Prime Minister of Serbia

head of the government 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 government of Serbia. The prime minister works for the Government, and sends it to the National Assembly the Government's Program.

President of the Government of Serbia
Председник Владе Србије
Predsednik Vlade Srbije
Logo Government of Serbia
Incumbent
Miloš Vučević

since 2 May 2024
NominatorPresident of the Republic
AppointerNational Assembly
Term lengthNo term limit
Inaugural holderMateja Nenadović
Formation27 August 1805
Salary13,736 USD annually[1]
Websitewww.srbija.gov.rs

The current Prime Minister, Miloš Vučević was nominated by the President of the Republic, Aleksandar Vučić and elected and appointed by the National Assembly on 2 May 2024.

Prime ministers

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  Independent

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Party Note Head of State
Presidents of the Governing Council
1805–1814
Grand Vožd
1   Matija Nenadović
Матија Ненадовић
(1777–1854)


 
27 August 1805 January 1807 Independent First President of the Administering Council; he was a priest (prota) Karađorđe Petrović
 
(1804–1814)
2   Mladen Milovanović
Младен Миловановић
(1760–1823)
January 1807 1810 Independent 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 Independent Uncle of Matija Nenadović; after modern ministries were created in 1811 became the first Serbian Minister of Interior
4   Karađorđe Petrović
Карађорђе Петровић
(1762–1817)


 
22 January 1811 3 October 1813 Independent Head of State (Grand Vožd) from the Orašac Assembly in 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 Independent Second term; in exile in
Hotin, Russian Empire

Principality of Serbia (1815–1882)

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  Conservative Party   Liberal Party   Serbian Progressive Party   Independent

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of 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 Independent Miloš Obrenović
 
(1815–1839)
6   Jevrem Obrenović
Јеврем Обреновић
(1790–1856)


 
1821 1826 Independent The youngest brother of Prince Miloš Obrenović.
7   Miloje Todorović
Милоје Тодоровић
(1762–1832)
1826 1826 Independent
8   Dimitrije Davidović
Димитрије Давидовић
(1789–1839)


 
1826 1829 Independent
9   Koca Marković
Коца Марковић
(1795–1836)
15 February 1835 28 March 1836 Independent
N/A   Tenka Stefanović
Стефан Стефановић Тенка
(1797–1865)
28 March 1836 26 February 1839 Independent Acting.
10   Avram Petronijević
Аврам Петронијевић
(1791–1852)
26 February 1839 7 April 1840 Independent First term.
Mihailo Obrenović
 
(1839–1842)
  Paun Janković
Паун Јанковић
(1808–1865)
7 April 1840 15 May 1840 Independent Acting.
11   Đorđe Protić
Ђорђе Протић
(1793–1857)
15 May 1840 7 September 1842 Independent
(10)   Avram Petronijević
Аврам Петронијевић
(1791–1852)
7 September 1842 6 October 1843 Independent Second term.
Alexander Karađorđević
 
(1842–1858)
12   Aleksa Simić
Алекса Симић
(1800–1872)
6 October 1843 11 October 1844 Independent First term.
(10)   Avram Petronijević
Аврам Петронијевић
(1791–1852)
11 October 1844 22 April 1852 Independent Third term. Died in Constantinople while on official visit to the Ottoman Empire.
13   Ilija Garašanin
Илија Гарашанин
(1812–1874)
22 April 1852 26 March 1853 Independent First term.
(12)   Aleksa Simić
Алекса Симић
(1800–1872)
26 March 1853 28 December 1855 Independent Second term.
14   Aleksa Janković
Алекса Јанковић
(1806–1869)
28 December 1855 10 June 1856 Independent
  Stefan Marković
Стефан Марковић
(1804–1864)
10 June 1856 28 September 1856 Independent Acting.
(12)   Aleksa Simić
Алекса Симић
(1800–1872)
28 September 1856 1 July 1857 Independent Third term.
15   Stefan Marković
Стефан Марковић
(1804–1864)
1 July 1857 12 June 1858 Independent
16   Stevan Magazinović
Стеван Магазиновић
(1804–1874)


 
12 June 1858 18 April 1859 Independent
Miloš Obrenović
 
(1858–1860)
17   Cvetko Rajović
Цветко Рајовић
(1793–1873)


 
18 April 1859 8 November 1860 Independent
Mihailo Obrenović
 
(1860–1868)
18   Filip Hristić
Филип Христић
(1819–1905)


 
8 November 1860 21 October 1861 Independent
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 Prince Milan Obrenović, 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 until 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)

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  Serbian Progressive Party   Conservative Party   Liberal Party   People's Radical Party   Independent Radical Party   Independent

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of 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 Alexander Obrenović, 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)

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  League of Communists of Yugoslavia   Socialist Party of Serbia

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Party Note
President of the Executive Council of the Supreme National Liberation Council
1941–1945
  Petar Stambolić
Петар Стамболић
(1912–2007)


