Prime Minister of Serbia - Definition and Overview

List of Prime Ministers of Serbia

Current Prime Minister of Serbia is Vojislav Koštunica.

Revolutionary Government

• Prota Mateja Nenadovic was first PM in 1805.
• Mladen Milovanovic (1807-1810)
• Jakov Nenadovic (1810-1811)
• Djordje Petrovic (1811-1813)

Serbian principality under Ottoman suzerainity

• Koca Markovic (1835-1839)
• Avram Petronijevic (1839-1840) (in 1840 he was represented by Paun Jankovic Baca)
• Paun Jankovic (acting)
• Djordje Protic(acting) (1842)
• Avram Petronijevic (1842-1843)
• Aleksa Simic (1843-1844)
• Avram Petronijevic (1844-1852)
• Ilija Garašanin (1852-1853)
• Aleksa Simic (1853-1855)
• Stevan Markovic (1856-1858)

• Stevan Magazinovic (1858-1859)
• Cvetko Rajovic (1859-1860)
• Filip Hristic (1860-1861)
• Ilija Garasanin (1861-1867)
• Jovan Ristic (1867)
• Nikola Hristic (1867-1868)

• Djordje Cenic (1868-1869)
• Radivoje Milojkovic (1869-1872)
• Milivoje P. Blaznavac (1872-1873)
• Jovan Ristic (1873)
• Jovan Marinovic (1873-1874)
• Acim Cumic (1874-1875)
• Danilo Stefanovic (1875)
• Stevca Mihailovic (1875)
• Ljubomir Kaljevic (1875-1876)
• Stevca Mihailovic (1876)

Independent Serbian principality and kingdom

• Jovan Ristic (1878-1880)
• Milan S. Pirocanac (1880-1883)
• Nikola Hristic (1883-1884)
• Milutin Garasanin (1884-1887)
• Jovan Ristic (1887)
• Sava Grujic (1887-1888)
• Nikola Hristic (1888-1889)
• Kosta S. Protic (1889)
• Sava Grujic (1889-1891)
• Nikola Pašić (1891-1892)
• Jovan Dj. Avakumovic (1892-1893)
• dr Lazar Dj. Dokic (1893)
• Sava Grujic (1893-1894)
• Djordje S. Simic (1894)
• Svetomir Nikolajevic (1894)
• Nikola Hristic (1894-1895)
• Stojan Novakovic (1895-1896)
• Stojan Novakovic (1896-1897)
• dr Vladan Djordjevic (1897-1900)
• Aleksa Jovanovic (1900-1901)
• Mihailo Vujic (1901-1902)
• Pera Velimirovic (1902)
• Dimitrije Cincar-Markovic (1902-1903)
• Jovan Dj. Avakumovic (1903)
• Sava Grujic (1903-1904)
• Nikola Pašić (1904-1905)
• Ljubomir Stojanovic (1905-1906)
• Sava Grujic (1906)
• Nikola Pašić (1906-1908)
• Petar Velimirovic (1908-1909)
• Stojan Novakovic (1909)
• Nikola Pašić (1909-1911)
• dr Milovan Dj. Milovanovic (1911-1912)
• Marko Trifkovic (1912)
• Nikola Pašić (1912-1918)

Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Yugoslavia)

• Stojan M. Protic (1918-1919)
• Ljubomir Davidovic (1919-1920)
• Stojan M. Protic (1920)
• Milenko Vesnic (1920-1921)
• Nikola Pašić (1921-1924)
• Ljubomir Davidovic (1924)
• Nikola Pasic (1924-1926)
• Nikola Uzunovic (1926-1927)
• Velimir Vukicevic (1927-1928)
• Anton Korosec (1928-1929)
• Petar Zivkovic (1929-1932)
• Vojislav Marinkovic (1932)
• Milan Srskic (1932-1934)
• Nikola Uzunovic (1934)
• Bogoljub Jevtic (1934-1935)
• Milan Stojadinovic (1935-1939)
• Dragisa Cvetkovic (1939-1941)

German puppet regime in occupied Serbia

General Prime Ministers

• Milan Acimovic (1941)
• Milan Nedic (1941-1945) German General Prime Minister

Royal Yugoslav Government in Exile

PMs of Royal Government in Exile (in London)

• Dusan T. Simovic (1941-1942)
• Slobodan Jovanovic (1942-1943)
• Milos Trifunovic (1943)
• Bozidar Puric (1943-1944)
• Ivan Subasic (1944)
• Drago Marusic (1945)

Communist Resistance

• Communist PM of resistance to Germany was Josip Broz Tito (1943-1945) he was chairman of National Committee for Liberation of Yugoslavia who worked in opposition to Royal governments in exile.

Communist Yugoslavia

In SFRY, each republic had its own constitution, supreme court, parliament, president and prime minister. At the top of the Yugoslav government was a collective Presidency, the federal Prime Minister, and the federal Parliament.

The role of the prime minister was diminished by the fact there existed various other positions of importance, both nominal and effective. See also: history of Yugoslavia.

Presidents of the Federal Executive Council

• Josip Broz Tito (1945-1963) since 1963 president for life
• Petar Stambolic (1963-1967)
• Mika Spiljak (1967-1969)
• Mitja Ribicic (1969-1971)
• Dzemal Bijedic (1971-1977)
• Veselin Djuranovic (1977-1982)
• Milka Planinc (1982-1986)
• Branko Mikulic (1986-1989)
• Ante Markovic (1989-1991)
• Aleksandar Mitrovic (1991-1992)

Presidents of the Executive Council of the Republic of Serbia

• Blagoje Neskovic (1945-1948)
• Petar Stambolic (1948-1953)
• Jovan Veselinov (1953-1957)
• Milos Minic (1957-1962)
• Slobodan Penezic Krcun (1962-1964)
• Stevan Doronjski (1964)
• Dragi Stamenkovic (1964-1967)
• Djurica Jojkic (1967-1969)
• Milenko Bojanic (1969-1974)
• Dusan Ckrebic (1974-1978)
• Ivan Stambolic (1978-1982)
• Branislav Ikonic (1982-1986)
• Desimir Jeftic (1986-1989)
• Stanko Radmilovic (1989-1991)
• Dragutin Zelenovic (1991)

Note: up to 5 February 1953, they were titled prime ministers

Republic of Serbia

• Radoman Bozovic (1991-1993)
• Nikola Sainovic (1993-1994)
• Mirko Marjanovic (1994-2000)
• Zoran Djindjic (2000-2003) (died while in office)
• Nebojsa Covic (2003) (temporary)
• Zoran Zivkovic (2003-2004)
• Vojislav Kostunica (2004-)