Deputy Prime Minister of Yugoslavia
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Podpredsjednik Vlade
Потпредседник Владе
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| image = Edvard Kardelj (5).jpg
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| imagecaption = Longest serving
Edvard Kardelj
7 March 1945 – 29 June 1963
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| formation = 26 August 1939
| first = Vladko Maček
| last = Aleksandar Mitrović
Živko Pregl
| abolished = 21 November 1991
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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) =
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="2" | Portrait
! Name
{{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! colspan="2" | Term of office
! Political party
!
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Croatian Peasant Party}};" |
| 80px
| Vladko Maček
{{small|(1879–1964)}}
| 26 August 1939
| 10 April 1941
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent}};" |
| 80px
| Slobodan Jovanović
{{small|(1869–1958)}}
| 10 April 1941
| 14 April 1941
|
|-
! colspan=6 | Yugoslav government-in-exile
!
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent}};" |
| 80px
| Slobodan Jovanović
{{small|(1869–1958)}}
| 14 April 1941
| 11 January 1942
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Croatian Peasant Party}};" |
| 80px
| Juraj Krnjević
{{small|(1895–1988)}}
| 21 August 1941
| 10 August 1943
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Slovene People's Party}};" |
| 80px
| Miha Krek
{{small|(1897–1969)}}
| 21 August 1941
| 10 August 1943
|{{Cite web |date=11 January 1944 |title=Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1944, The British Commonwealth and Europe, Volume III |url=https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1944v03/d920 |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=United States Office of the Historian}}{{Additional citation needed|date=November 2024}}
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent}};" |
| 80px
| Slobodan Jovanović
{{small|(1869–1958)}}
| 26 June 1943
| 10 August 1943
|
|-
! colspan=6 | Provisional Government
!
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (Yugoslavia)}};" |
| 80px
| Milan Grol
{{small|(1876–1952)}}
| 7 March 1945
| 18 August 1945
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| Edvard Kardelj
{{small|(1910–1979)}}
| 7 March 1945
| 1 February 1946
|
|}
= SFR Yugoslavia period (1945–1992) =
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="2" | Portrait
! Name
{{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! colspan="2" | Term of office
! Political party
!Ref.
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| Edvard Kardelj
{{small|(1910–1979)}}
| 2 February 1946
| 29 June 1963
| Communist Party
{{small|renamed in 1952 to}}
League of Communists
|{{Cite book |last=Friot |first=Stephen P. |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Containing_History/LIGREAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22deputy+prime+minister+of+yugoslavia%22&pg=PA85&printsec=frontcover |title=Containing History: How Cold War History Explains US-Russia Relations |date=2023 |publisher=University of Oklahoma Press |isbn=9780806192420 |pages=85}}{{Additional citation needed|date=November 2024}}
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
|
| Jaša Prodanović
{{small|(1867–1948)}}
| 2 February 1946
| 1 June 1948
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| Aleksandar Ranković
{{small|(1909–1983)}}
| 1 April 1949
| 18 April 1963
| Communist Party
{{small|renamed in 1952 to}}
League of Communists
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| Blagoje Nešković
{{small|(1907–1984)}}
| 5 September 1949
| 14 January 1953
| Communist Party
{{small|renamed in 1952 to}}
League of Communists
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| Milovan Đilas
{{small|(1911–1995)}}
| 14 January 1953
| 17 January 1954
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| Moša Pijade
{{small|(1890–1957)}}
| 14 January 1953
| 30 January 1954
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| Svetozar Vukmanović
{{small|(1912–2000)}}
| 30 January 1954
| 19 April 1958
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| Rodoljub Čolaković
{{small|(1900–1983)}}
| 30 January 1954
| 29 June 1963
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| {{ill|Mijalko Todorović|ru|Тодорович, Миялко|sh||sl||sr|Мијалко Тодоровић|zh|米亚尔科·普拉维·托多罗维奇}}
{{small|(1913–1999)}}
| 19 April 1958
| 29 June 1963
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| {{ill|Svetislav Stefanović|sl|Svetislav Stefanović (politik)|sr|Светислав Стефановић Ћећа}}{{fact|date=February 2024}}
{{small|(1910–1980)}}
| 18 April 1963
| 29 June 1963
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| Boris Kraigher
{{small|(1914–1967)}}
| 29 June 1963
| 4 January 1967
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| Miloš Minić
{{small|(1914–2003)}}
| 29 June 1963
| 18 May 1967
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| {{ill|Veljko Zeković|sl||sr|Вељко Зековић}}
{{small|(1906–1985)}}
| 29 June 1963
| 18 May 1967
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| Kiro Gligorov
{{small|(1917–2012)}}
| 18 May 1967
| 18 May 1969
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| Rudi Kolak
{{small|(1918–2004)}}
| 18 May 1967
| 18 May 1969
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| {{ill|Nikola Miljanić|sr|Никола Миљанић}}
{{small|(1921–1972)}}
| 18 May 1969
| 30 July 1971
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| {{ill|Mišo Pavićević|de||sr|Мишо Павићевић}}
{{small|(1915–1995)}}
| 18 May 1969
| 30 July 1971
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| {{ill|Aleksandar Grličkov|bg|Александър Гърличков|de||mk|Александар Грличков|ru|Грличков, Александр|sr|Александар Грличков}}
{{small|(1923–1989)}}
| 18 May 1969
| 30 July 1971
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| {{ill|Jakov Sirotković|hr||hu||ru|Сироткович, Яков|sh||sl||sr|Јаков Сиротковић}}
{{small|(1922–2002)}}
| 30 July 1971
| 17 May 1974
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| Anton Vratuša
{{small|(1915–2017)}}
| 3 December 1971
| 16 May 1978
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| Dobroslav Ćulafić
{{small|(1926–2011)}}
| 17 May 1974
| 16 May 1978
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| Berislav Šefer
{{small|(born 1926)}}
| 17 May 1974
| 16 May 1978
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| Miloš Minić
{{small|(1914–2003)}}
| 17 May 1974
| 16 May 1978
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| Branislav Ikonić
{{small|(1928–2002)}}
| 16 May 1978
| 16 May 1982
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| {{ill|Ivo Margan|hr}}
{{small|(1926–2010)}}
| 16 May 1978
| 16 May 1982
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| Andrej Marinc
{{small|(born 1930)}}
| 16 May 1978
| 16 May 1982
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| {{ill|Dragoljub Stavrev|bg|Драголюб Ставрев|mk|Драгољуб Ставрев|ru|Ставрев, Драголюб|sr|Драгољуб Ставрев}}
{{small|(1932–2003)}}
| 16 May 1978
| 16 May 1982
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| Gojko Ubiparip
{{small|(1927–2000)}}
| 16 May 1978
| 16 May 1982
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| {{ill|Zvone Dragan|de}}
{{small|(born 1939)}}
| 16 May 1982
| 15 May 1984
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| Borislav Srebrić
{{small|(1927–1997)}}
| 16 May 1982
| 15 June 1986
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| {{ill|Mijat Šuković|hr}}
{{small|(1930–2011)}}
| 16 May 1982
| 15 June 1986
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| Janez Zemljarič
{{small|(1928–2022)}}
| 15 May 1982
| 16 March 1989
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| Miloš Milosavljević
{{small|(born 1932)}}
| 16 May 1986
| 16 March 1989
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| Aleksandar Mitrović
{{small|(1933–2012)}}
| 16 March 1989
| 20 December 1991
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |
| 80px
| Živko Pregl
{{small|(1947–2011)}}
| 16 March 1989
| 21 November 1991
|
|}
References
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