 
September 1941 7 March 1945 Communist Party of Yugoslavia
Minister for Serbia
1945
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
President of the Executive Council
1953–1991
(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.
  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
(1927–2022)


 
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 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 the Socialist Party of Serbia.
Socialist Party of Serbia

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

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  Socialist Party of Serbia   Democratic Party   Democratic Alternative   Social Democratic Union   Democratic Party of Serbia

No. Portrait Name
(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
(born 1953)
23 December 1991

10 February 1993
Socialist Party of Serbia Božović SPS
3
(62)
  Nikola Šainović
Никола Шаиновић
(born 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 SPSND 1993
Marjanović II SPSJULSRS 1997
3
(64)
  Milomir Minić
Миломир Минић
(born 1950)
25 October 2000

25 January 2001
Socialist Party of Serbia Minić SPSDOSSPO
(transitional government formed
after the Bulldozer Revolution)
6
(65)
  Zoran Đinđić
Зоран Ђинђић
(1952–2003)


 
25 January 2001

12 March 2003
(assassinated in office)
Democratic Party
(Democratic Opposition of Serbia)
Đinđić DOS 2000
  Nebojša Čović
Небојша Човић
(born 1958)


 
12 March 2003

17 March 2003
Democratic Alternative
(Democratic Opposition of Serbia)
Acting
  Žarko Korać
Жарко Кораћ
(born 1947)
17 March 2003

18 March 2003
Social Democratic Union
(Democratic Opposition of Serbia)
Acting
7
(66)
  Zoran Živković
Зоран Живковић
(born 1960)


 
18 March 2003

4 March 2004
Democratic Party
(Democratic Opposition of Serbia)
Živković DOS
8
(67)
  Vojislav Koštunica
Војислав Коштуница
(born 1944)


 
4 March 2004

5 June 2006
Democratic Party of Serbia Koštunica I DSSG17+SPONS
(minority government
supported by SPS)
2003

Republic of Serbia (2006–present)

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  Democratic Party of Serbia   Democratic Party   Socialist Party of Serbia   Serbian Progressive Party   Independent

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Party Cabinet Composition Election President
Prime Ministers
(2006 onwards)
1
(67)
  Vojislav Koštunica
Војислав Коштуница
(born 1944)


 
5 June 2006

7 July 2008
Democratic Party of Serbia Koštunica I DSSG17+SPONS
(minority government
supported by SPS)
2003 Boris Tadić
 
(2006–2012)
Koštunica II DSDSSG17+
NSSDP
2007
2
(68)
  Mirko Cvetković
Мирко Цветковић
(born 1950)


 
7 July 2008

27 July 2012
Independent[a] Cvetković DSSPSG17+SDPS
PUPSSPOSDAS
2008
3
(69)
  Ivica Dačić
Ивица Дачић
(born 1966)


 
27 July 2012

27 April 2014
Socialist Party of Serbia Dačić SNSSPSSDPS
PUPSNSSDASPS
URS
(until 2013)
2012 Tomislav Nikolić
 
(2012–2017)
4
(70)
  Aleksandar Vučić
Александар Вучић
(born 1970)


 
27 April 2014

31 May 2017
Serbian Progressive Party Vučić I SNSSPS
SDPSPSNS
2014
Vučić II SNSSPS
SDPSPSPUPS
2016
  Ivica Dačić
Ивица Дачић
(born 1966)


 
31 May 2017

29 June 2017
Socialist Party of Serbia Acting Aleksandar Vučić
 
(2017–)
5
(71)
  Ana Brnabić
Ана Брнабић
(born 1975)


 
29 June 2017

6 February 2024
Independent[b]
(until October 2019)
Brnabić SNSSPSSDPS
PSPUPSSNP
Serbian Progressive Party
(from October 2019)[2]
Brnabić II SNSSPSSPAS
SDPSPUPSPSSNP
2020
Brnabić III SNSSPSDSHVSDPS
PUPSJSSPP
2022
  Ivica Dačić
Ивица Дачић
(born 1966)


 
6 February 2024

2 May 2024
Socialist Party of Serbia Acting
6
(72)
  Miloš Vučević
Милош Вучевић
(born 1974)

2 May 2024

Incumbent
Serbian Progressive Party Vučević SNSSPSDSHVSDPS
PUPSPSSNPSPPSSZ
2023

Living former Prime Ministers

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Name Term Date of birth
Radoman Božović 1991–1993 13 January 1953
Nikola Šainović 1993–1994 7 December 1948
Milomir Minić 2000–2001 5 October 1950
Zoran Živković 2003–2004 22 December 1960
Vojislav Koštunica 2004–2008 24 March 1944
Mirko Cvetković 2008–2012 16 August 1950
Ivica Dačić 2012–2014, 2017, 2024 1 January 1966
Aleksandar Vučić 2014–2017 5 March 1970
Ana Brnabić 2017–2024 28 September 1975

References

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  1. "Kosovo's PM is the highest paid in the region". 19 August 2018.
  2. "PM Brnabic joins Vucic's ruling Serbian Progressive Party". N1. 10 October 2019. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.