Ministry of the Interior (Yugoslavia)

Ministry of the Interior
Serbo-Croatian: Ministarstvo unutrašnjih poslova/Министарство унутрашњих послова; Slovene: Ministrstvo za notranje zadeve; Macedonian: Министерство за внатрешни работи
	; The Yugoslav Ministry of the Interior building, damaged by a NATO bomb during the Kosovo War.
Ministry overview
Formed	1 December 1918;106 years ago
Dissolved	17 March 2003;22 years ago
Jurisdiction	Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro
Headquarters	Belgrade
Ministers responsible	Marko Trifković, first Minister of the Interior; Zoran Živković, last Minister of the Interior;
Parent department	Federal Executive Council (1953–1992)

Last updated August 01, 2025

The Ministry of the Interior of Yugoslavia refers to the internal affairs ministry which was responsible for interior of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from 1918 to 1945 and the communist SFR Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1992. It may also refer to the interior ministry of Serbia and Montenegro (officially named the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) from 1992 to 2003.

List of ministers

Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941)

No.	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party
1	Trifković, Marko Marko Trifković (1864–1928)	1 December 1918	20 December 1918	19 days	NRS
2	Pribićević, Svetozar Svetozar Pribićević (1875–1936)	20 December 1918	19 February 1920	1 year, 61 days	DS
(1)	Trifković, Marko Marko Trifković (1864–1928)	19 February 1920	16 May 1920	87 days	NRS
3	Davidović, Ljubomir Ljubomir Davidović (1863–1940)	16 May 1920	1 January 1921	230 days	DS
4	Drašković, Milorad Milorad Drašković (1873–1921)	1 January 1921	21 July 1921 †	201 days	DS
(2)	Pribićević, Svetozar Svetozar Pribićević (1875–1936)	21 July 1921	24 December 1921	156 days	DS
5	Marinković, Vojislav Vojislav Marinković (1876–1935)	24 December 1921	24 June 1922	182 days	DS
6	Vujičić, Milorad Milorad Vujičić (1869–1936)	17 December 1922	27 March 1924	1 year, 101 days	NRS
7	Srškić, Milan Milan Srškić (1880–1937)	27 March 1924	28 July 1924	123 days	NRS
8	Petrović, Nastas Nastas Petrović (1867–1928)	28 July 1924	6 November 1924	101 days	NRS
9	Maksimović, Božidar Božidar Maksimović (1886–1969)	6 November 1924	17 April 1927	2 years, 162 days	NRS
10	Vukićević, Velimir Velimir Vukićević (1871–1930)	17 April 1927	13 January 1928	271 days	NRS
11	Radović, Čedomir Čedomir Radović	13 January 1928	23 February 1928	41 days	?
12	Korošec, Anton Anton Korošec (1872–1940)	28 February 1928	7 January 1929	314 days	SLS
13	Živković, Petar Petar Živković (1879–1953)	7 January 1929	5 January 1932	2 years, 363 days	JNS
(7)	Srškić, Milan Milan Srškić (1880–1937)	5 January 1932	11 July 1932	188 days	JNS
14	Lazić, Živojin Živojin Lazić (1876–1958)	11 July 1932	22 December 1934	2 years, 164 days	JNS
15	Popović, Velimir Velimir Popović	22 December 1934	24 June 1935	184 days	JNS JRZ
(12)	Korošec, Anton Anton Korošec (1872–1940)	24 June 1935	21 December 1938	3 years, 180 days	SLS
16	Aćimović, Milan Milan Aćimović (1898–1945)	21 December 1938	5 February 1939	46 days	JRZ
17	Cvetković, Dragiša Dragiša Cvetković (1893–1969)	5 February 1939	26 August 1939	202 days	JRZ
18	Mihaldžić, Stanoje Stanoje Mihaldžić (1892–1956)	26 August 1939	8 July 1940	317 days	JRZ
(17)	Cvetković, Dragiša Dragiša Cvetković (1893–1969)	8 July 1940	27 March 1941	262 days	JRZ
19	Budisavljević, Srđan Srđan Budisavljević (1883–1968)	27 March 1941	18 April 1941	22 days	SDS

Yugoslav government-in-exile (1941–1945)

No.	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party
1	Budisavljević, Srđan Srđan Budisavljević (1883–1968)	18 April 1941	21 August 1941	125 days	SDS
2	Simović, Dušan Dušan Simović (1882–1962)	21 August 1941	11 January 1942	143 days	Independent
3	Jovanović, Slobodan Slobodan Jovanović (1869–1958)	12 January 1942	26 June 1943	1 year, 166 days	Independent
4	Trifunović, Miloš Miloš Trifunović (1871–1957)	26 June 1943	10 August 1943	45 days	NRS
5	Milićević, Vladeta Vladeta Milićević (1898–1969)	10 August 1943	8 July 1944	333 days	Independent
6	Kosanović, Sava Sava Kosanović (1894–1956)	8 July 1944	7 March 1945	242 days	SDS

SFR Yugoslavia (1945–1992)

No.	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party
1	Zečević, Vlada Vlada Zečević (1903–1970)	7 March 1945	2 February 1946	332 days	SKJ
2	Ranković, Aleksandar Aleksandar Ranković (1909–1983)	2 February 1946	14 January 1953	6 years, 347 days	SKJ
3	Stefanović, Svetislav Svetislav Stefanović (1910–1980)	14 January 1953	18 April 1963	10 years, 94 days	SKJ
4	Lukić, Vojin Vojin Lukić (1919–1997)	18 April 1963	12 March 1965	1 year, 328 days	SKJ
5	Mišković, Milan Milan Mišković (1918–1978)	12 March 1965	18 May 1967	2 years, 67 days	SKJ
6	Stijačić, Radovan Radovan Stijačić (1918–1989)	18 May 1967	30 July 1971	4 years, 73 days	SKJ
7	Bijedić, Džemal Džemal Bijedić (1917–1977)	30 July 1971	3 December 1971	126 days	SKJ
8	Banović, Luka Luka Banović (1926–?)	3 December 1971	17 May 1974	2 years, 165 days	SKJ
9	Herljević, Franjo Franjo Herljević (1915–1998)	17 May 1974	16 May 1982	7 years, 364 days	SKJ
10	Dolanc, Stane Stane Dolanc (1925–1999)	16 May 1982	15 May 1984	1 year, 365 days	SKJ
11	Ćulafić, Dobroslav Dobroslav Ćulafić (1926–2011)	15 May 1984	16 May 1989	5 years, 1 day	SKJ
12	Gračanin, Petar Petar Gračanin (1923–2004)	16 May 1989	14 July 1992	3 years, 59 days	SKJ SPS

Timeline

FR Yugoslavia (1992–2003)

No.	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party
1	Bulatović, Pavle Pavle Bulatović (1948–2000)	14 July 1992	2 March 1993	231 days	DPS
2	Blagojević, Đorđe Đorđe Blagojević	2 March 1993	15 September 1994	1 year, 197 days	?
3	Jokanović, Vukašin Vukašin Jokanović (1939–2022)	15 September 1994	20 March 1997	2 years, 186 days	SPS
4	Sokolović, Zoran Zoran Sokolović (1938–2001)	20 March 1997	4 November 2000	3 years, 229 days	SPS
5	Živković, Zoran Zoran Živković (born 1960)	4 November 2000	17 March 2003	2 years, 133 days	DS

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