | League of Communists of Slovenia |
| style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;"| 8 | Marijan Brecelj (1910–1989) |
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1974 | 1974 | League of Communists of Slovenia |
| Presidents of the Presidency 1974–1991 | |||||
| style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;"| 9 | Sergej Kraigher (1914–2001) |
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May 1974 | May 1979 | League of Communists of Slovenia |
| style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;"| 10 | Viktor Avbelj (1914–1993) |
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May 1979 | 7 May 1984 | League of Communists of Slovenia |
| style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;"| 11 | France Popit (1921–2013) |
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7 May 1984 | May 1988 | League of Communists of Slovenia |
| style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;"| 12 | Janez Stanovnik (1922–) |
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May 1988 | 10 May 1990 | League of Communists of Slovenia |
| style="background:Template:Social Democrats (Slovenia)/meta/color; color:white;"| (12) | Party of Democratic Renewal | ||||
| style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black;"| 13 | Milan Kučan (1941–) |
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10 May 1990 | 23 December 1991 | Independent |
Republic of Slovenia
| No. | Name (birth–death) |
Portrait | Elected | Term of office | Political affiliation | |
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| Presidents 1991–present | ||||||
| style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black;"| 1 | Milan Kučan (1941–) |
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1990 1992 1997 |
23 December 1991 | 22 December 2002 | Independent |
| style="background:Template:Liberal Democracy of Slovenia/meta/color; color:black;"| 2 | Janez Drnovšek (1950–2008) |
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2002 | 22 December 2002 | 23 December 2007 | Liberal Democracy of Slovenia (until 2006) Movement for Justice and Development (from 2006) |
| style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black;"| 3 | Danilo Türk (1952–) |
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2007 | 23 December 2007 | 22 December 2012 | Independent |
| style="background:Template:Social Democrats (Slovenia)/meta/color; color:white"| 4 | Borut Pahor (1963–) |
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2012 | 22 December 2012 | Incumbent | Social Democrats |
| style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black;"| (4) | 2017 | Independent | ||||
Latest election
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See also
External links
| Presidents of the People's Assembly of SR Slovenia (1945–74) | .svg)
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| Presidents of the Presidency of SR Slovenia (1974–90) | |
| Presidents of Slovenia (1990–present) | |
