Prime Minister of Serbia

The Prime Minister of Serbia (Serbian: Премијер Србије / Premijer Srbije), officially the President of the Government of the Republic of Serbia (Председник Владе Републике Србије / Predsednik Vlade Republike Srbije), is the head of the executive of the government of Serbia. The prime minister directs the work of the Government, and to submit to the National Assembly the Government’s Program, including a list of proposed ministers. The resignation of the Prime Minister results in the dismissal of the Government.

The current Prime Minister, Ana Brnabić was nominated by the former Prime Minister and newly elected President of the Republic, Aleksandar Vučić and elected and appointed by the National Assembly on 29 June 2017.

History of the office

The first modern Serbian government was established on 27 August 1805 in Voljavča near Stragari, during the First Serbian Uprising, as the Governing Council (Правитељствујушчи Совјет / Praviteljstvujušči Sovjet), while the title of the head of government was President of the Governing Council. Initially the Council had no ministers, just members, but in 1811 modern ministries were created. Government ceased to exist with the collapse of the First Serbian Uprising on 3 October 1813, however later continued in exile in Hotin (Russian Empire) from 1813 until 1814.

Government was restored on 21 November 1815 following the Second Serbian Uprising. Head of government was styled Prince’s Representative (Књажевски представник / Knjaževski predstavnik). The style remained official until 1861, even after the establishing of constitutional government in 1835. Prior to that date, the office was of no major importance or influence and depended solely on the will of the Prince Miloš Obrenović.

From 1861 until 1903, the head of government was styled President of the Ministry (Председник министарства / Predsednik ministarstva).

From 1903 until the creation of the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes on 1 December 1918, head of government was styled President of the Council of Ministers (Председник Министарског савета / Predsednik Ministarskog saveta).

Under the communist regime after 1945, Serbia got a sort of separate Tito-appointed government opposed to the German-installed one in September 1941. First, the ‘head of government’ was styled President of the Executive Council of the Supreme National Liberational Council until 7 March 1945. On that day, a ministry for Serbia was created within the government of Yugoslavia (as for all the other five republics), with Minister for Serbia being in charge of creating first one-party government of post-War Serbia, which took place on 9 April 1945. Governments were headed by President of the Government until 3 February 1953, President of the Executive Council until 15 January 1991 and again President of the Government since then, but the term Prime Minister is colloquially used (especially in the media) since the government of Dragutin Zelenović in 1991. In some later articles about the recent history of Serbia, term is retroactively applied to Stanko Radmilović, Desimir Jevtić and even back to Ivan Stambolić’s government.

List of prime ministers of Serbia

Revolutionary Serbia (1804–1813)

  Non-party

Order	Head of Government		Lifespan	Took office	Left office	Party		Note	Head of State
Presidents of the Administering Council 1805–1814
									Grand Vožd
1		Matija Nenadović Матија Ненадовић	1777–1854	27 August 1805	January 1807		None	First President of the Administering Council; he was a priest (prota)	Karađorđe Petrović1804–1814
2		Mladen Milovanović Младен Миловановић	1760–1823	January 1807	1810		None	First term; after modern ministries were created in 1811 became the first Serbian Minister of Defence
3		Jakov Nenadović Јаков Ненадовић	1765–1836	1810	22 January 1811		None	Uncle of Matija Nenadović; after modern ministries were created in 1811 became the first SerbianMinister of Interior
4		Karađorđe Petrović Карађорђе Петровић	1762–1817	22 January 1811	3 October 1813		None	Head of State (Grand Vožd) from 1804; founder of the House of Karađorđević; after constitutional reforms in 1811, also took office of the President of the Administering Council
(2)		Mladen Milovanović Младен Миловановић	1760–1823	1813	1814		None	Second term; in exile in Khotyn, Russian Empire

Principality of Serbia (1815–1882)

