Regions of Slovakia

Regions of Slovakia

Regions Banskobystrický - Bratislavský - Košický - Nitriansky - Prešovský - Trenčiansky - Trnavský - Žilinský -

Note: The names of the regions are given in adjectival form, normally followed by kraj (region). The regions were established on 24 Jul 1996 and in Dec 2001 self-government bodies were created and elected for the first time, effective 1 Jan 2002. The self-governing regions are headed by a chairmen (predseda).

Party abbreviations: KDH =Krest'anskodemokratické Hnutie (Christian Democratic Movement, christian-democratic, est.23 Feb 1990);LSNS = L'udová Strana Naše Slovensko (People's Party - Our Slovakia, nationalist, far-right, populist, Eurosceptic, est.21 Feb 2010);OLaNO = Obyčajní L'udia a Nezávislé Osobnosti (Ordinary People and Independent Personalities, liberal conservative, est.28 Oct 2011); SaS = Sloboda a Solidarita (Freedom and Solidarity, Center-right, soft Eurosceptic, est.27 Feb 2009);SDKU-DS = Slovenská Demokratická a Krest'anská Únia–Demokratická Strana (Slovak Democratic and Christian Union-Democratic Party, christian-democratic,formerly SDKU and DS, est.21 Jan 2006); SDS = Strana Demokratického Slovenska (Democratic Party of Slovakia, former LS-HzDS, est.5 Mar 2014);SMER-SD = Smer-Socialna Demokracia ('Direction'-Social Democracy, leftist, to 1 Jan 2005 known as Smer [Tretia Cesta] or Direction [Third Way], split from SDL, est.8 Nov 1999); - Former parties:ANO = Aliancia Nového Občana (New Citizens' Alliance, liberal, 2001-Nov 2011);HzDS =Hnutie za Demokratické Slovensko (Movement for a Democratic Slovakia, conservative, populist, 5 Mar 1991-14 Jun 2003, renamed LS-HzDS);LS-HzDS = L'udová Strana–Hnutie za Demokratické Slovensko (People's Party-Movement for a Democratic Slovakia,conservative, populist, former HZDS, 2003-11 Jan 2014, then SDS); LU = L'udová Únia (People's Union, conservative, populist, slit from HzDS, 28 Mar 2003-26 Mar 2007, renamed Liberálna Strana)

Banskobystrický (Banská Bystrica)

[Banská Bystrica region flag
(Slovakia)]
Adopted 29 Apr 2002

Chairmen 1 Jan 2002 - 31 Dec 2005 Milan Marčok (b. 1939) HzDS;2003 LS-HzDS 1 Jan 2006 - 31 Dec 2009 Milan Murgaš (b. 1951) SMER-SD 1 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2013 Vladimír Maňka (b. 1959) SMER-SD 1 Jan 2014 - 4 Dec 2017 Marián Kotleba (b. 1977) LSNS 4 Dec 2017 - Ján Lunter (b. 1951) Non-party

Bratislavský (Bratislava)

[Bratislava region flag
(Slovakia)]
Adopted 12 Dec 2001

Chairmen
1 Jan 2002 - 31 Dec 2005 L'ubomír ("L'ubo") Roman (b. 1944) ANO
1 Jan 2006 - 31 Dec 2009 Vladimír Bajan (b. 1960) Non-party 1 Jan 2010 - 4 Dec 2017 Pavol Frešo (b. 1969) SDKU-DS 4 Dec 2017 - Juraj Droba (b. 1971) SaS

Košický (Košice)

[Kosice region flag (Slovakia)]
Adopted 15 Apr 2002

Chairmen
1 Jan 2002 - 31 Dec 2005 Rudolf Bauer (b. 1957) KDH 1 Jan 2006 - 4 Dec 2017 Zdenko Trebul'a (b. 1955) SMER-SD 4 Dec 2017 - Rastislav Trnka (b. 1984) OLaNO

Nitriansky (Nitra)

[Nitra region flag (Slovakia)]
Adopted 28 May 2002

Chairman
1 Jan 2002 - Milan Belica (b. 1950) HzDS; 2003 LS-HzDS; 16 Jan 2009: Non-party

Prešovský (Prešov)

[Presov regional flag
(Slovakia)]
Adopted 23 Oct 2002

Chairmen
1 Jan 2002 - 1 Dec 2017 Peter Chudík (b. 1961) HzDS; 2003 LU; 2005: SMER-SD 1 Dec 2017 - Milan Majerský (b. 1971) KDH

Trenčiansky (Trenčín)

[Trencín region flag
(Slovakia)]
Adopted 23 Oct 2002

Chairmen 1 Jan 2002 - 31 Dec 2005 Štefan Štefanec (b. 1944) HzDS;2003 LS-HzDS 1 Jan 2006 - 31 Dec 2013 Pavol Sedláček (b. 1949) LS-HzDS 1 Jan 2014 - Jaroslav Baška (b. 1975) SMER-SD

Trnavský (Trnava)

[Trnava region flag (Slovakia)]
Adopted 20 Dec 2002

Chairmen 1 Jan 2002 - 31 Dec 2005 Peter Tomeček (b. 1961) HzDS; 2003 LU; 2005 Non-party 1 Jan 2006 - 4 Dec 2017 Tibor Mikuš (b. 1952) LS-HzDS; 25 Jan 2008: Non-party 4 Dec 2017 - Jozef Viskupič (b. 1976) OLaNO

Žilinský (Žilina)

[Zilina region flag (Slovakia)]
Adopted 20 May 2002

Chairmen
1 Jan 2002 - 31 Dec 2005 Jozef Tarčák (b. 1959) HzDS;2003 LS-HzDS 1 Jan 2006 - 4 Dec 2017 Juraj Blanár (b. 1966) SMER-SD 4 Dec 2017 - Erika Jurinová (f) (b. 1971) OLaNO