| Post: | Chairman of the Government |
| Body: | the Slovak Republic |
| Native Name: | Slovak: Predseda vlády Slovenskej republiky |
| Insignia: | Coat of arms of Slovakia.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 75px |
| Insigniacaption: | Coat of arms of the Slovak Republic |
| Incumbent: | Robert Fico |
| Incumbentsince: | 25 October 2023 |
| Member Of: | European Council |
| Residence: | Episcopal Summer Palace, Old Town, Bratislava |
| Appointer: | President of the Slovak Republic |
| Termlength: | Four years |
| Formation: | 1 January 1993 |
| First: | Vladimír Mečiar |
| Salary: | 132,000 € per annum[1] (2024) |
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.
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.
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 (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.
See main article: Slovak Socialist Republic.
| Portrait | Name | Term of office | Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Štefan Sádovský | 1969 | 1969 | KSS | ||||
| Peter Colotka | 1969 | 1988 | KSS | ||||
| Ivan Knotek | 1988 | 1989 | KSS | ||||
| Pavel Hrivnák | 1989 | 1989 | KSS | ||||
| Milan Čič | 1989 | 1990 | KSS | ||||
See main article: Czech and Slovak Federative Republic.
| Portrait | Name | Term of office | Party | Government | Election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan Čič | 1990 | 1990 | VPN | Čič | |||||
| Vladimír Mečiar | 1990 | 1991 | VPN | Mečiar I | 1990 | ||||
| Ján Čarnogurský | 1991 | 1992 | KDH | Čarnogurský | |||||
| Vladimír Mečiar | 1992 | 1992 | HZDS | Mečiar II | 1992 | ||||
| Prime Minister | Date of birth | Age at inauguration (first term) | Time in office (total) | Age at retirement (last term) | Date of death | Longevity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jozef Moravčík | 19 March 1945 | 48 years, 361 days | 273 days | 49 years, 269 days | Living | ||
| Vladimír Mečiar | 26 July 1942 | 50 years, 159 days | 5 years, 29 days | 56 years, 96 days | Living | ||
| Mikuláš Dzurinda | 4 February 1956 | 42 years, 268 days | 7 years, 247 days | 50 years, 150 days | Living | ||
| Iveta Radičová | 7 December 1956 | 53 years, 213 days | 1 year, 271 days | 55 years, 119 days | Living | ||
| Peter Pellegrini | 6 October 1975 | 42 years, 167 days | 1 year, 365 days | 44 years, 167 days | Living | ||
| Igor Matovič | 11 May 1973 | 46 years, 315 days | 1 year, 11 days | 47 years, 325 days | Living | ||
| Eduard Heger | 3 May 1976 | 44 years, 333 days | 2 years, 44 days | 47 years, 12 days | Living | ||
| Ľudovít Ódor | 2 July 1976 | 46 years, 317 days | 163 days | 47 years, 115 days | Living | ||
| Robert Fico | 15 September 1964 | 41 years, 292 days | Incumbent | Living |