President of Slovenia
Head of state of the Republic of Slovenia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Head of state of the Republic of Slovenia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
| 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.
| 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, 247 days | Independent | 2022 | |
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