Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia

Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia
Потпредседник Владе Србијe
Potpredsednik Vlade Srbije

Coat of Arms of Serbia
Incumbent
Ivica Dačić
with Kori Udovički, Zorana Mihajlović and Rasim Ljajić

since 27 April 2014
Appointer Aleksandar Vučić,
as Prime Minister of Serbia
Term length No term limit
Inaugural holder Slobodan Prohaska, Velimir Radivojević, Nikola Stanić and Jovan Zebić
Formation 11 February 1991
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The Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia (Serbian: Потпредседник Владе Србијe / Potpredsednik Vlade Srbije, literally translated as Vice President of the Government of Serbia), is the official Deputy of the Prime Minister of Serbia. Conventionally all of the junior partners in the coalition, get one deputy, they are ranked according to the size of their respective parties.

History of the office

The office of the Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia was established on 11 February 1991, during the government of Dragutin Zelenović. It was initially held by four people: Slobodan Prohaska, Velimir Radivojević, Nikola Stanić and Jovan Zebić. Since then, the office was usually held simultaneously by several people at the same time (in the government of Zoran Đinđić there were eight Deputy Prime Ministers at one point). Also, Deputy Prime Ministers may or may not combine the post with another government portfolio.

The current Deputy Prime Ministers are Ivica Dačić, Kori Udovički, Zorana Mihajlović (since 27 April 2014) and Rasim Ljajić (since 27 July 2012).

List of Deputy Prime Ministers

Picture Name
(Born–Died)
Term of Office Political Party
  Slobodan Prohaska
(1943– )
11 February 1991 31 July 1991 Socialist Party of Serbia
  Velimir Radivojević
(1938– )
11 February 1991 23 December 1991 Socialist Party of Serbia
  Nikola Stanić
(1937– )
11 February 1991 23 December 1991 Socialist Party of Serbia
  Jovan Zebić
(1939–2007)
11 February 1991 10 February 1993 Socialist Party of Serbia
  Budimir Košutić
(1941– )
31 July 1991 23 December 1991 Socialist Party of Serbia
  Nebojša Maljković
(1954– )
23 December 1991 10 February 1993 Socialist Party of Serbia
  Nikola Šainović
(1948– )
23 December 1991 10 February 1993 Socialist Party of Serbia
  Zoran Aranđelović
(1948– )
23 December 1991 29 June 1993 Socialist Party of Serbia
  Srboljub Vasović
(1941– )
23 December 1991 18 March 1994 Socialist Party of Serbia
  Danilo Z. Marković
(1933– )
10 February 1993 18 March 1994 Socialist Party of Serbia
  Dragoslav Jovanović
(?– )
10 February 1993 18 March 1994 Socialist Party of Serbia
  Saša Anđelković
(1941– )
14 July 1993 7 September 1993 Socialist Party of Serbia
  Slobodan Unković
(1938– )
18 March 1994 28 May 1996 Socialist Party of Serbia
  Slobodan Babić
(1946– )
18 March 1994 11 February 1997 Socialist Party of Serbia
  Slobodan Radulović
(1943–2014)
18 March 1994 24 March 1998 Socialist Party of Serbia
  Svetozar Krstić
(1960– )
18 March 1994 24 March 1998 Socialist Party of Serbia
  Ratko Marković
(1944– )
18 March 1994 24 October 2000 Socialist Party of Serbia
  Nedeljko Šipovac
(1942– )
28 May 1996 15 April 1997 Socialist Party of Serbia
  Milutin Stojković
(1942– )
11 February 1997 24 March 1998 Socialist Party of Serbia
  Vlajko Stojiljković
(1937–2002)
15 April 1997 24 March 1998 Socialist Party of Serbia
  Milovan Bojić
(1955– )
24 March 1998 24 October 2000 Yugoslav Left
  Dragan Tomić
(1937– )
24 March 1998 24 October 2000 Socialist Party of Serbia
  Vojislav Šešelj
(1954– )
24 March 1998 24 October 2000 Serbian Radical Party
  Tomislav Nikolić
(1952– )
24 March 1998 20 November 1999 Serbian Radical Party
  Dragan Todorović
(1953– )
24 March 1998 20 November 1999 Serbian Radical Party
  Spasoje Krunić
(1939– )
24 October 2000 25 January 2001 Serbian Renewal Movement
  Nebojša Čović
(1958– )
24 October 2000 3 March 2004 Democratic Alternative
  Vuk Obradović
(1947–2008)
25 January 2001 11 June 2001 Social Democracy
  Aleksandar Pravdić
(1958– )
25 January 2001 22 October 2001 Democratic Party of Serbia
  Momčilo Perišić
(1944– )
25 January 2001 27 March 2002 Movement for Democratic Serbia
  Dušan Mihajlović
(1948– )
25 January 2001 3 March 2004 New Democracy /
Liberals of Serbia
  Žarko Korać
(1947– )
25 January 2001 3 March 2004 Social Democratic Party
  József Kasza
(1945– )
25 January 2001 3 March 2004 Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians
  Miodrag Isakov
(1950– )
25 January 2001 3 March 2004 Reformists of Vojvodina
  Čedomir Jovanović
(1971– )
18 March 2003 3 March 2004 Democratic Party
  Miroljub Labus
(1947– )
3 March 2004 3 May 2006 G17 Plus
  Ivana Dulić-Marković
(1961– )
20 June 2006 9 November 2006 G17 Plus
  Božidar Đelić
(1965– )[1]
15 May 2007 15 December 2011 Democratic Party
  Ivica Dačić
(1966– )[2]
7 July 2008 27 July 2012 Socialist Party of Serbia
  Mlađan Dinkić
(1964– )
7 July 2008 21 February 2011 G17 Plus
  Jovan Krkobabić
(1930–2014)
7 July 2008 22 April 2014[3] Party of United Pensioners of Serbia
  Verica Kalanović
(1954– )
14 March 2011 27 July 2012 G17 Plus
  Aleksandar Vučić
(1970– )[2]
27 July 2012 27 April 2014 Serbian Progressive Party
  Suzana Grubješić
(1963– )
27 July 2012 2 September 2013 G17 Plus /
United Regions of Serbia
  Rasim Ljajić
(1964– )
27 July 2012 Present Social Democratic Party of Serbia
  Ivica Dačić
(1966– )[2]
27 April 2014 Present Socialist Party of Serbia
  Kori Udovički
(1961– )
27 April 2014 Present Independent
  Zorana Mihajlović
(1970– )
27 April 2014 Present Serbian Progressive Party

References

  1. Deputy Prime Minister for European Integrations
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 First Deputy Prime Minister
  3. Died in office

See also