President of Slovenia
President of the Republic of Slovenia | |
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Predsednik Republike Slovenije | |
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since 22 December 2012 | |
Office of the President of the Republic | |
Style | Mr President (Slovene: Gospod predsednik) (informal) His Excellency (Slovene: Njegova ekscelenca) (diplomatic) |
Type | Head of state |
Member of | National Security Council (upon invitation of the Prime Minister) |
Reports to | National Assembly |
Seat | Presidential Palace, Ljubljana |
Appointer | Popular vote |
Term length | Five years, renewable once |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia |
Inaugural holder | Milan Kučan |
Formation | 10 May 1990 23 December 1991 (de jure) | (de facto)
Unofficial names | Predsednik države |
Deputy | Speaker of the National Assembly |
Salary | €69,903 annually[1] |
Website | Official website |
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. It was established on 23 December 1991 when the National Assembly passed a new Constitution as a result of independence 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. 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. Any Slovenian citizen can run for President, but can hold only two consecutive terms in office.
The president has no legally guaranteed immunity and may be impeached.
List of presidents of Slovenia
No. | Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Term of office | Political party | |
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Chairman of the Liberation Front of the Slovenian People 1943–1944 | |||||
1 | Josip Vidmar (1895–1992) |
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3 October 1943 | 19 February 1944 | KPS |
President of Presidium of the Slovenian People's Liberation Council 1944–1945 | |||||
Josip Vidmar (1895–1992) |
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19 February 1944 | 1945 | KPS | |
President of the Presidium of the People's Assembly 1945–1953 | |||||
Josip Vidmar (1895–1992) |
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1945 | 30 January 1953 | KPS renamed in 1952 to ZKS | |
Presidents of the People's Assembly 1953–1974 | |||||
2 | Ferdo Kozak (1894–1957) |
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30 January 1953 | 15 December 1953 | OF |
2 | Miha Marinko (1900–1983) |
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15 December 1953 | 9 June 1962 | ZKS |
3 | Vida Tomšič (1913–1998) |
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9 June 1962 | 25 June 1963 | ZKS |
5 | Ivan Maček (1908–1993) |
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25 June 1963 | 9 May 1967 | ZKS |
6 | Sergej Kraigher (1914–2001) |
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9 May 1967 | 1973 | ZKS |
7 | Tone Kropušek (1928–2017) |
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1973 | 1974 | ZKS |
8 | Marijan Brecelj (1910–1989) |
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1974 | 9 May 1974 | ZKS |
Presidents of the Presidency 1974–1991 | |||||
9 | Sergej Kraigher (1914–2001) |
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9 May 1974 | 23 May 1979 | ZKS |
10 | Viktor Avbelj (1914–1993) |
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23 May 1979 | 7 May 1984 | ZKS |
11 | France Popit (1921–2013) |
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7 May 1984 | 6 May 1988 | ZKS |
12 | Janez Stanovnik (1922–2020) |
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6 May 1988 | 10 May 1990 | ZKS |
(12) | SDP | ||||
13 | Milan Kučan (born 1941) |
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10 May 1990 | 23 December 1991 | SDP |
Parties; ZLSD / SD LDS Independent
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political Party | Elected | ||
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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 | Incumbent | 11 years, 252 days | SD Independent | 2012 2017 |
Latest election
See also
References
- ^ "IG.com Pay Check". IG.