  Conservative Party   Liberal Party   Serbian Progressive Party   Non-party

Order	Head of Government		Lifespan	Took office	Left office	Party		Note	Head of State
Representatives of the Prince 1815–1861
									Grand Vožd (1815–17)Prince (1817-82)
5		Petar Nikolajević Moler Петар Николајевић Молер	1775–1816	21 November 1815	16 May 1816		None		Miloš Obrenović 1815–1839
6		Jevrem Obrenović Јеврем Обреновић	1790–1856	1821	1826		None	The youngest brother of Prince Miloš Obrenović.
7		Miloje Todorović Милоје Тодоровић	1762–1832	1826	1826		None
8		Dimitrije Davidović Димитрије Давидовић	1789–1839	1826	1829		None
9		Koca Marković Коца Марковић	1795–1836	15 February 1835	28 March 1836		None
N/A		Tenka Stefanović Стефан Стефановић Тенка	1797–1865	28 March 1836	26 February 1839		None	Acting. (28 March 1836 – 26 February 1839)
10		Avram Petronijević Аврам Петронијевић	1791–1852	26 February 1839	7 April 1840		None	First term.
									Mihailo Obrenović 1839–1842
N/A		Paun Janković Паун Јанковић	1808–1865	7 April 1840	15 May 1840		None	Acting. (7 April – 15 May 1840)
11		Đorđe Protić Ђорђе Протић	1793–1857	15 May 1840	7 September 1842		None
(10)		Avram Petronijević Аврам Петронијевић	1791–1852	7 September 1842	6 October 1843		None	Second term.
									Alexander Karađorđević 1842–1858
12		Aleksa Simić Алекса Симић	1800–1872	6 October 1843	11 October 1844		None	First term.
(10)		Avram Petronijević Аврам Петронијевић	1791–1852	11 October 1844	22 April 1852		None	Third term. Died in Constantinoplewhile on official visit to the Ottoman Empire.
13		Ilija Garašanin Илија Гарашанин	1812–1874	22 April 1852	26 March 1853		None	First term.
(12)		Aleksa Simić Алекса Симић	1800–1872	26 March 1853	28 December 1855		None	Second term.
14		Aleksa Janković Алекса Јанковић	1806–1869	28 December 1855	10 June 1856		None
N/A		Stefan Marković Стефан Марковић	1804–1864	10 June 1856	28 September 1856		None	Acting. (10 June – 28 September 1856).
(12)		Aleksa Simić Алекса Симић	1800–1872	28 September 1856	1 July 1857		None	Third term.
15		Stefan Marković Стефан Марковић	1804–1864	1 July 1857	12 June 1858		None
16		Stevan Magazinović Стеван Магазиновић	1804–1874	12 June 1858	18 April 1859		None
									Miloš Obrenović 1858–1860
17		Cvetko Rajović Цветко Рајовић	1793–1873	18 April 1859	8 November 1860		None
									Mihailo Obrenović 1860–1868
18		Filip Hristić Филип Христић	1819–1905	8 November 1860	21 October 1861		None
Presidents of the Ministry 1861–1882
(13)		Ilija Garašanin Илија Гарашанин	1812–1874	21 October 1861	15 November 1867		Conservative Party	Second term.
19		Jovan Ristić Јован Ристић	1831–1899	15 November 1867	3 December 1867		Liberal Party	First term.
20		Nikola Hristić Никола Христић	1818–1911	3 December 1867	3 July 1868		Conservative Party	First term.
									Milan Obrenović 1868–1882
21		Đorđe Cenić Ђорђе Ценић	1825–1903	3 July 1868	8 August 1869		Conservative Party
22		Radivoje Milojković Радивоје Милојковић	1832–1888	8 August 1869	22 August 1872		Liberal Party	Removed from office when PrinceMilan IV, aged eighteen, came of age and appointed a new government.
23		Milivoje Petrović Blaznavac Миливоје Петровић Блазнавац	1824–1873	22 August 1872	5 April 1873		Independent	Military officer (general). Died in office of natural causes.
(19)		Jovan Ristić Јован Ристић	1831–1899	5 April 1873	3 November 1873		Liberal Party	Second term; acting up to 14 April 1873
24		Jovan Marinović Јован Мариновић	1821–1893	3 November 1873	7 December 1874		Serbian Progressive Party
25		Aćim Čumić Аћим Чумић	1836–1901	7 December 1874	3 February 1875		Serbian Progressive Party
26		Danilo Stefanović Данило Стефановић	1815–1886	3 February 1875	31 August 1875		Conservative Party
27		Stevča Mihailović Стевча Михаиловић	1804–1888	31 August 1875	8 October 1875		Liberal Party	First term.
28		Ljubomir Kaljević Љубомир Каљевић	1841–1907	8 October 1875	6 May 1876		Serbian Progressive Party
(27)		Stevča Mihailović Стевча Михаиловић	1804–1888	6 May 1876	13 October 1878		Liberal Party	Second term.
(19)		Jovan Ristić Јован Ристић	1831–1899	13 October 1878	2 November 1880		Liberal Party	Third term.
29		Milan Piroćanac Милан Пироћанац	1837–1897	2 November 1880	6 March 1882		Serbian Progressive Party

