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Incumbent Miloš Vučević since 3 April 2024
Government of Serbia
Style	His Excellency
Member of	Government
Seat	Nemanjina Street 11
Nominator	The President
Appointer	National Assembly
Term length	No term limit
Formation	27 August 1805
First holder	Mateja Nenadović
Deputy	First Deputy Prime Minister
Salary	148,772 Serbian dinars/€1,257 monthly

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The prime minister of Serbia (Serbian Cyrillic: премијерка Србије, romanized: premijerka Srbije; masculine: премијер/premijer), officially the President of the Government of the Republic of Serbia (Serbian Cyrillic: председница Владе Републике Србије, romanized: predsednica Vlade Republike Srbije; masculine: председник/predsednik) is the principal executive minister of the Government of Serbia. The prime minister directs the work of the government, and submits to the National Assembly the government's program, including a list of proposed ministers. The resignation of the prime minister results in the dismissal of the government.

The first officeholder was Matija Nenadović, who became prime minister on 27 August 1805. The current prime minister is Ivica Dačić who is serving in acting capacity following the election of Ana Brnabić as president of the National Assembly on 20 March 2024. Brnabić was nominated by the president of the Republic, Aleksandar Vučić, and elected and appointed by the National Assembly on 29 June 2017. Brnabić currently heads her third cabinet, which was formed on 26 October 2022.

History of the office

During the period of Revolutionary Serbia, the title of the principal executive minister was President of the Governing Council (Serbian Cyrillic: Председник правитељствујушчег совјета сербског, romanized: Predsednik praviteljstvujuščeg sovjeta serbskog; lit. President of the ruling Serbian Soviet). Initially the Council had no ministers, just members, but in 1811 modern ministries were created. Government ceased to exist with the collapse of the First Serbian Uprising on 3 October 1813, however later continued in exile in Hotin (Russian Empire) from 1813 until 1814.

Government was restored on 21 November 1815 following the Second Serbian Uprising. Head of government was styled Prince's Representative (Књажевски представник / Knjaževski predstavnik). The style remained official until 1861, even after the establishing of constitutional government in 1835. Prior to that date, the office was of no major importance or influence and depended solely on the will of the Prince Miloš Obrenović.

From 1861 until 1903, the head of government was styled President of the Ministry (Председник министарства / Predsednik ministarstva).

From 1903 until the creation of the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes on 1 December 1918, head of government was styled President of the Council of Ministers (Председник Министарског савета / Predsednik Ministarskog saveta).

Under the communist regime after 1945, Serbia got a sort of separate KPJ-appointed government opposed to the German-installed one in September 1941. First, the 'head of government' was styled President of the Executive Council of the Supreme National Liberational Council until 7 March 1945. On that day, a ministry for Serbia was created within the government of Yugoslavia (as for all the other five republics), with Minister for Serbia being in charge of creating first one-party government of post-War Serbia, which took place on 9 April 1945. Governments were headed by President of the Government until 3 February 1953, President of the Executive Council until 15 January 1991 and again President of the Government since then, but the term Prime Minister is colloquially used (especially in the media) since the government of Dragutin Zelenović in 1991. In some later articles about the recent history of Serbia, term is retroactively applied to Stanko Radmilović, Desimir Jevtić and even back to Ivan Stambolić's government.

List of prime ministers of Serbia

Revolutionary Serbia (1804–1813)

Presidents of the Administering Council (1805–1814)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Cabinet	Head of State (Grand Vožd) (Reign)	Ref(s)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Matija Nenadović (1777–1854)	27 August 1805	April 1807	1 year, 217 days	М. Nenadović	Đorđe Petrović (Karađorđe) (1804–1813)
2		Mladen Milovanović (1760–1823)	April 1807	31 December 1810	3 years, 274 days	Milovanović
3		Jakov Nenadović (1765–1836)	31 December 1810	11 January 1811	11 days	Ј. Nenadović
4		Đorđe Petrović (Karađorđe) (1768–1817)	11 January 1811	3 October 1813	2 years, 265 days	Petrović

Principality of Serbia (1815–1882)

      Conservative Party       Liberal Party       Serbian Progressive Party       Independent

