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| Predseda vlády Slovenskej republiky | |
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| 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 |
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Theprime minister of Slovakia, officially thechairman of the government of the Slovak Republic (Slovak:Predseda vlády Slovenskej republiky), commonly referred to in Slovakia asPredseda vlády or informally asPremiér, is thehead of thegovernment of theSlovak Republic. Officially, the officeholder is the third-highest constitutional official in Slovakia after thepresident of the Republic (appointer) andchairman of the National Council; in practice, the appointee is the country's leading political figure.
Since the office was created in 1969, fifteen 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.
The office of the prime minister of Slovakia was established in 1969 by theConstitutional Act on the Czechoslovak Federation. A similar office had existed from 1918 when various officials were presiding over executive bodies governing the Slovak part ofCzechoslovakia or theSlovak 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 beenRobert Fico. Fico is the longest serving prime minister, if the years are counted cumulatively, with over 12 years in total as of today.
Since Slovakia is aparliamentary republic, the prime minister is accountable to the National Council. TheSlovak 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 (Slovak:designovaný predseda vlády) is an unofficial title for a person who has been entrusted by thepresident 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 theNational Council.
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | |||
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| Took office | Left office | Duration | ||||
 | Jozef Tiso (1887–1947) | 7 October 1938 | 9 March 1939 | 153 days | HSĽS-SSNJ | |
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | |||
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| 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 | |
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Duration | ||||
 | Štefan Sádovský (1928–1984) | 1 January 1969 | 5 May 1969 | 124 days | KSS | |
.png) | 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 | |
_(cropped).jpg) | Milan Čič (1932–2012) | 8 December 1989 | 6 March 1990 | 88 days | KSS | |
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | Government Composition | Election | |||
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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 | |
.jpg) | 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 | |
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Duration | Party | Cabinet | Composition | Election | |
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| Vladimír Mečiar (born 1942) | 1 January 1993 | 15 March 1994 | 1 year, 73 days | HZDS | Mečiar II | HZDS •SNS | 1992 | |
 | 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 | 4 July 2006 | 7 years, 247 days | SDK[a] | Dzurinda I | SDK •SDĽ •SMK •SOP | 1998 | |
| SDKÚ | Dzurinda II | SDKÚ •SMK •KDH •ANO (2002–2006) | 2002 | ||||||
| SDKÚ •SMK •ANO (2006) | |||||||||
_(cropped).jpg) | Robert Fico (born 1964) | 4 July 2006 | 8 July 2010 | 4 years, 4 days | Smer | Fico I | Smer •SNS •ĽS–HZDS | 2006 | |
.jpg) | Iveta Radičová (born 1956) | 8 July 2010 | 4 April 2012 | 1 year, 271 days | SDKÚ–DS | Radičová | SDKÚ–DS •SaS •KDH •Most–Híd | 2010 | |
.jpg) | Robert Fico (born 1964) | 4 April 2012 | 22 March 2018 | 5 years, 352 days | Smer | Fico II | Smer | 2012 | |
| Fico III | Smer •SNS •Most–Híd •Network (2016) | 2016 | |||||||
| Smer •SNS •Most–Híd (2016–2018) | |||||||||
 | Peter Pellegrini (born 1975) | 22 March 2018 | 21 March 2020 | 2 years | Smer | Pellegrini | Smer •SNS •Most–Híd | ||
.jpg) | 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 caretaker cabinet | ||
| Robert Fico (born 1964) | 25 October 2023 | Incumbent | 2 years, 113 days | Smer | Fico IV | Smer •Hlas •SNS | 2023 | |
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