Look for biographies of the leaders (in Spanish) at CIDOB website. See also the former Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia for data before 1992 and the detailed page on Slovenian Governments since 1990. The Leaderships of the former Yugoslav Republics are provided by Rulers.
Late parties:
DS: Democratic Party (1991-1994 > LDS) - LMS: List of Marjan Sarec (2014-2022) - SAB: Party of Alenka Bratusek (2014-2022), called Alliance of Alenka Bratusek, ZaAB, to 2016 and Alliance of Social Liberal Democrats, ZSD, to 2017) - SDP: Party of Democratic Reforms (1990-1993 > ZLSD) - SDZ: Slovenian Democratic Alliance (1989-1991 > SDS, SKD) - SKD: Slovenian Christian Democrats (1989-2000 > SLS+SKD) - SLS (old): Slovenian People's Party (1989-2000 > SLS+SKD) - SLS+SKD: Slovenian People's Party (2000-2002 > SLS) - SMC: Modern Centre Party (called Party of Miro Cerar to 2015, 2014-2021 > Konkretno) - SSS: Socialist Party of Slovenia (+1994 > LDS) - Zares: For Real-New Politics (Social Liberals) (2007-2015) - ZLSD: United List of Social Democrats (1993-2005 > SD) - ZS: Green-Ecological-Social Party (1989-1994 > LDS)
Current parties:
DeSUS: Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia (1991) - DL: Civic List (2011) - GS: Freedom Movement (2021) - Konkretno: Concretely (2021) - LDS: Liberal Democracy of Slovenia (1991) - Levica: The Left (2017) - NSi: New Slovenia-Christian People's Party (2000) - PS: Positive Slovenia (2011) - SD: Social Democrats (2005) - SDS: Slovenian Democratic Party (1989, as SDZS) - SLS (new): Slovenian People's Party (2002) - SNS: Slovenian National Party (1991)
(*) Bajuk founded NSi on 4 Aug 2000 as his own party.
 Speakers of the National Assembly
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France Bucar 17 May 1990 - 23 Dec 1992 (+2015) SDZ
Herman Rigelnik 23 Dec 1992 - 16 Sep 1994 LDS
Jozef Skolc 16 Sep 1994 - 3 Dec 1996 LDS
Janez Podobnik 3 Dec 1996 - 10 Nov 2000 SLS
Borut Pahor 10 Nov 2000 - 12 Jul 2004 ZLSD
Feri Horvat 12 Jul 2004 - 22 Oct 2004 (+2020) ZLSD
France Cukjati 22 Oct 2004 - 15 Oct 2008 SDS
Pavel Gantar 15 Oct 2008 - 2 Sep 2011 Zares
Ljubo Germic 2 Sep 2011 - 21 Dec 2011 LDS
Gregor Virant 21 Dec 2011 - 28 Jan 2013 DLGV, DL
Jakob Presecnik 28 Jan 2013 - 27 Feb 2013 SLS (acting)
Janko Veber 27 Feb 2013 - 1 Aug 2014 SD
Milan Brglez 1 Aug 2014 - 22 Jun 2018 SMC
Matej Tonin 22 Jun 2018 - 23 Aug 2018 NSi
Dejan Zidan 23 Aug 2018 - 3 Mar 2020 SD
Branko Simonovic 3 Mar 2020 - 5 Mar 2020 DeSUS (acting)
Igor Zorcic 5 Mar 2020 - 13 May 2022 SMC, Konkretno
Urska Klakocar Zupancic 13 May 2022 - GS
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| Deputy Prime Ministers
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Joze Mencinger 1990-1991 SDZS, SDS
Matija Malesic 1990-1992 n/p
Leo Seserko 1990-1992 ZS
Andrej Ocvirk 1991-1992 (+2019) n/p
Joze Pucnik 1992-1993 (+2003) SDS
Herman Rigelnik 1992-1993 LDS
Viktor Zakelj 1992-1993 SSS
Radovan Zerjav 2012-2013 SLS
Ljudmila Novak 2012-2013 NSi
Boris Koprivnikar 2014-2018 SMC
Dejan Zidan 2014-2018 SD
Karl Erjavec 2014-2020 DeSUS
Miro Cerar 2018-2020 SMC
Alenka Bratusek 2018-2020 SAB
Andrej Bertoncelj 2018-2020 LMS
Jernej Pikalo 2018-2020 SD
Aleksandra Pivec 2020 DeSUS
Zdravko Pocivalsek 2020-2022 SMC
Matej Tonin 2020-2022 NSi
Tanja Fajon 2022- SD
Luka Mesec 2022- Levica
Danijel Besic Loredan 2022- GS
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| Ministers of Foreign Affairs
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Dimitrij Rupel 1990-1993 SDZ, DS
Lojze Peterle 1993-1994 SKD
Zoran Thaler 1994-1996 LDS
Davorin Kracun 1996-1997 LDS
Zoran Thaler 1997 LDS
Boris Frlec 1997-2000 LDS
Dimitrij Rupel 2000 LDS