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Party		Note	Head of State
Representatives of the Prince 1815–1861
								Grand Vožd (1815–17) Prince (1817–82)
5		Petar Nikolajević Moler Петар Николајевић Молер (1775–1816)	21 November 1815	16 May 1816		Independent		Miloš Obrenović (1815–1839)
6		Jevrem Obrenović Јеврем Обреновић (1790–1856)	1821	1826		Independent	The youngest brother of Prince Miloš Obrenović.
7		Miloje Todorović Милоје Тодоровић (1762–1832)	1826	1826		Independent
8		Dimitrije Davidović Димитрије Давидовић (1789–1839)	1826	1829		Independent
9		Koca Marković Коца Марковић (1795–1836)	15 February 1835	28 March 1836		Independent
N/A		Tenka Stefanović Стефан Стефановић Тенка (1797–1865)	28 March 1836	26 February 1839		Independent	Acting.
10		Avram Petronijević Аврам Петронијевић (1791–1852)	26 February 1839	7 April 1840		Independent	First term.
								Mihailo Obrenović (1839–1842)
–		Paun Janković Паун Јанковић (1808–1865)	7 April 1840	15 May 1840		Independent	Acting.
11		Đorđe Protić Ђорђе Протић (1793–1857)	15 May 1840	7 September 1842		Independent
(10)		Avram Petronijević Аврам Петронијевић (1791–1852)	7 September 1842	6 October 1843		Independent	Second term.
								Alexander Karađorđević (1842–1858)
12		Aleksa Simić Алекса Симић (1800–1872)	6 October 1843	11 October 1844		Independent	First term.
(10)		Avram Petronijević Аврам Петронијевић (1791–1852)	11 October 1844	22 April 1852		Independent	Third term. Died in Constantinople while on official visit to the Ottoman Empire.
13		Ilija Garašanin Илија Гарашанин (1812–1874)	22 April 1852	26 March 1853		Independent	First term.
(12)		Aleksa Simić Алекса Симић (1800–1872)	26 March 1853	28 December 1855		Independent	Second term.
14		Aleksa Janković Алекса Јанковић (1806–1869)	28 December 1855	10 June 1856		Independent
–		Stefan Marković Стефан Марковић (1804–1864)	10 June 1856	28 September 1856		Independent	Acting.
(12)		Aleksa Simić Алекса Симић (1800–1872)	28 September 1856	1 July 1857		Independent	Third term.
15		Stefan Marković Стефан Марковић (1804–1864)	1 July 1857	12 June 1858		Independent
16		Stevan Magazinović Стеван Магазиновић (1804–1874)	12 June 1858	18 April 1859		Independent
								Miloš Obrenović (1858–1860)
17		Cvetko Rajović Цветко Рајовић (1793–1873)	18 April 1859	8 November 1860		Independent
								Mihailo Obrenović (1860–1868)
18		Filip Hristić Филип Христић (1819–1905)	8 November 1860	21 October 1861		Independent
Presidents of the Ministry 1861–1882
(13)		Ilija Garašanin Илија Гарашанин (1812–1874)	21 October 1861	15 November 1867		Conservative Party	Second term.
19		Jovan Ristić Јован Ристић (1831–1899)	15 November 1867	3 December 1867		Liberal Party	First term.
20		Nikola Hristić Никола Христић (1818–1911)	3 December 1867	3 July 1868		Conservative Party	First term.
								Milan Obrenović (1868–1882)
21		Đorđe Cenić Ђорђе Ценић (1825–1903)	3 July 1868	8 August 1869		Conservative Party
22		Radivoje Milojković Радивоје Милојковић (1833–1888)	8 August 1869	22 August 1872		Liberal Party	Removed from office when Prince Milan Obrenović, aged eighteen, came of age and appointed a new government.
23		Milivoje Petrović Blaznavac Миливоје Петровић Блазнавац (1824–1873)	22 August 1872	5 April 1873		Independent	Military officer (general). Died in office of natural causes.
(19)		Jovan Ristić Јован Ристић (1831–1899)	5 April 1873	3 November 1873		Liberal Party	Second term; acting until 14 April 1873
24		Jovan Marinović Јован Мариновић (1821–1893)	3 November 1873	7 December 1874		Serbian Progressive Party
25		Aćim Čumić Аћим Чумић (1836–1901)	7 December 1874	3 February 1875		Serbian Progressive Party
26		Danilo Stefanović Данило Стефановић (1815–1886)	3 February 1875	31 August 1875		Conservative Party
27		Stevča Mihailović Стевча Михаиловић (1804–1888)	31 August 1875	8 October 1875		Liberal Party	First term.
28		Ljubomir Kaljević Љубомир Каљевић (1841–1907)	8 October 1875	6 May 1876		Serbian Progressive Party
(27)		Stevča Mihailović Стевча Михаиловић (1804–1888)	6 May 1876	13 October 1878		Liberal Party	Second term.
(19)		Jovan Ristić Јован Ристић (1831–1899)	13 October 1878	2 November 1880		Liberal Party	Third term.
29		Milan Piroćanac Милан Пироћанац (1837–1897)	2 November 1880	6 March 1882		Serbian Progressive Party

