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Deputy Prime Minister of Yugoslavia

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Deputy Prime Minister
Podpredsjednik Vlade
Потпредседник Владе
Longest serving
Edvard Kardelj

7 March 1945 – 29 June 1963
Formation26 August 1939
First holderVladko Maček
Final holderAleksandar Mitrović
Živko Pregl
Abolished21 November 1991

The Deputy Prime Minister of Yugoslavia was the official Deputy of the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, SFR Yugoslavia and later Prime Minister of FR Yugoslavia, from 1939 until 2003.

History of the office

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The office of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was created on 26 August 1939. It was created during the government of Dragiša Cvetković. The first Deputy Prime Minister was Vladko Maček.

The office of the Deputy Prime Minister of SFR Yugoslavia was created on 2 February 1946. It was created during the government of Josip Broz Tito. When it was created, Edvard Kardelj and Jaša Prodanović held the postition. The office was normally held by more than one person at the same time. Also, Deputy Prime Ministers sometimes hold the post with another government position.

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

List of deputy prime ministers

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Kingdom of Yugoslavia period (1939–1945)

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Picture Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party
Vladko Maček
(1879–1964)
26 August 1939 10 April 1941 Croatian Peasant Party
Slobodan Jovanović
(1869–1958)
10 April 1941 14 April 1941 Independent
Yugoslav government-in-exile
Slobodan Jovanović
(1869–1958)
14 April 1941 11 January 1942 Independent
Juraj Krnjević
(1895–1988)
21 August 1941 10 August 1943 Croatian Peasant Party
Miha Krek
(1897–1969)
21 August 1941 10 August 1943 Slovene People's Party
Slobodan Jovanović
(1869–1958)
26 June 1943 10 August 1943 Independent
Provisional Government
Milan Grol
(1876–1952)
7 March 1945 18 August 1945 Democratic Party
Edvard Kardelj
(1910–1979)
7 March 1945 1 February 1946 Communist Party

SFR Yugoslavia period (1945–1992)

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Picture Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party
Edvard Kardelj
(1910–1979)
2 February 1946 29 June 1963 Communist Party
renamed in 1952 to
League of Communists
Jaša Prodanović
(1867–1948)
2 February 1946 1 June 1948 Communist Party
Aleksandar Ranković
(1909–1983)
1 April 1949 18 April 1963 Communist Party
renamed in 1952 to
League of Communists
Blagoje Nešković
(1907–1984)
5 September 1949 14 January 1953 Communist Party
renamed in 1952 to
League of Communists
Milovan Đilas
(1911–1995)
14 January 1953 17 January 1954 League of Communists
Moša Pijade
(1890–1957)
14 January 1953 30 January 1954 League of Communists
Svetozar Vukmanović
(1912–2000)
30 January 1954 19 April 1958 League of Communists
Rodoljub Čolaković
(1900–1983)
30 January 1954 29 June 1963 League of Communists
Mijalko Todorović
(1913–1999)
19 April 1958 29 June 1963 League of Communists
Svetislav Stefanović
(1910–1980)
18 April 1963 29 June 1963 League of Communists
Boris Kraigher
(1914–1967)
29 June 1963 4 January 1967 League of Communists
Miloš Minić
(1914–2003)
29 June 1963 18 May 1967 League of Communists
Veljko Zeković
(1906–1985)
29 June 1963 18 May 1967 League of Communists
Kiro Gligorov
(1917–2012)
18 May 1967 18 May 1969 League of Communists
Rudi Kolak
(1918–2004)
18 May 1967 18 May 1969 League of Communists
Nikola Miljanić
(1921–1972)
18 May 1969 30 July 1971 League of Communists
Mišo Pavićević
(1915–1995)
18 May 1969 30 July 1971 League of Communists
Aleksandar Grličkov
(1923–1989)
18 May 1969 30 July 1971 League of Communists
Jakov Sirotković
(1922–2002)
30 July 1971 17 May 1974 League of Communists
Anton Vratuša
(1915–2017)
3 December 1971 16 May 1978 League of Communists
Dobroslav Ćulafić
(1926–2011)
17 May 1974 16 May 1978 League of Communists
Berislav Šefer
(1926–)
17 May 1974 16 May 1978 League of Communists
Miloš Minić
(1914–2003)
17 May 1974 16 May 1978 League of Communists
Branislav Ikonić
(1928–2002)
16 May 1978 16 May 1982 League of Communists
Ivo Margan
(1926–2010)
16 May 1978 16 May 1982 League of Communists
Andrej Marinc
(1930–)
16 May 1978 16 May 1982 League of Communists
Dragoljub Stavrev
(1932–2003)
16 May 1978 16 May 1982 League of Communists
Gojko Ubiparip
(1927–2000)
16 May 1978 16 May 1982 League of Communists
Zvone Dragan
(1939–)
16 May 1982 15 May 1984 League of Communists
Borislav Srebrić
(1927–1997)
16 May 1982 15 June 1986 League of Communists
Mijat Šuković
(1930–2011)
16 May 1982 15 June 1986 League of Communists
Janez Zemljarič
(1928–)
15 May 1982 16 March 1989 League of Communists
Miloš Milosavljević
(1932–)
16 May 1986 16 March 1989 League of Communists
Aleksandar Mitrović
(1933–2012)
16 March 1989 20 December 1991 League of Communists
Živko Pregl
(1947–2011)
16 March 1989 21 November 1991 League of Communists