President of Slovenia

AppointerPopular voteTerm lengthFive years, renewable onceConstituting instrumentConstitution of SloveniaInaugural holderMilan KučanFormation10 May 1990; 33 years ago (1990-05-10) (de facto)
23 December 1991; 32 years ago (1991-12-23) (de jure)DeputySpeaker of the National Assembly (as acting president)Salary€5,419 monthly^[1]WebsiteOfficial website

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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.

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.

List of presidents of Slovenia

Socialist Republic of Slovenia

Parties;   KPS / ZKS   OF   SDP

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

Republic of Slovenia

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, 125 days	Independent	2022

Latest election

See also

• Prime Minister of Slovenia

References

External links

• Official site of the President of the Republic of Slovenia