Ministry of Defense (Yugoslavia)

Through the history of Yugoslavia, the defense ministry which was responsible for defense of the country was known under several different names. The Ministry of the Army and Navy was responsible for defense of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from 1918 to 1945, the Federal Secretariat of People's Defense for the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1992 and the Ministry of Defense for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (officially named Serbia and Montenegro in 2003) from 1992 to 2006.

List of ministers

Minister of the Army of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918)

#	Name	Image	Born–Died	Rank	Start	End	Note
1	Mihailo Rašić		1858–1932	General	1 December 1918	20 December 1918	Previously served as Minister of the Army of the Kingdom of Serbia.

Ministers of the Army and Navy of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941)

#	Name	Image	Born–Died	Rank	Start	End	Note
1	Mihailo Rašić		1858–1932	General	20 December 1918	30 March 1919
2	Stevan S. Hadžić		1868–1931	General	30 March 1919	19 February 1920	1st Term
3	Branko Jovanović		1868–1921	General	19 February 1920	26 March 1921	Died in office
	Milorad Drašković		1873–1921	No military rank	27 March 1921	24 May 1921	Acting Minister of Defense
4	Stevan S. Hadžić		1868–1931	General	24 May 1921	20 July 1921	2nd Term
5	Milivoje Zečević		1872–1946	General	20 July 1921	3 January 1922
6	Miloš M. Vasić		1859–1935	General	5 January 1922	4 November 1922
7	Petar Pešić		1871–1944	Army General	4 November 1922	27 July 1924	1st Term. General until 1923
8	Stevan S. Hadžić		1868–1931	Army General	27 July 1924	6 November 1924	3rd Term
9	Dušan Trifunović		1880–1942	Divisional General	6 November 1924	24 December 1926
10	Stevan S. Hadžić		1868–1931	Army General	24 December 1926	23 April 1931	4th Term. Died in office
11	Dragomir Stojanović		1878–1943	Army General	24 April 1931	18 April 1934
12	Milan Ž. Milovanović		1874–1942	Army General	18 April 1934	22 October 1934
13	Petar Živković		1879–1947	Army General	22 October 1934	7 March 1936
14	Ljubomir Marić		1878–1960	Army General	8 March 1936	25 August 1938
15	Milutin Nedić		1882–1945	Army General	25 August 1938	26 August 1939
16	Milan Nedić		1877–1946	Army General	26 August 1939	6 November 1940	Brother of Milutin Nedić. Later served as the Prime Minister of the Government of National Salvation
17	Petar Pešić		1871–1944	Army General	6 November 1940	27 March 1941	2nd Term
18	Bogoljub Ilić		1881–1953	Army General	27 March 1941	18 April 1941

Ministers of the Army and Navy of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in exile (1941)

#	Name	Image	Born–Died	Rank	Start	End	Note
1	Bogoljub Ilić		1881–1953	Army General	18 April 1941	21 August 1941	Ministry split into two, Ministry of the Army and Ministry of the Air Force and Navy

Ministers of the Army of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in exile (1941–1942)

#	Name	Image	Born–Died	Rank	Start	End	Note
1	Bogoljub Ilić		1881–1953	Army General	21 August 1941	11 January 1942
2	Dragoljub Mihailović		1893–1946	Brigadier General	11 January 1942	14 January 1942	Ministry joined with Ministry of the Air Force and Navy

Ministers of the Air Force and Navy of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in exile (1941–1942)

#	Name	Image	Born–Died	Rank	Start	End	Note
1	Dušan Simović		1881–1953	Army General	21 August 1941	11 January 1942
2	Dragoljub Mihailović		1893–1946	Brigadier General	11 January 1942	14 January 1942	Ministry joined with Ministry of the Army

Ministers of the Army, Navy and Air Force of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in exile (1942–1945)

#	Name	Image	Born–Died	Rank	Start	End	Note
1	Dragoljub Mihailović		1893–1946	Army General	14 January 1942	1 July 1944	Brigadier General until 19 January 1942 and Divisional General until 17 June 1942. Chief of Staff of the Supreme Command of the Yugoslav Army in the Homeland from 10 June 1942. Until 1 July 1944, on behalf of Mihailović and due to his absence, designated representatives (Slobodan Jovanović, Petar Živković and Božidar Purić) implemented decisions of the government. Dismissed, post vacant until 11 September 1944.
	Ivan Šubašić		1892–1955	No military rank	1 July 1944	11 September 1944	From 1 July 1944 to 11 September 1944, after the dismissal of Army General Dragoljub Mihailović, post of Minister of the Army, Navy and Air Force was vacant. Ivan Šubašić was appointed temporary Minister during that period.
2	Borisav Ristić		1883–1967	Divisional General	11 September 1944	26 January 1945	Resigned on 26 January 1945.
	Ivan Šubašić		1892–1955	No military rank	26 January 1945	7 March 1945	Тemporary Minister until 7 March 1945.

