# Prime Minister of Slovakia

The prime minister of Slovakia, officially the chairman of the government of the Slovak Republic (Slovak: Predseda vlády Slovenskej republiky), commonly referred to in Slovakia as Predseda vlády or informally as Premiér, is the head of the government of the Slovak Republic. Officially, the officeholder is the third-highest constitutional official in Slovakia after the president of the Republic (appointer) and chairman of the National Council; in practice, the appointee is the country's leading political figure.
Since the office was created in 1969, fifteen different 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.

## History

The office of the prime minister of Slovakia was established in 1969 by the Constitutional Act on the Czechoslovak Federation. 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. 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 been Robert Fico.

## Powers and role

Since Slovakia is a parliamentary republic, the prime minister is accountable to the National Council. The Slovak 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

Designated Prime Minister of Slovakia (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 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 the National Council.

## List of prime ministers of Slovakia
### Czechoslovak Republic
#### Autonomous Land of Slovakia (1938–1939)

* Jozef Tiso (7 October 1938 – 9 March 1939)

### First Slovak Republic (1939–1945)

* 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 (1969–1990)

| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party |
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Duration | Party | Party |
| | Štefan Sádovský (1928–1984) | 1 January 1969 | 5 May 1969 | 124 days | | KSS |
| | 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 |
| | Milan Čič (1932–2012) | 8 December 1989 | 6 March 1990 | 88 days | | KSS |

### Czech and Slovak Federative Republic (1990–1992)

| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Government Composition | Election |
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Duration | Party | Party | Government Composition | Election |
| | 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 |
| | Ján Čarnogurský (born 1944) | 6 May 1991 | 24 June 1992 | 1 year and 49 days | | KDH | Čarnogurský ODÚ–KDH–DS | 1990 |
| | Vladimír Mečiar (born 1942) 2nd term | 24 June 1992 | 31 December 1992 | 190 days | | HZDS | Mečiar II HZDS–SNS | 1992 |

### Slovak Republic (1993–present)

| Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Duration | Party | Cabinet | Composition | Election | President |
| Vladimír Mečiar (born 1942) | 1 January 1993 | 15 March 1994 | 1 year, 73 days | HZDS | Mečiar II | HZDS • SNS | 1992 | Michal Kováč (1993–1998) |
| Jozef Moravčík (born 1945) | 15 March 1994 | 13 December 1994 | 273 days | DEÚS | Moravčík | SDĽ • KDH • DEÚS • NDS | 1992 | Michal Kováč (1993–1998) |
| Vladimír Mečiar (born 1942) | 13 December 1994 | 30 October 1998 | 3 years, 321 days | HZDS | Mečiar III | HZDS • SNS • ZRS | 1994 | Michal Kováč (1993–1998) |
| Mikuláš Dzurinda (born 1956) | 30 October 1998 | 16 October 2002 | 7 years, 247 days | SDK | Dzurinda I | SDK • SDĽ • SMK • SOP | 1998 | Rudolf Schuster (1999–2004) |
| Mikuláš Dzurinda (born 1956) | 16 October 2002 | 4 July 2006 | 7 years, 247 days | SDKÚ | Dzurinda II | SDKÚ • SMK • KDH • ANO (2002–2006) | 2002 | Rudolf Schuster (1999–2004) |
| Mikuláš Dzurinda (born 1956) | 16 October 2002 | 4 July 2006 | 7 years, 247 days | SDKÚ | Dzurinda II | SDKÚ • SMK • ANO (2006) | 2002 | Ivan Gašparovič (2004–2014) |
| Robert Fico (born 1964) | 4 July 2006 | 8 July 2010 | 4 years, 4 days | Smer | Fico I | Smer • SNS • ĽS–HZDS | 2006 | Ivan Gašparovič (2004–2014) |
| Iveta Radičová (born 1956) | 8 July 2010 | 4 April 2012 | 1 year, 271 days | SDKÚ–DS | Radičová | SDKÚ–DS • SaS • KDH • Most–Híd | 2010 | Ivan Gašparovič (2004–2014) |
| Robert Fico (born 1964) | 4 April 2012 | 23 March 2016 | 5 years, 352 days | Smer | Fico II | Smer | 2012 | Ivan Gašparovič (2004–2014) |
| Robert Fico (born 1964) | 23 March 2016 | 22 March 2018 | 5 years, 352 days | Smer | Fico III | Smer • SNS • Most–Híd • Network (2016) | 2016 | Andrej Kiska (2014–2019) |
| Robert Fico (born 1964) | 23 March 2016 | 22 March 2018 | 5 years, 352 days | Smer | Fico III | Smer • SNS • Most–Híd (2016–2018) | 2016 | Andrej Kiska (2014–2019) |
| Peter Pellegrini (born 1975) | 22 March 2018 | 21 March 2020 | 1 year, 365 days | Smer | Pellegrini | Smer • SNS • Most–Híd | 2016 | Andrej Kiska (2014–2019) |
| Peter Pellegrini (born 1975) | 22 March 2018 | 21 March 2020 | 1 year, 365 days | Smer | Pellegrini | Smer • SNS • Most–Híd | 2016 | Zuzana Čaputová (2019–2024) |
| 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 | Zuzana Čaputová (2019–2024) |
| Eduard Heger (born 1976) | 1 April 2021 | 15 May 2023 | 2 years, 44 days | OĽaNO–NOVA–KÚ–ZZ | Heger | OĽaNO–NOVA–KÚ–ZZ • We Are Family • SaS • For the People (2021–2022) | 2020 | Zuzana Čaputová (2019–2024) |
| Eduard Heger (born 1976) | 1 April 2021 | 15 May 2023 | 2 years, 44 days | OĽaNO–NOVA–KÚ–ZZ | Heger | OĽaNO–NOVA–KÚ–ZZ • We Are Family • For the People (2022–2023) | 2020 | Zuzana Čaputová (2019–2024) |
| Ľudovít Ódor (born 1976) | 15 May 2023 | 25 October 2023 | 163 days | Independent | Ódor | Technocratic cabinet | 2020 | Zuzana Čaputová (2019–2024) |
| Robert Fico (born 1964) | 25 October 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 110 days | Smer | Fico IV | Smer • Hlas • SNS | 2023 | Zuzana Čaputová (2019–2024) |
| Robert Fico (born 1964) | 25 October 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 110 days | Smer | Fico IV | Smer • Hlas • SNS | 2023 | Peter Pellegrini (2024-incumbent) |