Lojze Peterle 2000 SLS+SKD
Dimitrij Rupel 2000-2004 LDS
Ivo Vajgl 2004 n/p
Dimitrij Rupel 2004-2008 SDS
Samuel Zbogar 2008-2012 n/p
Karl Erjavec 2012-2018 DeSUS
Miro Cerar 2018-2020 SMC
Anze Logar 2020-2022 SDS
Tanja Fajon 2022- SD
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| Ministers of Defence
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Janez Jansa 1990-1994 SDZ, SDS
Jelko Kacin 1994-1997 LDS
Tit Turnsek 1997-1998 SLS
Alojz Krapez 1998-1999 SLS
Franci Demsar 1999-2000 SLS
Janez Jansa 2000 SDS
Anton Grizold 2000-2004 LDS
Karl Erjavec 2004-2008 DeSUS
Ljubica Jelusic 2008-2012 SD
Ales Hojs 2012-2013 NSi
Roman Jakic 2013-2014 PS, ZaAB
Janko Veber 2014-2015 SD
Dejan Zidan 2015 SD (acting)
Andreja Katic 2015-2018 SD
Karl Erjavec 2018-2020 DeSUS
Matej Tonin 2020-2022 NSi
Marjan Sarec 2022- LMS, GS
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| Ministers of the Interior
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Igor Bavcar 1990-1993 SDZ, DS
Ivan Bizjak 1993-1994 SKD
Andrej Ster 1994-1997 SKD
Mirko Bandelj 1997-1999 LDS
Borut Suklje 1999-2000 LDS
Peter Jambrek 2000 SLS+SKD
Rado Bohinc 2000-2004 ZLSD
Dragutin Mate 2004-2008 SDS
Katarina Kresal 2008-2011 LDS
Ales Zalar 2011-2012 LDS
Vinko Gorenak 2012-2013 SDS
Gregor Virant 2013-2014 DL
Vesna Györkös Znidar 2014-2018 SMC
Bostjan Poklukar 2018-2020 LMS
Ales Hojs 2020-2022 SDS
Tatjana Bobnar 2022 GS
Sanja Ajanovic Hovnik2022-2023 GS (acting)
Bostjan Poklukar 2023- GS
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| Ministers of Finance
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Marko Kranjec 1990-1991 n/p
Dusan Sesok 1991-1992 SKD
Janez Kopac 1992 LDS
Mitja Gaspari 1992-2000 n/p
Zvonko Ivanusic 2000 SLS+SKD
Anton (Tone) Rop 2000-2002 LDS
Dusan Mramor 2002-2004 n/p
Andrej Bajuk 2004-2008 (+2011) NSi
Franci Krizanic 2008-2012 SD
Janez Sustersic 2012-2013 DLGV, DL
Janez Jansa 2013 SDS
Uros Cufer 2013-2014 PS
Dusan Mramor 2014-2016 SMC
Alenka Smerkolj 2016 SMC (acting)
Mateja V. Erman 2016-2018 n/p
Andrej Bertoncelj 2018-2020 LMS
Andrej Sircelj 2020-2022 SDS
Klemen Botjancic 2022- GS
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GS was founded on 8 May 2021 under the name of Green Actions Party (Z.DEJ). It was renamed on 26 Jan 2022.
 Chairmen of SDS
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France Tomsic 1989
Joze Pucnik 1989-1993 (+2003)
Janez Jansa 1993-
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SDS was born on 16 Feb 1989 with the name of Social Democratic Alliance of Slovenia (SDZS), one of the parties comprising the nationalist movement DEMOS (8 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1991). Then it was called the Social Democratic Party of Slovenia (SDS) and on 19 Sep 2003 it was renamed to Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS).
The List of Marjan Sarec (LMS) was founded on 31 May 2014. It ceased to exist on 27 Jun 2022 upon merger into Freedom Movement (GS)
  Chairmen of SMC, Konkretno
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Miro Cerar 2014-2019
Zdravko Pocivalsek 2019-
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The Party or Miro Cerar (SMC) was founded on 2 Jun 2014. It changed its name to Modern Centre Party (SMC) on 7 Mar 2015. The SMC merged with the extra-parliamentary Economic Activity Party (GAS), becoming a new party called Konkretno, on 4 Dec 2021.
 Chairman of Levica
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Luka Mesec 2017-
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Levica was established on 24 Jun 2017 by the merger of of the Party for Sustainable Development of Slovenia (TRS) and Initiative for Democratic Socialism (IDS).