Kingdom of Serbia (1882–1918)

  Serbian Progressive Party   Conservative Party   Liberal Party   People’s Radical Party   Independent Radical Party   Non-party

Order	Head of Government		Lifespan	Took office	Left office	Party		Note	Monarch
Presidents of the Ministry 1882–1903
(29)		Milan Piroćanac Милан Пироћанац	1837–1897	6 March 1882	3 October 1883		Serbian Progressive Party		Milan Obrenović 1882–1889
(20)		Nikola Hristić Никола Христић	1818–1911	3 October 1883	19 February 1884		Conservative Party	Second term.
30		Milutin Garašanin Милутин Гарашанин	1843–1908	19 February 1884	13 June 1887		Serbian Progressive Party
(19)		Jovan Ristić Јован Ристић	1831–1899	13 June 1887	1 January 1888		Liberal Party	Fourth term.
31		Sava Grujić Сава Грујић	1840–1913	1 January 1888	27 April 1888		People’s Radical Party	First term.
(20)		Nikola Hristić Никола Христић	1818–1911	27 April 1888	19 January 1889		Conservative Party	Third term.
32		Kosta Protić Коста Протић	1831–1892	19 January 1889	7 March 1889		Independent	Military officer (general).
(31)		Sava Grujić Сава Грујић	1840–1913	7 March 1889	23 February 1891		People’s Radical Party	Second term.	Alexander Obrenović 1889–1903
33		Nikola Pašić Никола Пашић	1845–1926	23 February 1891	22 August 1892		People’s Radical Party	First term.
34		Jovan Avakumović Јован Авакумовић	1841–1928	22 August 1892	13 April 1893		Liberal Party	First term. Removed from office when King Aleksandar I, aged seventeen, staged a coup d’état, proclaimed himself of age and dismissed the regents and their government.
35		Lazar Dokić Лазар Докић	1845–1893	13 April 1893	5 December 1893		People’s Radical Party	Died in office of natural causes.
(31)		Sava Grujić Сава Грујић	1840–1913	5 December 1893	24 January 1894		People’s Radical Party	Third term.
36		Đorđe Simić Ђорђе Симић	1843–1921	24 January 1894	3 April 1894		People’s Radical Party	First term.
37		Svetomir Nikolajević Светомир Николајевић	1844–1922	3 April 1894	27 October 1894		People’s Radical Party
(20)		Nikola Hristić Никола Христић	1818–1911	27 October 1894	7 July 1895		Conservative Party	Fourth term.
38		Stojan Novaković Стојан Новаковић	1842–1915	7 July 1895	27 December 1896		Serbian Progressive Party	First term.
(36)		Đorđe Simić Ђорђе Симић	1843–1921	27 December 1896	19 October 1897		People’s Radical Party	Second term.
39		Vladan Đorđević Владан Ђорђевић	1844–1930	19 October 1897	25 July 1900		Serbian Progressive Party
40		Aleksa Jovanović Алекса Јовановић	1846–1920	25 July 1900	3 April 1901		Independent
41		Mihailo Vujić Михаило Вујић	1853–1913	3 April 1901	20 October 1902		People’s Radical Party
42		Petar Velimirović Петар Велимировић	1848–1921	20 October 1902	20 November 1902		People’s Radical Party	First term.
43		Dimitrije Cincar-Marković Димитрије Цинцар-Марковић	1849–1903	20 November 1902	11 June 1903		Independent	Military officer (general). Assassinated during the May Coup.
Presidents of the Ministerial Council 1903–1918
(34)		Jovan Avakumović Јован Авакумовић	1841–1928	11 June 1903	4 October 1903		Liberal Party	Second term.	Peter Karađorđević 1903–1918
(31)		Sava Grujić Сава Грујић	1840–1913	4 October 1903	10 December 1904		People’s Radical Party	Fourth term.
(33)		Nikola Pašić Никола Пашић	1845–1926	10 December 1904	28 May 1905		People’s Radical Party	Second term.
44		Ljubomir Stojanović Љубомир Стојановић	1860–1930	28 May 1905	7 March 1906		Independent Radical Party
(31)		Sava Grujić Сава Грујић	1840–1913	7 March 1906	29 April 1906		People’s Radical Party	Fifth term.
(33)		Nikola Pašić Никола Пашић	1845–1926	29 April 1906	20 July 1908		People’s Radical Party	Third term.
(42)		Petar Velimirović Петар Велимировић	1848–1921	20 July 1908	22 February 1909		People’s Radical Party	Second term.
(38)		Stojan Novaković Стојан Новаковић	1842–1915	22 February 1909	24 October 1909		Serbian Progressive Party	Second term.
(33)		Nikola Pašić Никола Пашић	1845–1926	24 October 1909	4 July 1911		People’s Radical Party	Fourth term.
45		Milovan Milovanović Милован Миловановић	1863–1912	4 July 1911	18 June 1912		People’s Radical Party	Died in office of natural causes.
46		Marko Trifković Марко Трифковић	1864–1928	18 June 1912	12 September 1912		People’s Radical Party
(33)		Nikola Pašić Никола Пашић	1845–1926	12 September 1912	1 December 1918		People’s Radical Party	Fifth term. Became acting Prime Minister of Yugoslavia on 1 December 1918.

