Prime Minister of Slovenia

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There have been five prime ministers of Slovenia since that country gained its independence in the breakup of Yugoslavia. Unlike the President of Slovenia, who is directly elected, the Prime Minister is appointed by Parliament, and must control a majority there in order to govern.

	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
1	Lojze Peterle	16 May 1990	14 May 1992	Christian Democrats
2	Janez Drnovšek, 1st time	14 May 1992	3 May 2000	Liberal Democrats
3	Andrej Bajuk	3 May 2000	4 August 2000	People's Party
	Andrej Bajuk, continued	4 August 2000	17 November 2000	Christian People's Party
	Janez Drnovšek, 2nd time	17 November 2000	11 December 2002	Liberal Democrats
4	Anton Rop	11 December 2002	November 9, 2004	Liberal Democrats
5	Janez Janša	November 9, 2004	Incumbent	Democratic Party