Kingdom of Serbia (1882–1918)

      Serbian Progressive Party       Conservative Party       Liberal Party       People's Radical Party       Independent Radical Party       Independent

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Party		Note	Monarch
Presidents of the Ministry 1882–1903
(29)		Milan Piroćanac Милан Пироћанац (1837–1897)	6 March 1882	3 October 1883		Serbian Progressive Party		Milan Obrenović (1882–1889)
(20)		Nikola Hristić Никола Христић (1818–1911)	3 October 1883	19 February 1884		Conservative Party	Second term.
30		Milutin Garašanin Милутин Гарашанин (1843–1908)	19 February 1884	13 June 1887		Serbian Progressive Party
(19)		Jovan Ristić Јован Ристић (1831–1899)	13 June 1887	1 January 1888		Liberal Party	Fourth term.
31		Sava Grujić Сава Грујић (1840–1913)	1 January 1888	27 April 1888		People's Radical Party	First term.
(20)		Nikola Hristić Никола Христић (1818–1911)	27 April 1888	19 January 1889		Conservative Party	Third term.
32		Kosta Protić Коста Протић (1831–1892)	19 January 1889	7 March 1889		Independent	Military officer (general).
(31)		Sava Grujić Сава Грујић (1840–1913)	7 March 1889	23 February 1891		People's Radical Party	Second term.	Alexander Obrenović (1889–1903)
33		Nikola Pašić Никола Пашић (1845–1926)	23 February 1891	22 August 1892		People's Radical Party	First term.
34		Jovan Avakumović Јован Авакумовић (1841–1928)	22 August 1892	13 April 1893		Liberal Party	First term. Removed from office when King Alexander Obrenović, aged seventeen, staged a coup d'état, proclaimed himself of age and dismissed the regents and their government.
35		Lazar Dokić Лазар Докић (1845–1893)	13 April 1893	5 December 1893		People's Radical Party	Died in office of natural causes.
(31)		Sava Grujić Сава Грујић (1840–1913)	5 December 1893	24 January 1894		People's Radical Party	Third term.
36		Đorđe Simić Ђорђе Симић (1843–1921)	24 January 1894	3 April 1894		People's Radical Party	First term.
37		Svetomir Nikolajević Светомир Николајевић (1844–1922)	3 April 1894	27 October 1894		People's Radical Party
(20)		Nikola Hristić Никола Христић (1818–1911)	27 October 1894	7 July 1895		Conservative Party	Fourth term.
38		Stojan Novaković Стојан Новаковић (1842–1915)	7 July 1895	27 December 1896		Serbian Progressive Party	First term.
(36)		Đorđe Simić Ђорђе Симић (1843–1921)	27 December 1896	19 October 1897		People's Radical Party	Second term.
39		Vladan Đorđević Владан Ђорђевић (1844–1930)	19 October 1897	25 July 1900		Serbian Progressive Party
40		Aleksa Jovanović Алекса Јовановић (1846–1920)	25 July 1900	3 April 1901		Independent
41		Mihailo Vujić Михаило Вујић (1853–1913)	3 April 1901	20 October 1902		People's Radical Party
42		Petar Velimirović Петар Велимировић (1848–1921)	20 October 1902	20 November 1902		People's Radical Party	First term.
43		Dimitrije Cincar-Marković Димитрије Цинцар-Марковић (1849–1903)	20 November 1902	11 June 1903		Independent	Military officer (general). Assassinated during the May Coup.
Presidents of the Ministerial Council 1903–1918
(34)		Jovan Avakumović Јован Авакумовић (1841–1928)	11 June 1903	4 October 1903		Liberal Party	Second term.	Peter Karađorđević (1903–1918)
(31)		Sava Grujić Сава Грујић (1840–1913)	4 October 1903	10 December 1904		People's Radical Party	Fourth term.
(33)		Nikola Pašić Никола Пашић (1845–1926)	10 December 1904	28 May 1905		People's Radical Party	Second term.
44		Ljubomir Stojanović Љубомир Стојановић (1860–1930)	28 May 1905	7 March 1906		Independent Radical Party
(31)		Sava Grujić Сава Грујић (1840–1913)	7 March 1906	29 April 1906		People's Radical Party	Fifth term.
(33)		Nikola Pašić Никола Пашић (1845–1926)	29 April 1906	20 July 1908		People's Radical Party	Third term.
(42)		Petar Velimirović Петар Велимировић (1848–1921)	20 July 1908	22 February 1909		People's Radical Party	Second term.
(38)		Stojan Novaković Стојан Новаковић (1842–1915)	22 February 1909	24 October 1909		Serbian Progressive Party	Second term.
(33)		Nikola Pašić Никола Пашић (1845–1926)	24 October 1909	4 July 1911		People's Radical Party	Fourth term.
45		Milovan Milovanović Милован Миловановић (1863–1912)	4 July 1911	18 June 1912		People's Radical Party	Died in office of natural causes.
46		Marko Trifković Марко Трифковић (1864–1928)	18 June 1912	12 September 1912		People's Radical Party
(33)		Nikola Pašić Никола Пашић (1845–1926)	12 September 1912	1 December 1918		People's Radical Party	Fifth term. Became acting Prime Minister of Yugoslavia on 1 December 1918.

