Ministry of the Interior (Yugoslavia)

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 Serbia and Montenegro (officially named the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) from 1992 to 2003.

List of ministers[]

Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941)[]

No.	Portrait	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party
1		Trifković, MarkoMarko Trifković (1864–1928)	1 December 1918	20 December 1918	19 days	NRS
2		Pribićević, SvetozarSvetozar Pribićević (1875–1936)	20 December 1918	19 February 1920	1 year, 61 days	DS
(1)		Trifković, MarkoMarko Trifković (1864–1928)	19 February 1920	16 May 1920	87 days	NRS
3		Davidović, LjubomirLjubomir Davidović (1863–1940)	16 May 1920	1 January 1921	230 days	DS
4		Drašković, MiloradMilorad Drašković (1873–1921)	1 January 1921	21 July 1921 †	201 days	DS
(2)		Pribićević, SvetozarSvetozar Pribićević (1875–1936)	21 July 1921	24 December 1921	156 days	DS
5		Marinković, VojislavVojislav Marinković (1876–1935)	24 December 1921	24 June 1922	182 days	DS
6		Vujičić, Milorad (1869–1936)	17 December 1922	27 March 1924	1 year, 101 days	NRS
7		Srškić, MilanMilan Srškić (1880–1937)	27 March 1924	28 July 1924	123 days	NRS
8		Petrović, Nastas (1867–1928)	28 July 1924	6 November 1924	101 days	NRS
9		Maksimović, BožidarBožidar Maksimović (1886–1969)	6 November 1924	17 April 1927	2 years, 162 days	NRS
10		Vukićević, VelimirVelimir Vukićević (1871–1930)	17 April 1927	13 January 1928	271 days	NRS
11		Radović, Čedomir	13 January 1928	23 February 1928	41 days	?
12		Korošec, AntonAnton Korošec (1872–1940)	28 February 1928	7 January 1929	314 days	SLS
13		Živković, PetarPetar Živković (1879–1953)	7 January 1929	5 January 1932	2 years, 363 days	JNS
(7)		Srškić, MilanMilan Srškić (1880–1937)	5 January 1932	11 July 1932	188 days	JNS
14		Lazić, ŽivojinŽivojin Lazić (1876–1958)	11 July 1932	22 December 1934	2 years, 164 days	JNS
15		Popović, Velimir	22 December 1934	24 June 1935	184 days	JNS JRZ
(12)		Korošec, AntonAnton Korošec (1872–1940)	24 June 1935	21 December 1938	3 years, 180 days	SLS
16		Aćimović, MilanMilan Aćimović (1898–1945)	21 December 1938	5 February 1939	46 days	JRZ
17		Cvetković, DragišaDragiša Cvetković (1893–1969)	5 February 1939	26 August 1939	202 days	JRZ
18		Mihaldžić, StanojeStanoje Mihaldžić (1892–Unknown)	26 August 1939	8 July 1940	317 days	JRZ
(17)		Cvetković, DragišaDragiša Cvetković (1893–1969)	8 July 1940	27 March 1941	262 days	JRZ
19		Budisavljević, SrđanSrđan Budisavljević (1883–1968)	27 March 1941	18 April 1941	22 days	SDS

Yugoslav government-in-exile (1941–1945)[]

No.	Portrait	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party
1		Budisavljević, SrđanSrđan Budisavljević (1883–1968)	18 April 1941	21 August 1941	125 days	SDS
2		Simović, DušanDušan Simović (1882–1962)	21 August 1941	11 January 1942	143 days	Independent
3		Jovanović, SlobodanSlobodan Jovanović (1869–1958)	12 January 1942	26 June 1943	1 year, 166 days	Independent
4		Trifunović, MilošMiloš Trifunović (1871–1957)	26 June 1943	10 August 1943	45 days	NRS
5		Milićević, Vladeta (1898–1969)	10 August 1943	8 July 1944	333 days	Independent
6		Kosanović, Sava (1894–1956)	8 July 1944	7 March 1945	242 days	SDS

SFR Yugoslavia (1945–1992)[]

No.	Portrait	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party
1		Zečević, VladaVlada Zečević (1903–1970)	7 March 1945	2 February 1946	332 days	SKJ
2		Ranković, AleksandarAleksandar Ranković (1909–1983)	2 February 1946	14 January 1953	6 years, 347 days	SKJ
3		Stefanović, Svetislav (1910–1980)	14 January 1953	18 April 1963	10 years, 94 days	SKJ
4		Lukić, Vojin (1919–1997)	18 April 1963	12 March 1965	1 year, 328 days	SKJ
5		Miškovi��, Milan (1918–1978)	12 March 1965	18 May 1967	2 years, 67 days	SKJ
6		Stijačić, Radovan (1918–1989)	18 May 1967	30 July 1971	4 years, 73 days	SKJ
7		Bijedić, DžemalDžemal Bijedić (1917–1977)	30 July 1971	3 December 1971	126 days	SKJ
8		Banović, Luka (1926–?)	3 December 1971	17 May 1974	2 years, 165 days	SKJ
9		Herljević, Franjo (1915–1998)	17 May 1974	16 May 1982	7 years, 364 days	SKJ
10		Dolanc, StaneStane Dolanc (1925–1999)	16 May 1982	15 May 1984	1 year, 365 days	SKJ
11		Ćulafić, DobroslavDobroslav Ćulafić (1926–2011)	15 May 1984	16 May 1989	5 years, 1 day	SKJ
12		Gračanin, PetarPetar Gračanin (1923–2004)	16 May 1989	14 July 1992	3 years, 59 days	SKJ SPS

FR Yugoslavia (1992–2003)[]

No.	Portrait	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party
1		Bulatović, PavlePavle Bulatović (1948–2000)	14 July 1992	2 March 1993	231 days	DPS
2		Blagojević, Đorđe	2 March 1993	15 September 1994	1 year, 197 days	?
3		Jokanović, Vukašin (born 1939)	15 September 1994	20 March 1997	2 years, 186 days	SPS
4		Sokolović, Zoran (1938–2001)	20 March 1997	4 November 2000	3 years, 229 days	SPS
5		Živković, ZoranZoran Živković (born 1960)	4 November 2000	17 March 2003	2 years, 133 days	DS

See also[]

• Federal Ministry of Interior (Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• Ministry of Interior (Republika Srpska)
• Ministry of the Interior (Croatia)
• Ministry of Internal Affairs (North Macedonia)
• Ministry of Internal Affairs (Montenegro)
• Ministry of Internal Affairs (Serbia)
• Ministry of the Interior (Slovenia)

External links[]

• List of ministers at Rulers.org
• Governments of the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats & Slovenes (Yugoslavia) 1918–1945