Government of Slovakia

The Government of the Slovak Republic (Slovak: Vláda Slovenskej republiky) is the head of the executive branch of state in Slovakia.

It is led by the Prime Minister of Slovakia, who is nominated by the President of Slovakia, and is usually the leader of majority party or of majority coalition after an election to the National Council of the Slovak Republic. The Cabinet appointed by the president on recommendation of the prime minister must gain a vote of confidence in the National Council.

Role and powers of the Government

The Summer Archbishop's Palace is the seat of the Government

As the chief formulator of the nation's public policy under the Slovak Constitution, the Government has the authority to make major policy on the matters of national economy and social security.^[1] Acting in the best interests of the nation, it is responsible for meeting the Government programme objectives within the scope of the adopted national budget. The main functions of the Government also include making proposals on the state budget, preparing the annual closing balance sheet, and issue government regulations and decrees under power given to it by law. One of the Government's duties is the formulation and management of the nation's foreign policy.^[1] It submits draft Bills to the National Council (the Slovak parliament), which are frequently preceded by nationwide discussions and consultations with the relevant organizations. As established by law, the Government can discuss in its proceedings a confidence vote motion, cases of pardoning criminal offenders, and appointment or removal from office of senior civil servants.^[1]

Cabinet

The Cabinet is made up of the Prime Minister, presiding over it, his or her Deputies and Government Ministers. The Cabinet is appointed by the President of the Slovak Republic on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. For its policy and administration the members of the Cabinet are responsible to the National Council (the Slovak parliament).

Current Cabinet

Following the Slovak parliamentary election, 2016, the current prime minister, Robert Fico, has been serving with his government, the Third Fico Cabinet, since 23 March 2016.^[2]

Cabinet of Slovakia[3]
Office	Name	Political party	Assumed office	Left office
Prime Minister	Robert Fico	Smer–SD	4 April 2012
Deputy Prime Minister for Investment	Peter Pellegrini	Smer–SD	23 March 2016
Minister of Interior	Robert Kaliňák	Smer–SD	23 March 2016
Minister of Finance	Peter Kažimír	Smer–SD	23 March 2016
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Miroslav Lajčák	Independent^(SD)	23 March 2016
Minister of Economy	Peter Žiga	Smer–SD	23 March 2016
Minister of Transport, Construction and Regional Development	Roman Brecely	Network	23 March 2016
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development	Gabriela Matečná	Independent^(SNS)	23 March 2016
Minister of Defence	Peter Gajdoš	Independent^(SNS)	23 March 2016
Minister of Justice	Lucia Žitňanská	Most–Híd	23 March 2016
Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family	Ján Richter	Smer–SD	23 March 2016
Minister of the Environment	László Solymos	Most–Híd	23 March 2016
Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport	Peter Plavčan	Independent^(SNS)	23 March 2016
Minister of Culture	Marek Maďarič	Smer–SD	23 March 2016
Minister of Health	Tomáš Drucker	Smer–SD	23 March 2016

Notes

^(SD) Smer–SD nominee
^(SNS) Slovak National Party nominee

References

1. "Government of the Slovak Republic". gov.sk.
2. "New government meets for first time, appoints state secretaries". The Slovak Spectator. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
3. "Meet Slovakia's new cabinet". The Slovak Spectator. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.

External links

• Official site of the government