# Peter Pellegrini

_President of Slovakia_

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Last updated: 2026-11-03

> Peter Pellegrini is a Slovak politician who has been serving since 2024 as the sixth president of Slovakia. He previously served as prime minister of Slovakia from 2018 to 2020.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 6 October 1975 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17330556#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Banská Bystrica ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17330556#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Slovakia ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17330556#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17330556#P106))
- **Political party:** Voice – Social Democracy (since 2020); Direction – Social Democracy (until 2020) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17330556#P102))
- **Education:** Matej Bel University; Technical University of Košice ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17330556#P69))
- **Positions held:** President of Slovakia (since 15 June 2024 · BS 1 Asar 2081 onwards); Minister of Health of the Slovak Republic (17 December 2019 – 21 March 2020); Minister of Finance of the Slovak Republic (11 April 2019 – 7 May 2019); Minister of Interior of the Slovak Republic (17 April 2018 – 26 April 2018); Prime Minister of Slovakia (22 March 2018 – 21 March 2020); Deputy Prime Minister for the Recovery and Resilience Plan (23 March 2016 – 22 March 2018); Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic (25 November 2014 – 23 March 2016); Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (22 June 2009 – 25 June 2012); Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17330556#P39))
- **Awards:** Andrej Hlinka Order Class I; Ľudovít Štúr Order 1st class; Milan Rastislav Štefánik Cross, First Class; Cross of Pribina class I; Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry; Order pro Merito Melitensi ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17330556#P166))
- **X (Twitter):** pellegrinip_ ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17330556#P2002))
- **Facebook:** pellegrini.peter ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17330556#P2013))
- **Instagram:** peter_pellegrini ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17330556#P2003))
- **YouTube:** UCdu0cvg_SvZ0px4-tSrB68g ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17330556#P2397))

## Questions

**When was Peter Pellegrini born?**  
Peter Pellegrini was born on 6 October 1975 in Banská Bystrica.

**What positions has Peter Pellegrini held?**  
Positions held by Peter Pellegrini include: President of Slovakia (since 15 June 2024); Minister of Health of the Slovak Republic (2019–2020); Minister of Finance of the Slovak Republic (2019–2019); Minister of Interior of the Slovak Republic (2018–2018); Prime Minister of Slovakia (2018–2020).

**Where did Peter Pellegrini study?**  
Peter Pellegrini was educated at Matej Bel University, Technical University of Košice.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Peter Pellegrini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Pellegrini) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q17330556](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17330556) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Peter Pellegrini, 2024 (cropped).jpg by Xavier Lejeune (CC BY 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peter_Pellegrini,_2024_(cropped).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Peter Pellegrini, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Peter Pellegrini, 2024 (cropped).jpg — Xavier Lejeune, CC BY 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Peter Pellegrini". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/peter-pellegrini. Retrieved 6 November 2026.