The Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia ( sr, Потпредседник Владе Србије / Potpredsednik Vlade Srbije, literally translated as Vice President of the Government of Serbia), is the official Deputy of the

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is ...

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hung ...

. According to convention, one deputy position is allocated to each junior partner in the ruling coalition, being ranked according to the size of their respective parties.

History of the office

The office of the Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia was established on 11 February 1991, during the government of

Dragutin Zelenović Dragutin Zelenović ( sr, Драгутин Зеленовић; 19 May 1928 – 27 April 2020) was a professor at the University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, served as rector of the University of Novi Sad (1987–89) and was in ...

. It was initially held by four people: Slobodan Prohaska, Velimir Radivojević, Nikola Stanić and

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. Since then, the office was usually held simultaneously by several people at the same time (in the government of

Zoran Đinđić Zoran Đinđić ( sr-Cyrl, Зоран Ђинђић, ; 1 August 1952 – 12 March 2003) was a Serbian politician who served as the prime minister of Serbia from 2001 until his assassination in 2003. He was the mayor of Belgrade in 1997. Đinđi� ...

there were eight Deputy Prime Ministers at one point). Also, Deputy Prime Ministers may or may not combine the post with another government portfolio. The current Deputy Prime Ministers, by date of assuming office, are namely: Maja Gojković (since 28 October 2020),

Ivica Dačić Ivica Dačić ( sr-cyr, Ивица Дачић, ; born 1 January 1966) is a Serbian politician serving as first deputy prime minister of Serbia and minister of foreign affairs since 2022, roles which he previously served under governments of Mirk ...

(since 26 October 2022), Siniša Mali (since 26 October 2022) and

Miloš Vučević Miloš Vučević ( sr-Cyrl, Милош Вучевић, ; born 10 December 1974) is a Serbian lawyer and politician serving as deputy prime minister of Serbia and minister of defence since 2022. A member and vice-president of the Serbian Progr ...

(since 26 October 2022).

List of deputy prime ministers

Political Party:

References

External links

Government of Serbia

{{Ministries of Serbia Government of Serbia

Deputy Prime Ministers A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some countries, a government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to that of a vice president, ...

History of the office

List of deputy prime ministers

See also

References

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