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The Prime Minister of Slovakia is the "head of the government" of the country and majority of the executive powers are handled by him. He is accountable to the National Council for all his actions. The Prime Minister of Slovakia is usually the leader of the majority party or the coalition in the Parliament and he is appointed by the President.
According to the constitution of Slovakia, the Prime Minister must be in the confidence of the Parliament. No sooner does the Prime Minister loses confidence, than the President has the right to dismiss him and appoint a new prime minister. He can also be removed if he is defeated by majority of the Parliamentary vote.
Although it is not the Prime Minister but the President who appoints Ministers in Cabinet, but he does it on the advice of the Prime Minister.
Following is the list of the Prime Ministers of the Slovak Republic:
Jozef Tiso (October 7, 1938 March 9, 1939)
Jozef Sivak (March 9, 1939 March 11, 1939)
Karol Sidor (March 11, 1939 March 14, 1939)
Jozef Tiso (March 14, 1939 October 17, 1939)
Vojtech Tuka (October 27, 1939 September 5, 1944)
Stefan Tiso (September 5, 1944 April 4, 1945)
Stefan Sadovsky (January 2, 1969 May 5, 1969)
Peter Colotka (May 5, 1969 October 12, 1988)
Ivan Knotek (October 13, 1988 June 22, 1989)
Pavel Hrivnak (June 23, 1989 December 8, 1989)
Milan Cic (December 10, 1989 June 27, 1990)
Vladimir Meciar (June 27, 1990 May 6, 1991)
Jan Carnogursky (May 6, 1991 June 24, 1992)
Vladimir Meciar (June 24, 1992 March 16, 1994)
Jozef Moravcik (March 16, 1994 December 13, 1994)
Vladimir Meciar (December 13, 1994 October 29, 1998)
Mikulas Dzurinda (October 30, 1998 July 4, 2006)
Robert Fico (July 4, 2006 July 8, 2010)
Iveta Radicova (July 8, 2010 present)
Iveta Radicova, the present prime minister belongs to the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union Democratic Party. The first female prime minister of Slovakia, Radicova assumed office on July 8, 2010.
Last Updated on : 02/10/2012
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