Socialist Republic of Serbia within SFR Yugoslavia (1945–1992)

      League of Communists of Yugoslavia       Socialist Party of Serbia

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Party		Note
President of the Executive Council of the Supreme National Liberation Council 1941–1945
–		Petar Stambolić Петар Стамболић (1912–2007)	September 1941	7 March 1945		Communist Party of Yugoslavia
Minister for Serbia 1945
–		Jaša Prodanović Јаша Продановић (1867–1948)	7 March 1945	9 April 1945		Communist Party of Yugoslavia
Prime Ministers 1945–1953
1 (47)		Blagoje Nešković Благоје Нешковић (1907–1984)	9 April 1945	5 September 1948		Communist Party of Yugoslavia
2 (48)		Petar Stambolić Петар Стамболић (1912–2007)	5 September 1948	5 February 1953		Communist Party of Yugoslavia (renamed in 1952)
						League of Communists of Yugoslavia
President of the Executive Council 1953–1991
(2) (48)		Petar Stambolić Петар Стамболић (1912–2007)	5 February 1953	16 December 1953		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
3 (49)		Jovan Veselinov Јован Веселинов (1906–1982)	16 December 1953	6 April 1957		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
4 (50)		Miloš Minić Милош Минић (1914–2003)	6 April 1957	9 June 1962		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
5 (51)		Slobodan Penezić Krcun Слободан Пенезић Крцун (1918–1964)	9 June 1962	6 November 1964		League of Communists of Yugoslavia	Killed in a suspicious traffic accident.
–		Stevan Doronjski Стеван Дороњски (1919–1981)	6 November 1964	17 November 1964		League of Communists of Yugoslavia	Acting (after Penezić's death)
6 (52)		Dragi Stamenković Драги Стаменковић (1920–2004)	17 November 1964	6 June 1967		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
7 (53)		Đurica Jojkić Ђурица Јојкић (1914–1981)	6 June 1967	7 May 1969		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
8 (54)		Milenko Bojanić Миленко Бојанић (1924–1987)	7 May 1969	6 May 1974		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
9 (55)		Dušan Čkrebić Душан Чкребић (1927–2022)	6 May 1974	6 May 1978		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
10 (56)		Ivan Stambolić Иван Стамболић (1936–2000)	6 May 1978	5 May 1982		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
11 (57)		Branislav Ikonić Бранислав Иконић (1928–2002)	5 May 1982	6 May 1986		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
12 (58)		Desimir Jevtić Десимир Јевтић (1938–2017)	6 May 1986	5 December 1989		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
13 (59)		Stanko Radmilović Станко Радмиловић (1936–2018)	5 December 1989	15 January 1991		League of Communists of Yugoslavia (until 1990)	The pan-Yugoslav League of Communists of Yugoslavia was dissolved in January 1990 into six political parties (one for each republic), in Serbia that was the Socialist Party of Serbia.
						Socialist Party of Serbia

Republic of Serbia within FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006)

      Socialist Party of Serbia       Democratic Party       Democratic Alternative       Social Democratic Union       Democratic Party of Serbia

