Prime Minister of Slovakia
head of government of Slovakia
The Chairman of the Government of the Slovak Republic (Slovak: Predseda vlády Slovenskej republiky), also known as the Prime Minister (Slovak: Premiér), is the head of the Government of Slovakia. They are the third highest constitutional official in Slovakia after the President of Slovakia and the Speaker of the National Council.
| Chairman of the Government of the Slovak Republic
Predseda vlády Slovenskej republiky | |
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| 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/ |
The office itself was created in 1969 and since then there has been 15 prime ministers serving in the office. Since 1993, when independent Slovakia emerged, seven prime ministers (five individuals only) became Prime Ministers.
Former living Prime Ministers
change| # | Prime Minister | Date of birth | Age at inauguration (first term) |
Time in office (total) |
Age at retirement (last term) |
Date of death | Longevity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimír Mečiar | July 26, 1942 | 49 years, 334 days | 5 years, 221 days | 56 years, 96 days | Living | 82 years, 125 days (Living) |
| 2 | Jozef Moravčík | March 19, 1945 | 49 years, 361 days | 0 years, 273 days | 50 years, 269 days | Living | 79 years, 254 days (Living) |
| 3 | Mikuláš Dzurinda | February 4, 1956 | 43 years, 268 days | 7 years, 247 days | 51 years, 150 days | Living | 68 years, 298 days (Living) |
| 4 | Robert Fico | September 15, 1964 | 41 years, 292 days | 9 years, 356 days | Incumbent | Living | 60 years, 74 days (Living) |
| 5 | Iveta Radičová | December 7, 1956 | 53 years, 213 days | 1 year, 271 days | 55 years, 119 days | Living | 67 years, 357 days (Living) |
| 6 | Peter Pellegrini | October 6, 1975 | 42 years, 167 days | 1 year, 365 days | 44 years, 166 days | Living | 49 years, 53 days (Living) |
| 7 | Igor Matovič | May 11, 1973 | 46 years, 315 days | 1 year, 11 days | 47 years, 325 days | Living | 51 years, 201 days (Living) |
| 8 | Eduard Heger | May 3, 1976 | 44 years, 333 days | 2 years, 44 days | 47 years, 12 days | Living | 48 years, 209 days (Living) |
| 9 | Ľudovít Ódor | July 2, 1976 | 46 years, 317 days | 163 days | 47 years, 115 days | Living | 48 years, 149 days |