List of heads of state of Serbia

This is a list of the heads of state of the modern Serbian state, from its establishment during the Serbian Revolution to the present day.

Revolutionary Serbia (1804–1813)

Grand Vožd			Reign			Claim
Nº	Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Reign start	Reign end	Duration
1		Karađorđe Petrović Карађорђе Петровић (1768–1817)	15 February 1804	21 September 1813 (Exiled)		Leader of the First Serbian Uprising (Elected at the Orašac Gathering)

Principality of Serbia (1817–1882)

House of Obrenović (1817–1842)

Prince			Reign			Claim
Nº	Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Reign start	Reign end	Duration
1		Miloš Obrenović I Милош Обреновић I (1780–1860)	6 November 1817	25 June 1839 (Abdicated)		Leader of the Second Serbian Uprising (Elected at the Takovo Meeting)
2		Milan Obrenović II Милан Обреновић II (1819–1839)	25 June 1839	8 July 1839		Son of Miloš Obrenović I
3		Mihailo Obrenović III Михаило Обреновић III (1823–1868)	8 July 1839	14 September 1842 (Deposed)		Son of Miloš Obrenović I

House of Karađorđević (1842–1858)

Prince			Reign			Claim
Nº	Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Reign start	Reign end	Duration
4		Aleksandar Karađorđević Александар Карађорђевић (1806–1885)	14 September 1842	23 December 1858 (Abdicated)		Son of Karađorđe Petrović

House of Obrenović (1858–1882)

  Denotes Regent

Prince			Reign			Claim
Nº	Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Reign start	Reign end	Duration
(1)		Miloš Obrenović I Милош Обреновић I (1780–1860)	23 December 1858	26 September 1860		Leader of the Second Serbian Uprising (Elected at the Takovo Meeting)
(3)		Mihailo Obrenović III Михаило Обреновић III (1823–1868)	26 September 1860	10 June 1868 (Assassinated)		Son of Miloš Obrenović I
5		Milan Obrenović IV Милан Обреновић IV (1854–1901)	10 June 1868	6 March 1882		Grandnephew of Miloš Obrenović I
—		General Milivoje Petrović Blaznavac Миливоје Петровић Блазнавац (1824–1873)	10 June 1868	22 August 1872		Regency Council For Milan Obrenović IV
—		Jovan Ristić Јован Ристић (1831–1899)
—	60px	Jovan Gavrilović Јован Гавриловић (1796–1877)

Kingdom of Serbia (1882–1918)

House of Obrenović (1882–1903)

  Denotes Regent

King			Reign			Claim
Nº	Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Reign start	Reign end	Duration
1		Milan I Милан I (1854–1901)	6 March 1882	6 March 1889 (Abdicated)		Previously ruled as Prince
2		Aleksandar I Александар I (1876–1903)	6 March 1889	11 June 1903 (Assassinated)		Son of Milan I
—		Jovan Ristić Јован Ристић (1831–1899)	6 March 1889	13 April 1893 (Deposed)		Regency Council For Alexander I
—	60px	General Jovan Belimarković Јован Белимарковић (1827–1906)
—		General Kosta Protić Коста Протић (1831–1892)		4 June 1892 (Died in Office)

House of Karađorđević (1903–1918)

  Denotes Regent

King			Reign			Claim
Nº	Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Reign start	Reign end	Duration
3		Petar I Петар I (1844–1921)	15 June 1903	1 December 1918		Son of Aleksandar Karađorđević
—		Crown Prince Aleksandar Престолонаследник Александар (1888–1934)	24 June 1914	1 December 1918		Regent Son of Petar I For Petar I

Serbia within Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro (1944–2006)

Socialist Republic of Serbia (within SFR Yugoslavia, 1944–1992)

