Ministry of the Interior (Yugoslavia)
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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 FR Yugoslavia between 1992 and 2003 (officially named Serbia and Montenegro
2003–2006).
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a state stretching from the Western Balkans to Central Europe which existed during the often-tumultuous interwar era of 1918–1941...
from 1918 to 1945 and the communist SFR Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1992. It may also refer to the interior ministry of FR Yugoslavia between 1992 and 2003 (officially named Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
2003–2006).
Kingdom of Yugoslavia period (1918–1945)
| Minister | |Term start | |Lifespan | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marko Trifković | People's Radical Party (NRS) People's Radical Party The People's Radical Party of Serbia was a political party formed on January 8, 1881, which was active in the Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes... |
1 December 1918 | 20 December 1918 | 1864–1928 |
| Svetozar Pribićević Svetozar Pribicevic Svetozar Pribićević was an ethnic Serb politician from Croatia who worked hard for creation of unitaristic Yugoslavia. However, he later became a bitter opponent of the same policy and of the dictatorship of king Aleksandar Karađorđević... |
Democratic Party (DS) Democratic Party (Yugoslavia) The Yugoslav Democratic Party, State Party of Serbian, Croatian and Slovene Democrats and Democratic Party was the name of a series of social-liberal political parties that existed in succession in the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and the Kingdom... |
20 December 1918 | 19 February 1920 | 1875–1936 |
| Marko Trifković | People's Radical Party (NRS) People's Radical Party The People's Radical Party of Serbia was a political party formed on January 8, 1881, which was active in the Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes... |
19 February 1920 | 16 May 1920 | 1864–1928 |
| Ljubomir Davidović Ljubomir Davidovic Ljubomir Davidović was a prime minister of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes.Davidović was born in Vlaško Polje.... |
Democratic Party (DS) Democratic Party (Yugoslavia) The Yugoslav Democratic Party, State Party of Serbian, Croatian and Slovene Democrats and Democratic Party was the name of a series of social-liberal political parties that existed in succession in the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and the Kingdom... |
16 May 1920 | 1 January 1921 | 1863–1940 |
| Milorad Drašković | Democratic Party (DS) Democratic Party (Yugoslavia) The Yugoslav Democratic Party, State Party of Serbian, Croatian and Slovene Democrats and Democratic Party was the name of a series of social-liberal political parties that existed in succession in the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and the Kingdom... |
1 January 1921 | 21 July 1921 (assassinated) | 1873–1921 |
| Svetozar Pribićević Svetozar Pribicevic Svetozar Pribićević was an ethnic Serb politician from Croatia who worked hard for creation of unitaristic Yugoslavia. However, he later became a bitter opponent of the same policy and of the dictatorship of king Aleksandar Karađorđević... |
Democratic Party (DS) Democratic Party (Yugoslavia) The Yugoslav Democratic Party, State Party of Serbian, Croatian and Slovene Democrats and Democratic Party was the name of a series of social-liberal political parties that existed in succession in the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and the Kingdom... |
21 July 1921 | 24 December 1921 | 1875–1936 |
| Vojislav Marinković | Democratic Party (DS) Democratic Party (Yugoslavia) The Yugoslav Democratic Party, State Party of Serbian, Croatian and Slovene Democrats and Democratic Party was the name of a series of social-liberal political parties that existed in succession in the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and the Kingdom... |
24 December 1921 | 24 June 1922 | 1876–1935 |
| Milorad Vujičić | People's Radical Party (NRS) People's Radical Party The People's Radical Party of Serbia was a political party formed on January 8, 1881, which was active in the Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes... |
17 December 1922 | 27 March 1924 | |
| Milan Srškić | People's Radical Party (NRS) People's Radical Party The People's Radical Party of Serbia was a political party formed on January 8, 1881, which was active in the Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes... |
27 March 1924 | 28 July 1924 | 1880–1937 |
| Nastas Petrović | People's Radical Party (NRS) People's Radical Party The People's Radical Party of Serbia was a political party formed on January 8, 1881, which was active in the Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes... |
28 July 1924 | 6 November 1924 | 1867–1928 |
| Božidar Maksimović | People's Radical Party (NRS) People's Radical Party The People's Radical Party of Serbia was a political party formed on January 8, 1881, which was active in the Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes... |
6 November 1924 | 17 April 1927 | 1886–1969 |
| Velimir Vukićević Velimir Vukicevic Velimir Vukićević was a Serbian Yugoslav politician. He served as Prime Minister of Yugoslavia from April 17, 1927 until July 28, 1928.... |
