Peter Pellegrini

President of Slovakia

Peter Pellegrini (born 6 October 1975) is a Slovak politician who is the President-elect of Slovakia since 2024. He was the Prime Minister of Slovakia from 22 March 2018 to 21 March 2020.

Peter Pellegrini
Pellegrini in 2024
President-elect of Slovakia
Assuming office
15 June 2024
Prime MinisterRobert Fico
SucceedingZuzana Čaputová
Prime Minister of Slovakia
In office
22 March 2018 – 21 March 2020
PresidentAndrej Kiska
Zuzana Čaputová
Deputy
See list
Preceded byRobert Fico
Succeeded byIgor Matovič
Other positions in the executive
Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia for Investments and Informatization
In office
23 March 2016 – 22 March 2018
Prime MinisterRobert Fico
Preceded byĽubomír Vážny
Succeeded byRichard Raši
Minister of Health
Acting
17 December 2019 – 21 March 2020
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byAndrea Kalavská
Succeeded byMarek Krajčí
Minister of Finance
Acting
11 April 2019 – 7 May 2019
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byPeter Kažimír
Succeeded byLadislav Kamenický
Minister of Interior
Acting
17 April 2018 – 26 April 2018
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byTomáš Drucker
Succeeded byDenisa Saková
Minister of Culture
Acting
7 March 2018 – 22 March 2018
Prime MinisterRobert Fico
Preceded byMarek Maďarič
Succeeded byĽubica Laššáková
Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport
In office
3 July 2014 – 25 November 2014
Prime MinisterRobert Fico
Preceded byDušan Čaplovič
Succeeded byJuraj Draxler
Undersecretary of Finance
In office
11 April 2012 – 3 July 2014
MinisterPeter Kažimír
Speaker of the National Council
Assumed office
25 October 2023
PresidentZuzana Čaputová
Deputy
Preceded byBoris Kollár
Succeeded byTBD
In office
25 November 2014 – 23 March 2016
PresidentAndrej Kiska
Deputy
Preceded byPavol Paška
Succeeded byAndrej Danko
Other positions in the legislature
Deputy Speaker of the National Council
In office
24 March 2020 – 21 October 2020
SpeakerBoris Kollár
Member of the National Council
Assumed office
21 March 2020
In office
25 November 2014 – 23 March 2016
In office
4 July 2006 – 11 April 2012
Leader of Voice – Social Democracy
Assumed office
28 November 2020
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byTBD
Personal details
Born (1975-10-06) 6 October 1975 (age 49)
Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
(now Slovakia)
Political partyVoice – Social Democracy (2020–present)
Other political
affiliations
Direction – Social Democracy (2000–2020)
Alma materMatej Bel University
Technical University of Košice (Ing.)

Between 2006 and 2012 he was a member of the National Council of Slovakia. He then became State Secretary for Finance until his appointment as Minister for Education, Science, Research and Sport on 3 July 2014. He was Speaker of the National Council between 25 November 2014 and 23 March 2016.[1]

References

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  1. "Panellist - Peter Pellegrini". Globsec. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.