Deputy Prime Minister of Yugoslavia

Deputy Prime Minister
Podpredsjednik Vlade
Потпредседник Владе
Deputy Prime Minister; Podpredsjednik Vlade; Потпредседник Владе
	Longest serving; Edvard Kardelj ; 7 March 1945 – 29 June 1963
Formation	26 August 1939
First holder	Vladko Maček
Final holder	Aleksandar Mitrović ; Živko Pregl
Abolished	21 November 1991

Last updated September 12, 2025

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

The office of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was established on 26 August 1939, during the government of Dragiša Cvetković. It was initially held by Vladko Maček.

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

Kingdom of Yugoslavia period (1939–1945)

Portrait	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	^[1]^{[ additional citation(s) needed ]}
	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)

Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political party	Ref.
Edvard Kardelj (1910–1979)	2 February 1946	29 June 1963	Communist Party renamed in 1952 to League of Communists	^[2]^{[ additional citation(s) needed ]}
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 [ ru; sh; sl; sr; zh ] (1913–1999)	19 April 1958	29 June 1963	League of Communists
Svetislav Stefanović [ sl; sr ]^{[ citation needed ]} (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 [ sl; sr ] (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 [ sr ] (1921–1972)	18 May 1969	30 July 1971	League of Communists
Mišo Pavićević [ de; sr ] (1915–1995)	18 May 1969	30 July 1971	League of Communists
Aleksandar Grličkov [ bg; de; mk; ru; sr ] (1923–1989)	18 May 1969	30 July 1971	League of Communists
Jakov Sirotković [ hr; hu; ru; sh; sl; sr ] (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 (born 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 [ hr ] (1926–2010)	16 May 1978	16 May 1982	League of Communists
Andrej Marinc (1930–2025)	16 May 1978	16 May 1982	League of Communists
Dragoljub Stavrev [ bg; mk; ru; sr ] (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 [ de ] (born 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 [ hr ] (1930–2011)	16 May 1982	15 June 1986	League of Communists
Janez Zemljarič (1928–2022)	15 May 1982	16 March 1989	League of Communists
Miloš Milosavljević (born 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

References

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