President of Slovenia

President of the Republic of Slovenia
Predsednik Republike Slovenije

Incumbent
Borut Pahor
since 22 December 2012
Residence Presidential Palace, Ljubljana
Appointer Popular vote
Term length Five years, renewable once
Inaugural holder Milan Kučan
Formation 23 December 1991
Website Official website
Slovenia
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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 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   Independent

№ 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 Communist Party of Slovenia
President of Presidium of the Slovenian People's Liberation Council (SNOS)
1944–1945
Josip Vidmar
(1895–1992) 		19 February 1944 1945 Communist Party of Slovenia
President of the Presidium of the People's Assembly
1945–1953
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
(12) Party of Democratic Renewal
13 Milan Kučan
(1941–) 		10 May 1990 23 December 1991 Independent

Republic of Slovenia

  LDS/GPR   SD   Independent

№ Name
(Birth–Death)		 Portrait Elected Term of office Political Affiliation
Presidents
1991–present
1 Milan Kučan
(1941–) 		1990
1992
1997 		23 December 1991 22 December 2002 Independent
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 Independent
supported by
Social Democrats
Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia
Zares
Active Slovenia
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

See also

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