President of Slovenia

President of the Republic of Slovenia
Standard of the President 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
Website	Official website

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 (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 (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 (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	Non-party
2	Janez Drnovšek (1950–2008)	60px	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

Main article: Slovenian presidential election, 2012

 Results of the 2012 Slovenian presidential election

Candidate	First round		Second round
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Borut Pahor	326,006	39.87	478,859	67.37
Danilo Türk	293,429	35.88	231,971	32.63
Milan Zver	198,337	24.25
Total valid votes	817,772	98.69	710,830	97.95
Invalid/blank votes	10,852	1.31	14,870	3.05
Total	828,624	100	725,700	100
Registered voters/turnout	1,711,779	48.41	1,711,097	42.41
Source: Government of Slovenia

See also

• Prime Minister of Slovenia

External links

• Official site of the President of the Republic of Slovenia