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office	Party		Cabinet	Composition	Election
Prime Ministers 1991 onwards
1 (60)		Dragutin Zelenović Драгутин Зеленовић (1928–2020)	11 February 1991 – 23 December 1991		Socialist Party of Serbia	Zelenović	SPS	1990
2 (61)		Radoman Božović Радоман Божовић (born 1953)	23 December 1991 – 10 February 1993		Socialist Party of Serbia	Božović	SPS
3 (62)		Nikola Šainović Никола Шаиновић (born 1948)	10 February 1993 – 18 March 1994		Socialist Party of Serbia	Šainović	SPS (minority government supported by SRS)	1992
4 (63)		Mirko Marjanović Мирко Марјановић (1937–2006)	18 March 1994 – 24 October 2000		Socialist Party of Serbia	Marjanović I	SPS–ND	1993
						Marjanović II	SPS–JUL–SRS	1997
5 (64)		Milomir Minić Миломир Минић (born 1950)	25 October 2000 – 25 January 2001		Socialist Party of Serbia	Minić	SPS–DOS–SPO (transitional government formed after the Bulldozer Revolution)
6 (65)		Zoran Đinđić Зоран Ђинђић (1952–2003)	25 January 2001 – 12 March 2003 (assassinated in office)		Democratic Party (Democratic Opposition of Serbia)	Đinđić	DOS	2000
–		Nebojša Čović Небојша Човић (born 1958)	12 March 2003 – 17 March 2003		Democratic Alternative (Democratic Opposition of Serbia)	Acting
–		Žarko Korać Жарко Кораћ (born 1947)	17 March 2003 – 18 March 2003		Social Democratic Union (Democratic Opposition of Serbia)	Acting
7 (66)		Zoran Živković Зоран Живковић (born 1960)	18 March 2003 – 4 March 2004		Democratic Party (Democratic Opposition of Serbia)	Živković	DOS
8 (67)		Vojislav Koštunica Војислав Коштуница (born 1944)	4 March 2004 – 5 June 2006		Democratic Party of Serbia	Koštunica I	DSS–G17+–SPO–NS (minority government supported by SPS)	2003

Republic of Serbia (2006–present)

      Democratic Party of Serbia       Democratic Party       Socialist Party of Serbia       Serbian Progressive Party       Independent

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office	Party		Cabinet	Composition	Election	President
Prime Ministers (2006 onwards)
1 (67)		Vojislav Koštunica Војислав Коштуница (born 1944)	5 June 2006 – 7 July 2008		Democratic Party of Serbia	Koštunica I	DSS–G17+–SPO–NS (minority government supported by SPS)	2003		Boris Tadić (2006–2012)
						Koštunica II	DS–DSS–G17+ NS–SDP	2007
2 (68)		Mirko Cvetković Мирко Цветковић (born 1950)	7 July 2008 – 27 July 2012		Independent	Cvetković	DS–SPS–G17+–SDPS PUPS–SPO–SDAS	2008
3 (69)		Ivica Dačić Ивица Дачић (born 1966)	27 July 2012 – 27 April 2014		Socialist Party of Serbia	Dačić	SNS–SPS–SDPS PUPS–NS–SDAS–PS URS (until 2013)	2012		Tomislav Nikolić (2012–2017)
4 (70)		Aleksandar Vučić Александар Вучић (born 1970)	27 April 2014 – 31 May 2017		Serbian Progressive Party	Vučić I	SNS–SPS SDPS–PS–NS	2014
						Vučić II	SNS–SPS SDPS–PS–PUPS	2016
–		Ivica Dačić Ивица Дачић (born 1966)	31 May 2017 – 29 June 2017		Socialist Party of Serbia	Acting				Aleksandar Vučić (2017–)
5 (71)		Ana Brnabić Ана Брнабић (born 1975)	29 June 2017 – 20 March 2024		Independent (until October 2019)	Brnabić	SNS–SPS–SDPS PS–PUPS–SNP
					Serbian Progressive Party (from October 2019)
						Brnabić II	SNS–SPS–SPAS SDPS–PUPS–PS–SNP	2020
						Brnabić III	SNS–SPS–DSHV SDPS–PUPS–JS–SPP	2022
–		Ivica Dačić Ивица Дачић (born 1966)	20 March 2024 – Incumbent		Socialist Party of Serbia	Acting

See also

In Spanish: Jefe de Gobierno de Serbia para niños

• Government of Serbia
• President of Serbia
• List of presidents of Serbia