People's Radical Party (NRS) People's Radical Party The People's Radical Party of Serbia was a political party formed on January 8, 1881, which was active in the Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes... |
17 April 1927 | 13 January 1928 | 1871–1930 |
| Čedomir Radović | 13 January 1928 | 23 February 1928 | ||
| Anton Korošec Anton Korošec Anton Korošec was a Slovenian political leader, a prominent member of the conservative People's Party, a priest and a noted orator.... |
Slovenian People's Party (SLS) Slovenian People's Party The Slovenian People's Party is a rural-based conservative political party in Slovenia. Formed in 1988 under the name of Slovenian Peasant Union as the first non-Communist political organization in Yugoslavia, it merged with the Slovene Christian Democrats to form the present-day party in 2000... |
28 February 1928 | 7 January 1929 | 1872–1940 |
| Petar Živković Petar Živkovic Petar Živković was a Serbian soldier and political figure in Yugoslavia. He was Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from January 7, 1929 until April 4, 1932.-Life:... |
Yugoslav National Party (JNS) | 7 January 1929 | 5 January 1932 | 1879–1953 |
| Milan Srškić | Yugoslav National Party (JNS) | 5 January 1932 | 11 July 1932 | 1880–1937 |
| Živojin Lazić | Yugoslav National Party (JNS) | 11 July 1932 | 22 December 1934 | |
| Velimir Popović | Yugoslav National Party (JNS) / Yugoslav Radical Union (JRS) Yugoslav Radical Union The Yugoslav Radical Union was a conservative political party in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.The party was formed by the Serbian politician Milan Stojadinović in 1935. It was made up by different groups, that could be divided in three parts: in Serbia, it was made mostly by former members of the... |
22 December 1934 | 24 June 1935 | |
| Anton Korošec Anton Korošec Anton Korošec was a Slovenian political leader, a prominent member of the conservative People's Party, a priest and a noted orator.... |
Slovenian People's Party (SLS) Slovenian People's Party The Slovenian People's Party is a rural-based conservative political party in Slovenia. Formed in 1988 under the name of Slovenian Peasant Union as the first non-Communist political organization in Yugoslavia, it merged with the Slovene Christian Democrats to form the present-day party in 2000... |
24 June 1935 | 21 December 1938 | 1872–1940 |
| Milan Aćimović Milan Acimovic Milan Aćimović was a Serbian politician and Axis collaborator.Aćimović was an attorney by profession. He was at one point chief of the Belgrade police and minister of internal affairs in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia government.... |
Yugoslav Radical Union (JRS) Yugoslav Radical Union The Yugoslav Radical Union was a conservative political party in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.The party was formed by the Serbian politician Milan Stojadinović in 1935. It was made up by different groups, that could be divided in three parts: in Serbia, it was made mostly by former members of the... |
21 December 1938 | 5 February 1939 | 1898–1945 |
| Dragiša Cvetković Dragiša Cvetkovic Dragiša Cvetković was a Yugoslav politician.He served as the prime minister of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from 1939 to 1941. He developed the federalization of Yugoslavia through the creation of the Banovina of Croatia by an agreement with Croatian leader Vladko Maček... |
Yugoslav Radical Union (JRS) Yugoslav Radical Union The Yugoslav Radical Union was a conservative political party in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.The party was formed by the Serbian politician Milan Stojadinović in 1935. It was made up by different groups, that could be divided in three parts: in Serbia, it was made mostly by former members of the... |
5 February 1939 | 26 August 1939 | 1893–1969 |
| Stanoje Mihaldžić | Yugoslav Radical Union (JRS) Yugoslav Radical Union The Yugoslav Radical Union was a conservative political party in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.The party was formed by the Serbian politician Milan Stojadinović in 1935. It was made up by different groups, that could be divided in three parts: in Serbia, it was made mostly by former members of the... |
26 August 1939 | 12 July 1940 | |
| Dragiša Cvetković Dragiša Cvetkovic Dragiša Cvetković was a Yugoslav politician.He served as the prime minister of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from 1939 to 1941. He developed the federalization of Yugoslavia through the creation of the Banovina of Croatia by an agreement with Croatian leader Vladko Maček... |
Yugoslav Radical Union (JRS) Yugoslav Radical Union The Yugoslav Radical Union was a conservative political party in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.The party was formed by the Serbian politician Milan Stojadinović in 1935. It was made up by different groups, that could be divided in three parts: in Serbia, it was made mostly by former members of the... |
12 July 1940 | 27 March 1941 | 1893–1969 |
