Regions of Slovakia

Regions of Slovakia

Note: The names of the regions are given in adjectival form, normally followed by kraj.
The 8 regions formally came into existence on 1 Jan 2002, but their first governments were instituted in Dec 2001.

Party abbreviations: HZDS = Hnutie za Demokratické Slovenskó (Movement for a Democratic Slovakia, authoritarian, est.1991); KDH = Krestansko-Demokratické Hnutie (Christian Democratic Movement, christian-democratic); SDKU = Slovenska Demokraticka a Krestanska Unia (Slovak Democratic and Christian Union, christian-democratic, est.14 Feb 2000)

Banskobystrický (Banská Bystrica)

[Banská Bystrica region flag]
Adopted 29 Apr 2002

Chairmen
Dec 2001 - 10 Jan 2006 Milan Marcok (b. 1939) HZDS
10 Jan 2006 - Milan Murgas (b. 1951)

Bratislavský (Bratislava)

[Bratislava region flag]
Adopted 12 Dec 2001

Chairmen
Dec 2001 - 9 Jan 2006 L'ubomír ("L'ubo") Roman (b. 1944) SDKU
9 Jan 2006 - Vladimír Bajan (b. 1960)

Kosický (Kosice)

[Kosice region flag]
Adopted 15 Apr 2002

Chairmen
Dec 2001 - 9 Jan 2006 Rudolf Bauer (b. 1957) KDH
9 Jan 2006 - Zdenko Trebul'a (b. 1955)

Nitriansky (Nitra)

[Nitra region flag]
Adopted 28 May 2002

Chairman
Dec 2001 - Milan Belica (b. 1950) HZDS

Presovský (Presov)

[Presov regional flag]
Adopted 23 Oct 2002

Chairman
Dec 2001 - Peter Chudík (b. 1961) HZDS

Trenciansky (Trencín)

[Trencín region flag]
Adopted 23 Oct 2002

Chairmen
Dec 2001 - 9 Jan 2006 Stefan Stefanec (b. 1944) HZDS
9 Jan 2006 - Pavol Sedlácek (b. 1949)

Trnavský (Trnava)

[Trnava region flag]
Adopted 20 Dec 2002

Chairmen
Dec 2001 - 9 Jan 2006 Peter Tomecek (b. 1961) HZDS
9 Jan 2006 - Mikus Tibor (b. 1952)

Zilinský (Zilina)

[Zilina region flag]
Adopted 20 May 2002

Chairmen
Dec 2001 - 10 Jan 2006 Jozef Tarcák (b. 1959) HZDS
10 Jan 2006 - Juraj Blanár (b. 1966)