 Chairmen of SDP, ZLSD, SD
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Ciril Ribicic 1990-1993
Peter Bekes 1993
Janez Kocijancic 1993-1997 (+2020)
Borut Pahor 1997-2012
Igor Luksic 2012-2014
Dejan Zidan 2014-2020 (acting to 2014)
Tanja Fajon 2020-
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ZLSD was born in Nov 1992 as the United List (ZL), an alliance comprising the SDP (founded in 1990 from the late League of Slovenian Communists, ZKS), the Social Democratic Union (SDU, founded 1990), the Workers' Party of Slovenia (DSS, founded Feb 1991) and the DeSUS. In May 1993 SDP, SDU and DSS merged to form a single party, the ZLSD. The party adopted a shorter name, SD, on 10 Jun 2005.
 Chairmen of PS
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Zoran Jankovic 2011-2013
Alenka Bratusek 2013-2014
Zoran Jankovic 2014-
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PS was founded on 22 Oct 2011 under the name of Zoran Jankovic's ListPositive Slovenia (LZJ-PS). It was renamed to Positive Slovenia (PS) on 21 Jan 2012.
 Chairmen of DeSUS
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Ivan Sisinger 1991
Rado Lipic 1991-1993
Joze Globacnik 1993-1999
Janko Kusar 1999-2002
Anton Rous 2002-2005
Karl Erjavec 2005-2020
Aleksandra Pivec 2020
Tomaz Gantar 2020 (acting)
Karl Erjavec 2020-2021
Anton Balazek 2021 (acting)
Brigita Cokl 2021 (acting)
Ljubo Jasnic 2021-
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DeSUS was founded in 1991.
 Chairmen of DL
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Gregor Virant 2011-2014
Bojan Starman 2014-
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DL was founded on 21 Oct 2011 under the name of Gregor Virant's Civic List (DLGV). It was renamed to simply Civic List (DL) on 24 Apr 2012.
  Chairmen of SLS+SKD, SLS
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Franc Zagozen 2000-2001
Franc But 2001-2003
Janez Podobnik 2003-2007
Bojan Srot 2007-2009
Radovan Zerjav 2009-2013
Franc Bogovic 2013-2014
Marko Zidansek 2014-2018
Primoz Jelsevar 2018 (acting)
Marjan Podobnik 2018-
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SLS+SKD was founded on 15 Apr 2000 as the merger of SLS and SKD. In May 2002 the party changed its name to simply SLS.
 Chairmen of LDS
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Janez Drnovsek 1991-2002 (+2008)
Anton (Tone) Rop 2003-2005
Jelko Kacin 2005-2007
Katarina Kresal 2007-2011
Iztok Podbregar 2012
Sonja Kralj Bervar 2012-2013 (acting)
Anton Anderlic 2013-
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The LDS was launched in 1991 as the transformation of the previous Socialist Youth League of Slovenia-Liberal Party (ZSMS-LS). The LDS was called the Liberal Democratic Party to 12 Mar 1994, when it merged with the ZS, the DS and the SSS; from that date, its name was Liberal Democracy of Slovenia.
The Alliance of Alenka Bratuek (ZaAB) was founded by splinters of PS on 31 May 2014. The party was renamed Alliance of Social Liberal Democrats (ZSD) on 21 May 2016 and Party of Alenka Bratusek (SAB) on 7 Oct 2017. It ceased to exist on 27 Jun 2022 upon merger into Freedom Movement (GS).
 Chairman of SNS
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Zmago Jelincic 1991-
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SNS was founded on 17 Mar 1991.
 Chairmen of NSi
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Andrej Bajuk 2000-2008 (+2011)
Ljudmila Novak 2008-2018
Matej Tonin 2018-
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NSi was founded 4 Aug 2000 by splinters of SLS+SKD.
 Chairman of SKD (1989-2000)
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Lozje Peterle 1989-2000
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SKD, founded in 1989, was an original member of the six-party coalition DEMOS (8 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1991). On 15 Apr 2000 joined the SLS to form SLS+SKD.
 Chairman of (old) SLS (1989-2000)
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Ivan Oman 1989-1992 (+2019)
Marjan Podobnik 1992-2000
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The late SLS was founded 12 May 1989 under the name of Slovenian Farmers' Alliance (SKZ). On 15 Apr 2000 joined the SKD to form SLS+SKD.
 Chairmen of Zares (2007-2015)
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Gregor Golobic 2007-2012
Pavel Gantar 2012-2014
Cvetka Ribaric-Lasnik 2014-2015
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Zares was founded by splinters of LDS in 2007 and was disbanded on 6 Oct 2015.
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