Deputy Prime Minister of Yugoslavia

Deputy Prime Minister of Yugoslavia
Formation 2 February 1946
First holder Edvard Kardelj and Jaša Prodanović
Final holder Miroljub Labus
Abolished 17 March 2003

The Deputy Prime Minister of Yugoslavia was the official Deputy of the Prime Minister of SFR Yugoslavia, and later Prime Minister of FR Yugoslavia, from 1946 until 2003.

History of the office

The office of the Deputy Prime Minister of SFR Yugoslavia was established on 2 February 1946, during the government of Josip Broz Tito. It was initially held by two people: Edvard Kardelj and Jaša Prodanović. From then on, the office was usually held simultaneously by several people at the same time. Also, Deputy Prime Ministers sometimes combined the post with another government portfolio.

The office of the Deputy Prime Minister of FR Yugoslavia was abolished with the constitutional reforms of 2003. Therefore, the last Deputy Prime Minister was Miroljub Labus, who served from 4 November 2000 to 17 March 2003.

List of Deputy Prime Ministers

SFR Yugoslavia period (1945–1992)

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Picture Name
(Born–Died)
Term of Office Political Party
  Edvard Kardelj
(1910–1979)
2 February 1946 29 June 1963 Communist Party of Yugoslavia
renamed in 1952 to
League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  Jaša Prodanović
(1867–1948)
2 February 1946 1 June 1948 Communist Party of Yugoslavia
  Aleksandar Ranković
(1909–1983)
1 April 1949 18 April 1963 Communist Party of Yugoslavia
renamed in 1952 to
League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  Blagoje Nešković
(1907–1984)
5 September 1949 14 January 1953 Communist Party of Yugoslavia
renamed in 1952 to
League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  Milovan Đilas
(1911–1995)
14 January 1953 17 January 1954 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  Moša Pijade
(1890–1957)
14 January 1953 30 January 1954 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  Svetozar Vukmanović
(1912–2000)
30 January 1954 19 April 1958 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  Rodoljub Čolaković
(1900–1983)
30 January 1954 29 June 1963 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  Mijalko Todorović
(1913–1999)
19 April 1958 29 June 1963 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  Svetislav Stefanović
(1910–1980)
18 April 1963 29 June 1963 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  Boris Kraigher
(1914–1967)
29 June 1963 4 January 1967 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  Miloš Minić
(1914–2003)
29 June 1963 18 May 1967 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  Veljko Zeković
(1906–1985)
29 June 1963 18 May 1967 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  Kiro Gligorov
(1917–2012)
18 May 1967 18 May 1969 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  Rudi Kolak
(1918–2004)
18 May 1967 18 May 1969 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  Nikola Miljanić
(1921–1972)
18 May 1969 30 July 1971 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  Mišo Pavićević
(1915–1995)
18 May 1969 30 July 1971 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  Aleksandar Grličkov
(1923–1989)
18 May 1969 30 July 1971 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  Jakov Sirotković
(1922–2002)
30 July 1971 17 May 1974 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  Anton Vratuša
(1915– )
3 December 1971 16 May 1978 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  Dobroslav Ćulafić
(1926–2011)
17 May 1974 16 May 1978 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  Berislav Šefer
(1926– )
17 May 1974 16 May 1978 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  Miloš Minić
(1914–2003)
17 May 1974 16 May 1978 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  Branislav Ikonić
(1928–2002)
16 May 1978 16 May 1982 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  Ivo Margan
(1926–2010)
16 May 1978 16 May 1982 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  Andrej Marinc
(1930– )
16 May 1978 16 May 1982 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  Dragoljub Stavrev
(1932–2003)
16 May 1978 16 May 1982 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  Gojko Ubiparip
(1927–2000)
16 May 1978 16 May 1982 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  Zvone Dragan
(1939– )
16 May 1982 15 May 1984 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  Borislav Srebrić
(1927–1997)
16 May 1982 15 June 1986 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  Mijat Šuković
(1930–2011)
16 May 1982 15 June 1986 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  Janez Zemljarič
(1928– )
15 May 1982 16 March 1989 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  Miloš Milosavljević
(1932– )
16 May 1986 16 March 1989 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  Aleksandar Mitrović
(1933–2012)
16 March 1989 20 December 1991 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  Živko Pregl
(1947–2011)
16 March 1989 21 November 1991 League of Communists of Yugoslavia

FR Yugoslavia period (1992–2003)

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Picture Name
(Born–Died)
Term of Office Political Party
  Oskar Kovač
(1937– )
14 July 1992 30 November 1992 Socialist Party of Serbia
  Radoje Kontić
(1937– )
14 July 1992 7 February 1993 Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
  Jovan Zebić
(1939–2007)
2 March 1993 20 March 1997 Socialist Party of Serbia
  Asim Telaćević
(1939– )
2 March 1993 15 September 1994 Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
  Vladislav Jovanović
(1933– )
2 March 1993 6 July 1993 Socialist Party of Serbia
  Željko Simić
(1958– )
6 July 1993 15 September 1994 Socialist Party of Serbia
  Nikola Šainović
(1948– )
22 February 1994 4 November 2000 Socialist Party of Serbia
  Uroš Klikovac
(1935–2004)
15 September 1994 20 March 1997 Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
  Vojin Đukanović
(1942– )
20 March 1997 19 May 1998 Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
  Danko Đunić
(1949– )
20 March 1997 19 May 1998 Independent
  Vladan Kutlešić
(1955– )
20 March 1997 4 November 2000 Socialist Party of Serbia
  Zoran Lilić
(1953– )
11 November 1997 4 November 2000 Socialist Party of Serbia
  Danilo Vuksanović
(1946– )
19 May 1998 4 November 2000 Socialist People's Party of Montenegro
  Jovan Zebić
(1939–2007)
19 May 1998 4 November 2000 Socialist Party of Serbia
  Vuk Drašković
(1946– )
18 January 1998 28 April 1999 Serbian Renewal Movement
  Maja Gojković
(1963– )
12 August 1999 4 November 2000 Serbian Radical Party
  Tomislav Nikolić
(1952– )
12 August 1999 4 November 2000 Serbian Radical Party
  Miroljub Labus
(1947– )
4 November 2000 17 March 2003 G17 Plus

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