President of Slovenia

President of the Republic of Slovenia

Incumbent
Borut Pahor
since 22 December 2012
Residence Presidential Palace
Term length Five years, renewable once
Inaugural holder Milan Kučan
Formation 23 December 1991
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The office of President of the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: Predsednik Republike Slovenije) was established on 23 December 1991, when the National Assembly of Slovenia passed a new constitution as a result of independence from Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Although entrusted with limited power by the Constitution, 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 of Slovenia is directly elected by universal adult suffrage once every five years. Any Slovenian citizen can run for president, but can hold only two consecutive terms in office.

List of Presidents of Slovenia

Socialist Republic of Slovenia

Parties

      KPS/ZKS       SDP       Non-party

# Name
(Born–Died)		 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 Communist Party of Slovenia
President of Presidium of the Slovenian People's Liberation Council (SNOS)
1944–1945
1 Josip Vidmar
(1895–1992) 		19 February 1944 1945 Communist Party of Slovenia
President of the Presidium of the People's Assembly
1945–1953
1 Josip Vidmar
(1895–1992) 		1945 March 1953 Communist Party of Slovenia
renamed in 1952 to
League of Communists of Slovenia
Presidents of the People's Assembly
1953–1974
2 Miha Marinko
(1900–1983) 		December 1953 1962 League of Communists of Slovenia
3 Vida Tomšič
(1913–1998) 		1962 1963 League of Communists of Slovenia
4 Viktor Avbelj
(1914–1993) 		1963 1965 League of Communists of Slovenia
5 Ivan Maček
(1908–1993) 		1965 1967 League of Communists of Slovenia
6 Sergej Kraigher
(1914–2001) 		1967 1973 League of Communists of Slovenia
7 Tone Kropušek
(1928– ) 		1973 1974 League of Communists of Slovenia
8 Marijan Brecelj
(1910–1989) 		1974 1974 League of Communists of Slovenia
Presidents of the Presidency
1974–1991
9 Sergej Kraigher
(1914–2001) 		May 1974 May 1979 League of Communists of Slovenia
10 Viktor Avbelj
(1914–1993) 		May 1979 7 May 1982 League of Communists of Slovenia
11 France Popit
(1921–2013) 		7 May 1982 May 1988 League of Communists of Slovenia
12 Janez Stanovnik
(1922– ) 		May 1988 10 May 1990 League of Communists of Slovenia (until 1989)
Party of Democratic Renewal (from 1989)
13 Milan Kučan
(1941– ) 		10 May 1990 23 December 1991 Non-party

Republic of Slovenia

      Non-party       LDS/GPR       SD

# Name
(Born–Died)		 Portrait Elected Term of office Political Affiliation
Presidents
1991 onwards
1 Milan Kučan
(1941– ) 		1990
1992
1997 		23 December 1991 22 December 2002 Non-party
2 Janez Drnovšek
(1950–2008) 		2002 22 December 2002 23 December 2007 Liberal Democracy of Slovenia
(until 2006)
Movement for Justice and Development
(from 2006)
3 Danilo Türk
(1952– ) 		2007 23 December 2007 22 December 2012 Non-party
supported by
Social Democrats
Zares
4 Borut Pahor
(1963– ) 		2012 22 December 2012 Incumbent Social Democrats

Latest election

 Results of the 2012 Slovenian presidential election
Candidate First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Borut Pahor326,00639.87478,85967.37
Danilo Türk293,42935.88231,97132.63
Milan Zver198,33724.25
Total valid votes817,77298.69710,83097.95
Invalid/blank votes10,8521.3114,8703.05
Total828,624100725,700100
Registered voters/turnout1,711,77948.411,711,09742.41
Source: Government of Slovenia

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