Government of Slovenia


The Government of the Republic of Slovenia exercises executive authority in Slovenia pursuant to the Constitution and the laws of Slovenia. It is also the highest administrative authority in Slovenia.
The government carries out the country's domestic and foreign policy, shaped by the National Assembly; it directs and co-ordinates the work of government institutions and bears full responsibility for everything occurring within the authority of executive power. The government, headed by the Prime Minister, thus represents the political leadership of the country and makes decisions in the name of the whole executive power.
The following duties are attributed to the government:
  1. executes the domestic and foreign policies of the state;
  2. directs and co-ordinates the activities of government agencies;
  3. administers the implementation of laws, resolutions of the National Assembly, and legislation of the President of the Republic of Slovenia;
  4. introduces bills, and submits international treaties to the National Assembly for ratification and denunciation;
  5. prepares the draft of the state budget and submits it to the National Assembly, administers the implementation of the state budget and presents a report on the implementation of the state budget to the National Assembly;
  6. issues regulations and orders on the basis of and for the implementation of law;
  7. manages relations with other states;
  8. performs other duties which the Constitution and the laws vest in the Government of the Republic.

    Statistics

The longest serving Prime Minister to date was Janez Drnovšek who held the post for 10 years and 45 days between the years 1992 and 2002, followed by Janez Janša who ruled for 5 years and 28 days. He also holds the longest uninterrupted mandate of 2,180 days, between the years 2004 and 2008. The shortest term is held by Andrej Bajuk, who was on position for 176 days. Alenka Bratušek is the first woman to take the position of the Prime Minister of Slovenia and until now the only one to do so. The first minority cabinet was led by Borut Pahor in 2012 as two coalition parties: Zares and DeSUS left the coalition. The first preliminary elections followed just a few months after the break up of the coalition. Since then Slovenia witnessed another preliminary elections in 2014, when Janša's second cabinet broke up after DeSUS and DL, left the coalition and the cabinet found itself in minority.

Current government

Government history

First Slovenian Government in the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs

Slovenian National Council was the first executive council established in Slovenia, though it never became Slovenian parliament. The Council named on the 31. of October 1918 the first slovene National government. Knight Josip Pogačnik was named as the first slovene prime minister in the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs. The government, that had full organizational capabilities, took care of peace and order, economy, transport, education, food, science, culture and other public affairs. The Cabinet consisted of 12 departments called poverjeništva, that were led by representatives of all major Slovenian parties at the time. The government was active until 20. January 1919, when it was relieved by the new government of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in Belgrade.

List of governments of the Republic of Slovenia

Assembly of Socialist Republic of Slovenia in 1990 accepted a two new acts, that allowed unification of political parties in the Republic and elections to new assemblies. The president of the Assembly Miran Potrč determined the date of the first democratic elections in Socialist Republic of Slovenia to be on the 8 of April 1990. Since 16 May 1990, the Republic of Slovenia has had a total of twelve governments headed by eight different prime ministers. The prime minister in the first government of the Republic of Slovenia, was Lojze Peterle. That government was formed by the coalition Democratic Opposition of Slovenia, which composed of five parties: Slovene Christian Democrats,, Slovenian Democratic Union, Farmers' Alliance and Greens of Slovenia. Since the first government eight governments have been formed by the left parties and four by the right political parties.

Bratušek">Alenka Bratušek">Bratušek's Government (2013-2014)

The cabinet was sworn on 20 March 2013.
NamePositionPortfolioPartyPeriod
Alenka BratušekPrime MinisterPrime MinisterPS2013-2014
Alenka BratušekPrime MinisterPrime MinisterZaAB2013-2014
Dejan ŽidanVice presidentMinister of Agriculture, Forestry and FoodSD2013-2014
Karl ErjavecVice presidentMinister of Foreign AffairsDeSUS2013-2014
Gregor VirantVice presidentMinister of Interior and Public AdministrationDL2013-2014
Uroš ČuferMinisterMinister of FinancePS2013-2014
Roman JakičMinisterMinister of DefencePS2013-2014
Roman JakičMinisterMinister of DefenceZaAB2013-2014
Stanko StepišnikMinisterMinister of Economic Development and TechnologyPS2013-2014
Metod DragonjaMinisterMinister of Economic Development and TechnologyPS/ZaAB2014
Senko PličaničMinisterMinister of JusticeDL2013-2014
Jernej PikaloMinisterMinister of Education, Science and SportSD2013-2014
Uroš GrilcMinisterMinister of CulturePS2013-2014
Uroš GrilcMinisterMinister of CultureZaAB2013-2014
Tomaž GantarMinisterMinister of HealthDeSUS2013-2014
Alenka Trop SkazaMinisterMinister of HealthIndependent2014
Alenka BratušekPrime Minister/Minister Minister of HealthZaAB2014
Igor MaherMinisterMinister of Infrastructure and Urban PlanningDL2013
Samo OmerzelMinisterMinister of Infrastructure and Urban PlanningDL2013-2014
Anja Kopač MrakMinisterMinister of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal OpportunitiesSD2013-2014
Tina KomelMinisterMinister without portfolio for Slovenian diasporaPS2013-2014
Gorazd ŽmavcMinisterMinister without portfolio for Slovenian diasporaDeSUS2014

Janša">Janez Janša">Janša's Government (2012-2013)

The cabinet was sworn in on 10 February 2012.
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Prime Minister
  • Janez Janša
Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • : Karl Erjavec
    • Minister of Justice and Public Administration
  • : Senko Pličanič
  • : Zvonko Černač
    • Minister of Defence
  • : Aleš Hojs
    • Minister of Finance
  • : Janez Šušteršič
  • : Janez Janša
    • Minister of Interior
  • : Vinko Gorenak
    • Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport
  • : Žiga Turk
    • Minister of Social Affairs
  • : Andrej Vizjak
    • Minister of Health
  • : Tomaž Gantar
    • Minister of Economy and Technology
  • : Radovan Žerjav
    • Minister of Agriculture and Environment
  • : Franc Bogovič
    • Minister of Infrastructure and Urban Planning
  • : Zvonko Černač
    • Minister without portfolio for Slovenian diaspora
  • : Ljudmila Novak

    • Pahor">Borut Pahor">Pahor's Government (2008–2012)

    Janša">Janez Janša">Janša's Government (2004–2008)

    Rop">Anton Rop">Rop's Government (2002–2004)

    Bajuk">Andrej Bajuk">Bajuk's Government 2000

    Drnovšek">Janez Drnovšek">Drnovšek's Governments (1992–2002)

    Peterle">Lojze Peterle">Peterle's Government (1990–1992)