Socialist Republic of Serbia within SFR Yugoslavia (1945–1992)

  League of Communists of Yugoslavia   Socialist Party of Serbia

Order	Head of Government		Lifespan	Took office	Left office	Party		Note
President of the Executive Council of the Supreme National Liberation Council 1941–1945
N/A		Petar Stambolić Петар Стамболић	1912–2007	September 1941	7 March 1945		Communist Party of Yugoslavia
Minister for Serbia 1945
N/A		Jaša Prodanović Јаша Продановић	1867–1948	7 March 1945	9 April 1945		Communist Party of Yugoslavia
Prime Ministers 1945–1953
1 (47)		Blagoje Nešković Благоје Нешковић	1907–1984	9 April 1945	5 September 1948		Communist Party of Yugoslavia
2 (48)		Petar Stambolić Петар Стамболић	1912–2007	5 September 1948	5 February 1953		Communist Party of Yugoslavia (renamed in 1952)
							League of Communists of Yugoslavia (renamed in 1952)
President of the Executive Council1953–1991
(2) (48)		Petar Stambolić Петар Стамболић	1912–2007	5 February 1953	16 December 1953		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
3 (49)		Jovan Veselinov Јован Веселинов	1906–1982	16 December 1953	6 April 1957		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
4 (50)		Miloš Minić Милош Минић	1914–2003	6 April 1957	9 June 1962		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
5 (51)		Slobodan Penezić Krcun Слободан Пенезић Крцун	1918–1964	9 June 1962	6 November 1964		League of Communists of Yugoslavia	Killed in a suspicious traffic accident.
N/A		Stevan Doronjski Стеван Дороњски	1919–1981	6 November 1964	17 November 1964		League of Communists of Yugoslavia	Acting (after Penezić’s death)
6 (52)		Dragi Stamenković Драги Стаменковић	1920–2004	17 November 1964	6 June 1967		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
7 (53)		Đurica Jojkić Ђурица Јојкић	1914–1981	6 June 1967	7 May 1969		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
8 (54)		Milenko Bojanić Миленко Бојанић	1924–1987	7 May 1969	6 May 1974		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
9 (55)		Dušan Čkrebić Душан Чкребић	born 1927	6 May 1974	6 May 1978		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
10 (56)		Ivan Stambolić Иван Стамболић	1936–2000	6 May 1978	5 May 1982		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
11 (57)		Branislav Ikonić Бранислав Иконић	1928–2002	5 May 1982	6 May 1986		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
12 (58)		Desimir Jevtić Десимир Јевтић	1938–2017	6 May 1986	5 December 1989		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
13 (59)		Stanko Radmilović Станко Радмиловић	1936–2018	5 December 1989	15 January 1991		League of Communists of Yugoslavia (until January 1990)	The pan-Yugoslav League of Communists of Yugoslavia was dissolved in January 1990 into six political parties (one for each republic), in Serbia that was theSocialist Party of Serbia.
							Socialist Party of Serbia (from January 1990)

