National
Minister of the Environment
- Slovak: Minister životného prostredia SR
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of the Slovak Republic
- Exact method
- Appointed by the President of the Republic on the proposal of the Prime Minister (Constitution Art. 116).
- Chosen by
- President of the Slovak Republic
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Robert Fico Smer-SD Acting since September 2026 Report Source: minzp.sk, checked (+1 more)
Sources
- vlada.gov.sk · checked Constitution of the Slovak Republic (460/1992 Coll.) articles cited in selection_detail, plus the body's website, read 2026-10-12: office, seats and selection. Regional assembly seat counts: Fallback: Wikipedia (Regions of Slovakia), because the official Act was not fetched; not verified against the Act. For: Minister of the Environment
- vlada.gov.sk · checked Government members page / body websites, read 2026-10-12: official Slovak names. For: Minister of the Environment in Slovak
- minzp.sk · checked Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic, press release of 2026-10-06 and ministry home page news, read 2026-10-12: state secretary acts "na základe poverenia predsedu vlády SR"; a 2026-10-08 release refers to the "bývalý minister"; last release naming Taraba as minister is 2026-09-25. Party Smer-SD set to match the PM term 60259. For: Robert Fico, current term
- vlada.gov.sk · checked Government/Constitutional Court/President official pages, read 2026-10-12; cross-checked against Wikipedia (Slovak) and Wikidata for start dates and the 30 Sep 2026 dismissal of the Environment Minister (TASR, The Star 2026-10-01). For: Robert Fico, current term