| Srđan Budisavljević (in exile) | Independent Democratic Party (SDS) Independent Democratic Party (Yugoslavia) The Independent Democratic Party was a social liberal political party in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and later the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. It was established by Svetozar Pribićević as a breakaway faction of the Democratic Party in 1924... |
27 March 1941 | 14 April 1941 | 1883–1968 |
| Slobodan Jovanović Slobodan Jovanovic Slobodan Jovanović was one of Serbia's most prolific jurists, historians, sociologists, journalists and literary critics. He distinguished himself with a characteristically clear and sharp writing style later called the "Belgrade style"... (in exile) |
Non-party | 12 January 1942 | 26 June 1943 | 1869–1958 |
| Miloš Trifunović Miloš Trifunović Miloš Trifunović is a Serbian footballer currently playing in FC Bunyodkor from Tashkent, on loan from Red Star Belgrade.-Career:... (in exile) |
People's Radical Party (NRS) People's Radical Party The People's Radical Party of Serbia was a political party formed on January 8, 1881, which was active in the Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes... |
26 June 1943 | 10 August 1943 | 1871–1957 |
| Vladeta Milićević (in exile) | 10 August 1943 | 8 July 1944 | ||
| Sava Kosanović (in exile) | Independent Democratic Party (SDS) Independent Democratic Party (Yugoslavia) The Independent Democratic Party was a social liberal political party in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and later the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. It was established by Svetozar Pribićević as a breakaway faction of the Democratic Party in 1924... |
8 July 1944 | 7 March 1945 | 1894–1956 |
SFR Yugoslavia period (1945–1992)
| Minister | |Term start | |Lifespan | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vlada Zečević | Communist Party of Yugoslavia (KPJ) | 7 March 1945 | 2 February 1946 | 1903–1970 |
| Aleksandar Ranković Aleksandar Rankovic Aleksandar "Leka" Ranković was a Yugoslav communist politician of Serbian origin considered to be the third most powerful man in Yugoslavia after Josip Broz Tito and Edvard Kardelj.... |
Communist Party of Yugoslavia (KPJ) | 2 February 1946 | 14 January 1953 | 1909–1983 |
| Svetislav Stefanović | Communist Party of Yugoslavia (KPJ) | 14 January 1953 | 18 April 1963 | 1910–1980 |
| Vojin Lukić | League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ) League of Communists of Yugoslavia League of Communists of Yugoslavia , before 1952 the Communist Party of Yugoslavia League of Communists of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian: Savez komunista Jugoslavije/Савез комуниста Југославије, Slovene: Zveza komunistov Jugoslavije, Macedonian: Сојуз на комунистите на Југославија, Sojuz na... |
18 April 1963 | 12 March 1965 | 1919– |
| Milan Mišković | League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ) League of Communists of Yugoslavia League of Communists of Yugoslavia , before 1952 the Communist Party of Yugoslavia League of Communists of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian: Savez komunista Jugoslavije/Савез комуниста Југославије, Slovene: Zveza komunistov Jugoslavije, Macedonian: Сојуз на комунистите на Југославија, Sojuz na... |
12 March 1965 | 18 May 1967 | 1918–1978 |
| Radovan Stijačić | League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ) League of Communists of Yugoslavia League of Communists of Yugoslavia , before 1952 the Communist Party of Yugoslavia League of Communists of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian: Savez komunista Jugoslavije/Савез комуниста Југославије, Slovene: Zveza komunistov Jugoslavije, Macedonian: Сојуз на комунистите на Југославија, Sojuz na... |
18 May 1967 | 30 July 1971 | 1918–1989 |
| Džemal Bijedić Džemal Bijedic Džemal Bijedić was a Bosniak Communist politician from Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the prime minister of Yugoslavia from 1971 until his death.- Early life :... |
League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ) League of Communists of Yugoslavia League of Communists of Yugoslavia , before 1952 the Communist Party of Yugoslavia League of Communists of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian: Savez komunista Jugoslavije/Савез комуниста Југославије, Slovene: Zveza komunistov Jugoslavije, Macedonian: Сојуз на комунистите на Југославија, Sojuz na... |
30 July 1971 | 3 December 1971 | 1917–1977 |
| Luka Banović | League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ) League of Communists of Yugoslavia League of Communists of Yugoslavia , before 1952 the Communist Party of Yugoslavia League of Communists of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian: Savez komunista Jugoslavije/Савез комуниста Југославије, Slovene: Zveza komunistov Jugoslavije, Macedonian: Сојуз на комунистите на Југославија, Sojuz na... |
3 December 1971 | 17 May 1974 | 1926–? |
| Franjo Herljević | League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ) League of Communists of Yugoslavia League of Communists of Yugoslavia , before 1952 the Communist Party of Yugoslavia League of Communists of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian: Savez komunista Jugoslavije/Савез комуниста Југославије, Slovene: Zveza komunistov Jugoslavije, Macedonian: Сојуз на комунистите на Југославија, Sojuz na... |
17 May 1974 | 16 May 1982 | 1915–1998 |