Commissioner for Defense of the National Committee for the Liberation of Yugoslavia (1943–1945)

#	Name	Image	Born–Died	Rank	Start	End	Note
1	Josip Broz Tito		1892–1980	Marshal of Yugoslavia	29 November 1943	7 March 1945	Commissioner for Defense of the National Committee for the Liberation of Yugoslavia

Federal Secretaries of People's Defense of the SFR Yugoslavia (1945–1992)

The Federal Secretary of People's Defense of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian: Savezni sekretar za narodnu odbranu SFRJ, Cyrillic: Савезни секретар за народну одбрану СФРЈ) was that country's defense minister during its existence from 1945 to 1992. He was the head of the Federal Secretariat of People's Defense (Savezni sekretarijat za narodnu odbranu - SSNO) and it was the most effective military person, while the Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army (which was the formational part of SSNO) was the most professional and staff body.

It was the part of the Federal Executive Council (Federal Government).

#	Name	Image	Born–Died	Rank	Start	End	Note
1	Josip Broz Tito		1892–1980	Marshal of Yugoslavia	7 March 1945	14 January 1953	Prime Minister of Yugoslavia from 1943 to 1963. President of Yugoslavia from 1953 to 1980
2	Ivan Gošnjak		1909–1980	General of the Army	14 January 1953	18 May 1967	Considered for promotion to rank General (YPA) in 1955
3	Nikola Ljubičić	90px	1916–2005	General of the Army	18 May 1967	5 May 1982	Afterwards served as the President of the Presidency of Serbia from 1982 to 1984, and as a member of the Presidency of Yugoslavia for SR Serbia from 1984 to 1989
4	Branko Mamula		1921–	Admiral of the Fleet	5 May 1982	15 May 1988	Previously served as the Chief of the General Staff from 1979 to 1982. Admiral until 1983
5	Veljko Kadijević		1925–2014	General of the Army	15 May 1988	8 January 1992	Last Federal Secretary
	Blagoje Adžić		1932–2012	Colonel General	8 January 1992	27 February 1992	Acting Federal Secretary
	Života Panić		1933–2003	Colonel General	27 February 1992	20 May 1992	Acting Federal Secretary

Ministers of Defense of the FR Yugoslavia (1992–2006)

Following the breakup of Yugoslavia and the secession of four out of six constituent republic in the SFR Yugoslavia the remaining two (Serbia and Montenegro) established a federation in 1992 called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FR Yugoslavia). This lasted until 2003 when it was reconstituted as a political union called Serbia and Montenegro. In 2006 both countries declared independence and parted ways.

#	Name	Image	Born–Died	Rank	Start	End	Note
1	Milan Panić		1929–	No military rank	14 July 1992	2 March 1993
2	Pavle Bulatović		1948–2000	No military rank	2 March 1993	7 February 2000	Assassinated
3	Dragoljub Ojdanić		1941–	General of the Army	15 February 2000	4 November 2000	Previously served as the Chief of the General Staff from 1998 to 2000
4	Slobodan Krapović		1948–	No military rank	4 November 2000	29 January 2002
5	Velimir Radojević		1956–	No military rank	29 January 2002	17 March 2003
6	Boris Tadić		1958–	No military rank	17 March 2003	16 April 2004	Afterwards served as the President of Serbia from 2004 to 2012
7	Prvoslav Davinić		1938–	No military rank	16 April 2004	21 October 2005
8	Zoran Stanković		1954–	Major General (Ret.)	21 October 2005	4 June 2006

See also

• Ministry of Defence (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• Ministry of Defence (Croatia)
• Ministry of Defence (Montenegro)
• Ministry of Defence (Serbia)
  • Minister of Defence (Serbia)
• Ministry of Defence (Slovenia)

External links

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