The minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: Minister za zunanje zadeve Republike Slovenije) is a senior official of the Government of Slovenia, and head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They are, together with the prime minister and president of the Republic, responsible for foreign policy and international relations of the Republic Slovenia.
The foreign minister is nominated by the prime minister-designate and elected by the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia, following the hearing and confirmation by its Committee on Foreign Policy. Usually, but not always, the foreign minister is also the deputy prime minister, since the position is held by one of the government coalition party leaders.
The foreign minister is member of the National Security Council and president of the Strategic Council for Foreign Affairs. Minister is also member of the EU bodies - Foreign and General Affairs Councils.
The 12th and current minister of foreign affairs is Tone Kajzer. He was elected and sworn in by the National Assembly on 4 June 2026.
List of ministers of foreign affairs +#Minister PartyPrime Minister GovernmentTerm Ref.1Dimitrij RupelDEMOSLojze PeterleDEMOSFirst16 May 199014 May 1992LDSJanez DrnovšekLDSSecond14 May 199225 January 19932Lojze PeterleNSiThird25 January 199331 October 19943Zoran ThalerLDS26 January 199516 May 19964Davorin KračunLDS19 July 199627 February 1997(3)Zoran ThalerLDSFourth27 February 199725 September 19975Boris FrlecLDS25 September 19972 February 2000(1)Dimitrij RupelLDS2 February 20007 June 2000(2)Lojze PeterleNSiAndrej BajukNSiFifth7 June 200030 November 2000(1)Dimitrij RupelLDSJanez DrnovšekLDSSixth30 November 200019 December 2002Tone RopLDSSeventh19 December 20026 July 20046Ivo VajglLDS6 July 20043 December 2004(1)Dimitrij RupelSDSJanez JanšaSDSEighth3 December 20047 November 20087Samuel ŽbogarSDBorut PahorSDNinth21 November 200820 September 20118Karl ErjavecDeSUSJanez JanšaSDSTenth10 February 201222 February 2013Alenka BratušekSABEleventh20 March 201318 September 2014Miro CerarSMCTwelfth18 September 201413 September 20189Miro CerarSMCMarjan ŠarecLMŠThirteenth13 September 201813 March 202010 Anže LogarSDSJanez JanšaSDSFourteenth13 March 20201 June 202211 Tanja FajonSDRobert GolobGSFifteenth1 June 20224 June 202612 Tone KajzerSDSJanez JanšaSDSSixteenth4 June 2026Incumbent
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