President of Slovenia

President of the Republic of Slovenia
Predsednik Republike Slovenije
Presidential Standard
Incumbent Borut Pahor 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
Residence	None
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; 31 years ago (1990-05-10) (de facto) 23 December 1991; 30 years ago (1991-12-23) (de jure)
Succession	Speaker of the National Assembly (de facto)
Unofficial names	Predsednik države
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[]

Socialist Republic of Slovenia[]

Parties;   KPS / ZKS   OF   SDP

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Term of office		Political party
Chairman of the Liberation Front of the Slovenian People 1943–1944
1	Josip Vidmar (1895–1992)		3 October 1943	19 February 1944	KPS
	President of Presidium of the Slovenian People's Liberation Council 1944–1945
	Josip Vidmar (1895–1992)		19 February 1944	1945	KPS
	President of the Presidium of the People's Assembly 1945–1953
	Josip Vidmar (1895–1992)		1945	30 January 1953	KPS renamed in 1952 to ZKS
Presidents of the People's Assembly 1953–1974
2	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 SD	2007
4		Borut Pahor (born 1963)	22 December 2012	Incumbent	9 years, 62 days	SD Independent	2012 2017

Latest election[]

See also[]

• Prime Minister of Slovenia

References[]

External links[]

• Official site of the President of the Republic of Slovenia