Status

  Denotes Acting Head of State

Head of State			Term of office			Political party
Nº	Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Took office	Left office	Duration
Chairman of the Anti-Fascist Assembly of the People's Liberation of Serbia
1		Siniša Stanković Синиша Станковић (1892–1974)	12 November 1944	7 April 1945		Communist Party of Yugoslavia
President of the Presidium of the People's Assembly
1		Siniša Stanković Синиша Станковић (1892–1974)	7 April 1945	March 1953	7 years, 11 months	Communist Party of Yugoslavia renamed in 1952 to League of Communists of Yugoslavia
President of the People's Assembly
1		Petar Stambolić Петар Стамболић (1912–2007)	December 1953	April 1957	3 years, 4 months	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
2		Jovan Veselinov Јован Веселинов (1906–1982)	April 1957	26 June 1963	6 years, 2 months	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
3		Dušan Petrović Душан Петровић (1914–1977)	26 June 1963	6 May 1967		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
4		Miloš Minić Милош Минић (1914–2003)	6 May 1967	6 May 1969		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
5		Dragoslav Marković Драгослав Марковић (1920–2005)	6 May 1969	19 April 1974		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
6		Živan Vasiljević Живан Васиљевић (1920–2007)	19 April 1974	6 May 1974		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
President of the Presidency
1		Dragoslav Marković Драгослав Марковић (1920–2005)	6 May 1974	5 May 1978		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
2		Dobrivoje Vidić Добривоје Видић (1918–1991)	5 May 1978	5 May 1982		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
3		Nikola Ljubičić Никола Љубичић (1916–2005)	5 May 1982	5 May 1984		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
4		Dušan Čkrebić Душан Чкребић (1927– )	5 May 1984	5 May 1985		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
5		Ivan Stambolić Иван Стамболић (1936–2000)	5 May 1985	14 December 1987		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
6		Petar Gračanin Петар Грачанин (1923–2004)	14 December 1987	20 March 1989		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
—		Ljubiša Igić Љубиша Игић	20 March 1989	8 May 1989		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
7		Slobodan Milošević Слободан Милошевић (1941–2006)	8 May 1989	11 January 1991		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
President of the Republic
1		Slobodan Milošević Слободан Милошевић (1941–2006)	11 January 1991	28 April 1992		Socialist Party of Serbia

Republic of Serbia (within FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro, 1992–2006)

Status

  Denotes Acting President

President			Term of office			Political party
Nº	Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Took office	Left office	Duration
(1)		Slobodan Milošević Слободан Милошевић (1941–2006)	28 April 1992	23 July 1997		Socialist Party of Serbia
—		Dragan Tomić Драган Томић (1936– )	23 July 1997	29 December 1997		Socialist Party of Serbia
2		Milan Milutinović Милан Милутиновић (1942– )	29 December 1997	29 December 2002		Socialist Party of Serbia
—		Nataša Mićić Наташа Мићић (1965– )	29 December 2002	27 January 2004		Civic Alliance of Serbia
—		Dragan Maršićanin Драган Маршићанин (1951– )	4 February 2004	3 March 2004		Democratic Party of Serbia
—		Vojislav Mihailović Војислав Михаиловић (1951– )	3 March 2004	4 March 2004		Serbian Renewal Movement
—		Predrag Marković Предраг Марковић (1955– )	4 March 2004	11 July 2004		G17 Plus
3		Boris Tadić Борис Тадић (1958– )	11 July 2004	5 June 2006		Democratic Party

Republic of Serbia (independent country, 2006–present)

Status

  Denotes Acting President

President			Term of office			Political party
Nº	Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Took office	Left office	Duration
(3)		Boris Tadić Борис Тадић (1958– )	5 June 2006	5 April 2012		Democratic Party
—		Slavica Đukić Dejanović Славица Ђукић Дејановић (1951– )	5 April 2012	31 May 2012		Socialist Party of Serbia
4		Tomislav Nikolić Томислав Николић (1952– )	31 May 2012	Incumbent		Serbian Progressive Party

See also

• List of Serbian monarchs
• President of Serbia
  • List of Presidents of Serbia

External links

• List of Serbian heads of state and government
• The President of the Republic of Serbia
• Serbian Royal Family