President of Slovakia

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The President of the Slovak Republic (Slovak: Prezident Slovenskej republiky) is the head of state of Slovakia and the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. The president is directly elected by the people for five years. They can serve up to two terms. The president's official residence is the Grassalkovich Palace in Bratislava.

President of the Slovak Republic
Prezident Slovenskej republiky
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Incumbent
Peter Pellegrini

since 15 June 2024
ResidenceGrassalkovich Palace
Bratislava
AppointerPopular vote
Term lengthFive years
renewable once, consecutively
Inaugural holderMichal Kováč
2 March 1993
FormationConstitution of Slovakia
Salaryc. 110,880 [1]
WebsitePresident of the Slovak Republic

The current president is Peter Pellegrini, who took office on 15 June 2024.

Presidents of the Slovak Republic

Parties

      HZDS       SOP       HZD       PS       Independent

President Presidency Party Term Previous office
1   Michal Kováč
1930–2016
(Lived: 86 years)
2 March 1993

2 March 1998
Movement for a Democratic Slovakia
(HZDS)
1 (1993) Chairman of the Federal Assembly of the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic (1992)
2   Rudolf Schuster
Born 1934
(90 years old)
15 June 1999

15 June 2004
Party of Civic Understanding
(SOP)
2 (1999) Member of the National Council
(1998–1999)
Mayor of Košice
(1994–1999)
3   Ivan Gašparovič
Born 1941
(83 years old)
15 June 2004

15 June 2014
Movement for Democracy
(HZD)
3 (2004) Chairman of the National Council (1993–1998)
Independent 4 (2009)
4   Andrej Kiska
Born 1963
(61 years old)
15 June 2014

15 June 2019
Independent 5 (2014) None prior elected office
5   Zuzana Čaputová
Born 1973
(51 years old)
15 June 2019

15 June 2024
Progressive Slovakia
(PS)
6 (2019) No prior elected office
7 Peter Pellegrini
Born 1975
(49 years old)
15 June 2024

Present
Voice – Social Democracy
(Hlas)
7 (2024) Prime Minister of Slovakia (2018–2020)

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References

  1. "ZÁKON O PLATOVÝCH POMEROCH NIEKTORÝCH ÚSTAVNÝCH ČINITEĽOV SLOVENSKEJ REPUBLIKY" (PDF) (in slovenčina). Government of Slovakia. 13 March 2013.