Republic of Serbia within FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006)

  Socialist Party of Serbia   Democratic Party   Democratic Alternative   Social Democratic Union   Democratic Party of Serbia   Non-party

Order	Head of Government (Birth–Death)		Term of office	Party		Cabinet	Composition	Election
Prime Ministers 1991 onwards
1 (60)		Dragutin Zelenović Драгутин Зеленовић (1928–2020)	11 February 1991 – 23 December 1991		Socialist Party of Serbia	Zelenović	SPS	1990
2 (61)		Radoman Božović Радоман Божовић (1953–)	23 December 1991 – 10 February 1993		Socialist Party of Serbia	Božović	SPS
3 (62)		Nikola Šainović Никола Шаиновић (1948–)	10 February 1993 – 18 March 1994		Socialist Party of Serbia	Šainović	SPS (minority government supported by SRS)	1992
4 (63)		Mirko Marjanović Мирко Марјановић (1937–2006)	18 March 1994 – 24 October 2000		Socialist Party of Serbia	Marjanović I	SPS–ND	1993
						Marjanović II	SPS–JUL–SRS	1997
3 (62)		Milomir Minić Миломир Минић (1950–)	25 October 2000 – 25 January 2001		Socialist Party of Serbia	Minić	SPS–DOS–SPO (transitional government formed after the Bulldozer Revolution)
6 (65)		Zoran Đinđić Зоран Ђинђић (1952–2003)	25 January 2001 – 12-Mar-03 (assassinated in office)		Democratic Party (Democratic Opposition of Serbia)	Đinđić	DOS	2000
N/A		Nebojša Čović Небојша Човић (1958–)	12 March 2003 – 17 March 2003		Democratic Alternative (Democratic Opposition of Serbia)	Acting
N/A		Žarko Korać Жарко Кораћ (1947–)	17 March 2003 – 18 March 2003		Social Democratic Union (Democratic Opposition of Serbia)	Acting
7 (66)		Zoran Živković Зоран Живковић (1960–)	18 March 2003 – 4 March 2004		Democratic Party (Democratic Opposition of Serbia)	Živković	DOS
8 (67)		Vojislav Koštunica Војислав Коштуница (1944–)	4 March 2004 – 5 June 2006		Democratic Party of Serbia	Koštunica I	DSS–G17+–SPO–NS (minority government supported by SPS)	2003

Republic of Serbia (2006–present)

  Democratic Party of Serbia   Socialist Party of Serbia   Serbian Progressive Party   Non-party

Order	Head of Government (Birth–Death)		Term of office	Party		Cabinets	Composition	Elections	President
Prime Ministers 2006 onwards
1 (67)		Vojislav Koštunica Војислав Коштуница (1944–)	5 June 2006 – 7 July 2008		Democratic Party of Serbia	Koštunica I	DSS–G17+–SPO–NS (minority government supported by SPS)	2003	Boris Tadić 2006–2012
						Koštunica II	DS–DSS–G17+ NS–SDP	2007
2 (68)		Mirko Cvetković Мирко Цветковић (1950–)	7 July 2008 – 27 July 2012		Independent	Cvetković	DS–SPS–G17+–SDPS PUPS–SPO–SDAS	2008
3 (69)		Ivica Dačić Ивица Дачић (1966–)	27 July 2012 – 27 April 2014		Socialist Party of Serbia	Dačić	SNS–SPS–SDPS PUPS–NS–SDAS–PS URS (until 2013)	2012	Tomislav Nikolić 2012–2017
4 (70)		Aleksandar Vučić Александар Вучић (1970–)	27 April 2014 – 31 May 2017		Serbian Progressive Party	Vučić I	SNS–SPS SDPS–PS–NS	2014
						Vučić II	SNS–SPS SDPS–PS–PUPS	2016
N/A		Ivica Dačić Ивица Дачић (1966–)	31 May 2017 – 29 June 2017		Socialist Party of Serbia	Acting			Aleksandar Vučić 2017–
5 (71)		Ana Brnabić Ана Брнабић (1975–)	29 June 2017 – Incumbent		Independent (until October 2019)	Brnabić	SNS–SPS–SDPS PS–PUPS–SNP
					Serbian Progressive Party (from October 2019)
						Brnabić II	SNS–SPS–SPAS SDPS–PUPS–PS–SNP	2020

Living former prime ministers