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Quick facts for kids Prime Minister of Serbia and Montenegro
Standard of the Prime Minister
Longest serving Radoje Kontić 9 February 1993 – 19 May 1998
Reports to	President of Serbia and Montenegro
Precursor	Prime Minister of Yugoslavia
Formation	14 July 1992 (14 July 1992)
First holder	Milan Panić
Final holder	Svetozar Marović
Abolished	3 June 2006 (3 June 2006)
Succession	Prime Minister of Serbia Prime Minister of Montenegro

The prime minister of Serbia and Montenegro was the head of government of Serbia and Montenegro from its establishment in 1992 up until the state's dissolution in 2006. Between 1992–2003 the full name of the office was President of the Federal Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbian: Predsednik Savezne Vlade Savezne Republike Jugoslavije), while after the constitutional reforms of 2003 the title was Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Serbia and Montenegro (Serbian: Predsednik Saveta ministara Srbije i Crne Gore, literally translated as President of the Council of Ministers of Serbia and Montenegro). The office was merged in 2003 with the head of state, providing for one person to hold both the office of President of Serbia and Montenegro and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Serbia and Montenegro.

Prime ministers

There were five presidents of the Federal Government of the FR Yugoslavia after its assertion of independence from the SFR Yugoslavia (SFRY) in 1992 up until its dissolution in 2003. Svetozar Marović of the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro was the only chairman of the Council of Ministers of Serbia and Montenegro after its constitutional reforms and reconstitution as a confederacy. He was inaugurated on March 7, 2003. After the declaration of independence of Montenegro, on June 3, 2006, the chairman of the Council of Ministers announced on June 4, 2006 the termination of his office.

     Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro      Socialist People's Party of Montenegro      Independent

No.	Portrait	Name (Lifespan)	Ethnicity	Term of office			Political party	Note
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
Presidents of the Federal Government 1992–2003
1		Milan Panić (born 1929)	Serbian	14 July 1992	9 February 1993	210 days	Independent	–
2		Radoje Kontić (born 1937)	Montenegrin	9 February 1993	19 May 1998	5 years, 99 days	DPS	–
3		Bulatović, MomirMomir Bulatović (1956–2019)	Montenegrin	19 May 1998	4 November 2000	2 years, 169 days	SNP	Resigned on 9 October 2000, after the Bulldozer Revolution.
4		Zoran Žižić (1951–2013)	Montenegrin	4 November 2000	24 July 2001	262 days	SNP	Resigned on 29 June 2001, in protest over the extradition of Slobodan Milošević to the ICTY.
5		Dragiša Pešić (1954–2016)	Montenegrin	24 July 2001	7 March 2003	1 year, 226 days	SNP	–
Chairman of the Council of Ministers 2003–2006
6		Svetozar Marović (born 1955)	Montenegrin	7 March 2003	3 June 2006	3 years, 88 days	DPS	Also head of state as President of Serbia and Montenegro (offices merged).

Timeline

See also

• Politics of Serbia and Montenegro
• President of Serbia and Montenegro
• Prime Minister of Yugoslavia
• Prime Minister of Montenegro
• Prime Minister of Serbia