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Janša IV Cabinet

16th Government of Slovenia
Incumbent
Date formed4 June 2026
People and organisations
President of the Republic
Nataša Pirc Musar
Prime Minister
Janez Janša (SDS)
Deputy Prime Minister
Jernej Vrtovec (NSi)
Anže Logar (Demokrati.)
No. of ministers
PM + 15 ministers (one without portfolio)
Total no. of members
16
Member party
  •   SDS
  •   NSi
  •   Demokrati.
  •   SLS
  •   FOKUS
Status in legislature
Minority (coalition) (43 of 90 votes)
Confidence and supply:
  Resni.ca (5)
IMNS (2)
Opposition party
Opposition leader
Robert Golob (Svoboda)
Matjaž Han (SD)
Luka Mesec and Asta Vrečko (The Left)
Uroš Macerl and Urša Zgojznik (Vesna)
History
Election2026 election
Legislature term10th National Assembly
PredecessorGolob Cabinet

The 16th Government of Slovenia (also known as the Janša IV Cabinet) is the fourth and current government of Prime Minister Janez Janša, leader of SDS, after taking office following the 2026 Slovenian parliamentary election. Janez Janša, leader of the SDS, was nominated as Prime Minister, and was appointed Prime Minister on 22 May 2026.[1]

On May 21, 2026, SDS, NSi, SLS, Fokus and Demokrati signed a coalition agreement.[2] The government is expected to become the second minority government, after the 13th Government (Šarec Cabinet), with 43 votes, 3 short of absolute majority in the 10th National Assembly. Confidence and supply is provided by Resni.ca with 5 votes and 2 representatives of the Italian and Hungarian national minorities.[1]

Composition of the government

Cabinet

Portfolio Minister Party Took office Left office
Prime Minister Janez Janša SDS June 4, 2026 Incumbent
Deputy Prime Ministers
Minister of Economy, Labour, and Sport Anže Logar Demokrati. June 4, 2026 Incumbent
Minister of Infrastructure and Energy Jernej Vrtovec NSi June 4, 2026 Incumbent
Ministers
Minister of Finance Andrej Šircelj SDS June 4, 2026 Incumbent
Minister of the Interior and Public Administration Franci Matoz SDS June 4, 2026 Incumbent
Minister of Education, Science, and Youth Borut Rončević SDS June 4, 2026 Incumbent
Minister of Health Tadej Ostrc Demokrati. June 4, 2026 Incumbent
Minister of the Environment and Spatial Planning Polona Rifelj SDS June 4, 2026 Incumbent
Minister of Demography, Family, and Social Affairs Mateja Ribič NSi June 4, 2026 Incumbent
Minister of Justice Mihael Zupančič Demokrati. June 4, 2026 Incumbent
Minister of Agriculture Janez Cigler Kralj NSi June 4, 2026 Incumbent
Minister of Culture Ignacija Fridl Jarc SDS June 4, 2026 Incumbent
Minister of Local Self-Government, Cohesion, and Regional Development Monika Kirbiš Rojs FOKUS June 4, 2026 Incumbent
Minister of Defence Valentin Hajdinjak NSi June 4, 2026 Incumbent
Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Tone Kajzer SDS June 4, 2026 Incumbent
Minister without portfolio for Relations between the Republic of Slovenia and the Autochthonous Slovenian National Community in Neighbouring Countries, and between the Republic of Slovenia and Slovenians Abroad Suzana Lep Šimenko SDS June 4, 2026 Incumbent

Government coalition

Party Leader Deputies Ministers
SDS Janez Janša 28 7 + PM
NSi Jernej Vrtovec 7 9 4 5
SLS Tina Bregant 1 0
FOKUS Marko Lotrič 1 1
Demokrati. Anže Logar 6 3
Total (coalition)
43 / 90
 15 + PM
Confidence and supply
Resni.ca Zoran Stevanović 5
Representatives of the
Italian and Hungarian
national minorities		 Felice Ziza
Ferenc Horváth		 2
Total (coalition + confidence and supply)
50 / 90