## Statistics
### Slovak Republic (1993–present)

| Prime Minister | Date of birth | Age at inauguration (first term) | Time in office (total) | Age at retirement (last term) | Date of death | Longevity |
| Moravčík, JozefJozef Moravčík | 1945031919 March 1945(19 March 1945) | 49 36148 years, 361 days | 00 273273 days | 50 26949 years, 269 days | Living | 29,18579 years, 330 days |
| Mečiar, VladimírVladimír Mečiar | 1942072626 July 1942(26 July 1942) | 50 15950 years, 159 days | 05 0295 years, 29 days | 56 09656 years, 96 days | Living | 30,15282 years, 201 days |
| Dzurinda, MikulášMikuláš Dzurinda | 195502044 February 1956(4 February 1956) | 43 26842 years, 268 days | 07 2477 years, 247 days | 51 15050 years, 150 days | Living | 25,21169 years, 8 days |
| Radičová, IvetaIveta Radičová | 195612077 December 1956(7 December 1956) | 53 21353 years, 213 days | 01 2711 year, 271 days | 55 11955 years, 119 days | Living | 24,90468 years, 67 days |
| Pellegrini, PeterPeter Pellegrini | 197510066 October 1975(6 October 1975) | 42 16742 years, 167 days | 01 3651 year, 365 days | 44 16644 years, 167 days | Living | 18,02749 years, 129 days |
| Matovič, IgorIgor Matovič | 1973051111 May 1973(11 May 1973) | 46 31546 years, 315 days | 01 0111 year, 11 days | 47 32547 years, 325 days | Living | 18,90551 years, 277 days |
| Heger, EduardEduard Heger | 197605033 May 1976(3 May 1976) | 44 33344 years, 333 days | 02 0442 years, 44 days | 47 01247 years, 12 days | Living | 17,81748 years, 285 days |
| Ódor, ĽudovítĽudovít Ódor | 197607022 July 1976(2 July 1976) | 46 31746 years, 317 days | 00 163163 days | 47 11547 years, 115 days | Living | 17,75748 years, 225 days |
| Fico, RobertRobert Fico | 1964091515 September 1964(15 September 1964) | 41 29241 years, 292 days | 07 24811 years, 101 days | 00 000 Incumbent | Living | 22,06560 years, 150 days |