| Stane Dolanc Stane Dolanc Stane Dolanc was a Yugoslav and Slovenian communist politician, one of Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito's closest collaborators and one of the most influential people in Yugoslav federal politics in the 1970s and 1980s... |
League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ) League of Communists of Yugoslavia League of Communists of Yugoslavia , before 1952 the Communist Party of Yugoslavia League of Communists of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian: Savez komunista Jugoslavije/Савез комуниста Југославије, Slovene: Zveza komunistov Jugoslavije, Macedonian: Сојуз на комунистите на Југославија, Sojuz na... |
16 May 1982 | 15 May 1984 | 1925–1999 |
| Dobroslav Ćulafić | League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ) League of Communists of Yugoslavia League of Communists of Yugoslavia , before 1952 the Communist Party of Yugoslavia League of Communists of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian: Savez komunista Jugoslavije/Савез комуниста Југославије, Slovene: Zveza komunistov Jugoslavije, Macedonian: Сојуз на комунистите на Југославија, Sojuz na... |
15 May 1984 | 16 May 1989 | 1926–2011 |
| Petar Gračanin Petar Gracanin Petar Gračanin - Serbian military commander.... |
League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ) League of Communists of Yugoslavia League of Communists of Yugoslavia , before 1952 the Communist Party of Yugoslavia League of Communists of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian: Savez komunista Jugoslavije/Савез комуниста Југославије, Slovene: Zveza komunistov Jugoslavije, Macedonian: Сојуз на комунистите на Југославија, Sojuz na... / Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) Socialist Party of Serbia The Socialist Party of Serbia is officially a democratic socialist political party in Serbia. It is also widely recognized as a de facto Serbian nationalist party, though the party itself does not officially acknowledge this... |
16 May 1989 | 14 July 1992 | 1923–2004 |
FR Yugoslavia period (1992–2003)
| Minister | |Term start | |Lifespan | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavle Bulatović Pavle Bulatovic Pavle Bulatović, was Yugoslavia's foreign minister from 1994 and later defense minister, was shot dead in Belgrade on the evening of February 7, 2000. The shooting took place at a restaurant in the suburb Banjica and Bulatovic later died at a military hospital... |
Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro (DPSCG) Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro The Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro is the ruling social-democratic political party in Montenegro.... |
14 July 1992 | 2 March 1993 | 1948–2000 |
| Đorđe Blagojević | 2 March 1993 | 15 September 1994 | ||
| Vukašin Jokanović | Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) Socialist Party of Serbia The Socialist Party of Serbia is officially a democratic socialist political party in Serbia. It is also widely recognized as a de facto Serbian nationalist party, though the party itself does not officially acknowledge this... |
15 September 1994 | 20 March 1997 | 1939– |
| Zoran Sokolović | Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) Socialist Party of Serbia The Socialist Party of Serbia is officially a democratic socialist political party in Serbia. It is also widely recognized as a de facto Serbian nationalist party, though the party itself does not officially acknowledge this... |
20 March 1997 | 4 November 2000 | 1938–2001 |
| Zoran Živković Zoran Živkovic (politician) Zoran Živković is a former Prime Minister of Serbia who replaced assassinated Prime Minister Zoran Đinđić in March 2003. He was born on December 22, 1960 in Niš where he finished high-school Bora Stanković. Živković received a community college diploma in Economics in Belgrade and worked as... |
Democratic Party (DS) Democratic Party (Serbia) The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of... |
4 November 2000 | 17 March 2003 | 1960– |
See also
- Federal Ministry of Interior (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Ministry of the Interior (Croatia)Ministry of the Interior (Croatia)The Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of state security among other roles...
- Ministry of Internal Affairs (Macedonia)
- Ministry of Interior Affairs and Public Administration (Montenegro)Ministry of Interior Affairs and Public Administration (Montenegro)The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Public Administration of Montenegro is the main arm of the law in Montenegro and Ministry in the Government of Montenegro which is in charge of state security among other roles...
- Ministry of Internal Affairs (Serbia)Ministry of Internal Affairs (Serbia)The Ministry of Internal Affairs is a governmental agency responsible for local and national law enforcement services in Serbia. It has numerous municipal and district branches throughout the country...
- Minister of Internal Affairs (Serbia)Minister of Internal Affairs (Serbia)Minister of Internal Affairs is the person in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Serbia. The current Minister is Ivica Dačić, since 7 July 2008.-List of ministers:-External links:*...
- Minister of Internal Affairs (Serbia)
- Ministry of the Interior (Slovenia)