Changes to ministries

  • Ministry of Economy, Labour, and Sport is now responsible for all responsibilities of the former Ministry of the Economy, Tourism and Sport and also responsible for labour affairs (previously under the Ministry of Labor, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities);
  • Ministry of the Interior and Public Administration is now responsible for all responsibilities of the former Ministry of the Interior, the former Ministry of Digital Transformation and the former Ministry of Public Administration, excluding local self-government;
  • Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy is now responsible for all responsibilities of the former Ministry of Infrastructure and also responsible for energy and public transport (previously under the Ministry of the Environment, Climate, and Energy);
  • Ministry of Education, Science, and Youth is now responsible for all responsibilities of the former Ministry of Education and former Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation;
  • Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning is now responsible for all responsibilities of the former Ministry of the Environment, Climate, and Energy, excluding energy and public transport, all responsibilities of the former Ministry of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning, and housing policy (previously under the Ministry of Solidarity-Based Future);
  • Ministry of Demography, Family, and Social Affairs is now responsible for demography, all responsibilities of the former Ministry of Labor, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, excluding labour affairs, all responsibilities of the former Ministry of Solidarity-Based Future, excluding housing policy; and
  • Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion, and Regional Development is now responsible for local self-government (previously under the Ministry of Public Administration), and all responsibilities of the former Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development.

No changes are made to the following ministries:

  • Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs;
  • Ministry of Finance;
  • Ministry of Health;
  • Ministry of Justice;
  • Ministry of Agriculture (renamed from Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Food);
  • Ministry of Culture; and
  • Ministry of Defence.

Abolished ministries (compared to the 15th Government) include:

  • Ministry of Digital Transformation (now part of the Ministry of the Interior and Public Administration);
  • Ministry of Public Administration (now part of the Ministry of the Interior and Public Administration and the Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion, and Regional Development);
  • Ministry of Solidarity-Based Future (now part of the Ministry of Demography, Family, and Social Affairs);
  • Ministry of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning (now part of the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning); and
  • Ministry of Education (now part of the Ministry of Education, Science, and Youth).

Working bodies

Body President[3]
Committee on State Administration and Public Affairs Franci Matoz, Minister of the Interior and Public Administration
Committee on the Economy Jernej Vrtovec, Minister of Infrastructure and Energy
Commission for Administrative Affairs and Appointments Borut Rončević, Minister of Education, Science, and Youth

State secretaries

This is list of the state secretaries within the government departments:[3]

Formation and election

Election of prime minister-designate

Following a decision by the President Pirc Musar to not propose a candidate in the first round of election of a Prime Minister-designate, on May 19, 2026, group of 48 deputies (SDS, NSi, SLS, Fokus, Demokrati. and Resni.ca) proposed Janez Janša (SDS) as a candidate for the prime-minister designate in the second round.[4] On May 22, 2026, Janez Janša was elected Prime Minister-designate with 51 votes, receiving at least one vote of support from future opposition deputies.[1]

May 22, 2026 election of the prime-minister designate

Candidate Voting Valid Invalid In favor Against Notes Source
Janez Janša (SDS) 87 87 0 51 36 Secret ballot, absolute majority (46 votes) needed [5][1]

Appointment of the government

Janez Janša, Prime Minister-designate, had to propose a list of ministers to the National Assembly within 15 days from his election.[6] The National Assembly committees hold hearing of proposed candidates for ministers. The National Assembly appoints the government with relative majority.

On May 28, 2026, Janez Janša proposed a list of candidates for ministers. Despite previous speculations, SLS, as part of the NSi, SLS, Fokus list and a coalition party, did not propose its own candidate for one of the ministries.[7] The competent committees held hearings of the candidate on 1-2 June 2026.

June 4, 2026 vote on the appointment of the government

Candidate Voting In favor Against Source
16th Government of Slovenia

Prime Minister Janez Janša (SDS)

 79 49 30 [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ma, Al. "Janez Janša z 51 glasovi za dobil mandat za sestavo vlade". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  2. ↑ Da, La. "Peterica strank podpisala koalicijsko pogodbo". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2026-05-21.
  3. 1 2 "1. redna seja Vlade Republike Slovenije | GOV.SI". Portal GOV.SI (in Slovenian). 2026-06-04. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  4. ↑ "V DZ vložena mandatarska kandidatura Janeza Janše". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  5. ↑ Izbran zakon / akt
  6. ↑ Ma, Al. "Janez Janša z 51 glasovi dobil mandat za sestavo vlade". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  7. ↑ Ma., Al.; Da., La.; R., B. "Znana so vsa imena ministrskih kandidatov. Notranje ministrstvo Franciju Matozu". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2026-05-29.
  8. ↑ Izbrana Seja
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