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Standard of the Minister of Defence(1995–2006) | |
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The Ministry of Defence Building, damaged by aNATO bomb during theKosovo War. | |
| Ministry overview | |
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| Formed | 1 December 1918; 106 years ago (1918-12-01) |
| Dissolved | 4 June 2006; 19 years ago (2006-06-04) |
| Jurisdiction | Yugoslavia,Serbia and Montenegro |
| Headquarters | General Staff Building,Belgrade(1965–99) 44°48′20″N20°27′40″E / 44.80556°N 20.46111°E /44.80556; 20.46111 |
| Ministers responsible |
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| Parent department | Federal Executive Council(1953–92) |
Through the history ofYugoslavia, the defence ministry which was responsible for defence of the country was known under several different names: theMinistry of the Army and Navy[a] for theKingdom of Yugoslavia from 1918 to 1941, theFederal Secretariat of People's Defence[b] for theSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1992 and theMinistry of Defence for theFederal Republic of Yugoslavia (later known asSerbia and Montenegro) from 1992 to 2006.
† denotes people who died in office.
| No. | Portrait | Minister of the Army | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Defence branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rašić, MihailoGeneral Mihailo Rašić (1858–1932) [c] | 1 December 1918 | 20 December 1918 | 19 days | Independent |
| No. | Portrait | Minister of the Army and Navy | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Defence branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rašić, MihailoGeneral Mihailo Rašić (1858–1932) | 20 December 1918 | 30 March 1919 | 100 days | Independent | ||
| 2 | Hadžić, StevanGeneral Stevan Hadžić (1868–1931) | 30 March 1919 | 19 February 1920 | 326 days | Independent | ||
| 3 | Jovanović, BrankoGeneral Branko Jovanović (1868–1921) | 19 February 1920 | 26 March 1921 † | 1 year, 35 days | Independent | ||
| – | Drašković, MiloradMilorad Drašković (1873–1921) Acting Minister of the Interior | 27 March 1921 | 24 May 1921 | 58 days | DS | none | |
| (2) | Hadžić, StevanGeneral Stevan Hadžić (1868–1931) | 24 May 1921 | 20 July 1921 | 57 days | Independent | ||
| 4 | Zečević, MilojeGeneral Miloje Zečević (1872–1946) | 20 July 1921 | 3 January 1922 | 167 days | Independent | ||
| 5 | Vasić, MilošGeneral Miloš Vasić (1859–1935) | 5 January 1922 | 4 November 1922 | 303 days | Independent | ||
| 6 | Pešić, PetarGeneral (when appointed) Army general (since 1923) Petar Pešić (1871–1944) | 4 November 1922 | 27 July 1924 | 1 year, 266 days | Independent | ||
| (2) | Hadžić, StevanArmy general Stevan Hadžić (1868–1931) | 27 July 1924 | 6 November 1924 | 102 days | Independent | ||
| 7 | Trifunović, DušanDivisional general Dušan Trifunović (1880–1942) | 6 November 1924 | 24 December 1926 | 2 years, 48 days | Independent | ||
| (2) | Hadžić, StevanArmy general Stevan Hadžić (1868–1931) | 24 December 1926 | 23 April 1931 † | 4 years, 120 days | Independent | ||
| 8 | Stojanović, DragomirArmy general Dragomir Stojanović (1878–1943) | 24 April 1931 | 18 April 1934 | 2 years, 359 days | Independent | ||
| 9 | Milovanović, MilanArmy general Milan Milovanović (1874–1942) | 18 April 1934 | 22 October 1934 | 187 days | Independent | ||
| 10 | Živković, PetarArmy general Petar Živković (1879–1947) | 22 October 1934 | 7 March 1936 | 1 year, 137 days | Independent | ||
| 11 | Marić, LjubomirArmy general Ljubomir Marić (1878–1960) | 8 March 1936 | 25 August 1938 | 2 years, 170 days | Independent | ||
| 12 | Nedić, MilutinArmy general Milutin Nedić (1882–1945) | 25 August 1938 | 26 August 1939 | 1 year, 1 day | Independent | ||
| 13 | Nedić, MilanArmy general Milan Nedić (1877–1946) [d] | 26 August 1939 | 6 November 1940 | 1 year, 72 days | Independent | ||
| (6) | Pešić, PetarArmy general Petar Pešić (1871–1944) [e] | 6 November 1940 | 27 March 1941 | 141 days | Independent | ||
| 14 | Ilić, BogoljubArmy general Bogoljub Ilić (1881–1953) | 27 March 1941 | 18 April 1941 | 22 days | Independent |
| No. | Portrait | Minister of the Army and Navy | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Defence branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ilić, BogoljubArmy general Bogoljub Ilić (1881–1953) [f] | 18 April 1941 | 21 August 1941 | 125 days | Independent |
| No. | Portrait | Minister of the Army | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Defence branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ilić, BogoljubArmy general Bogoljub Ilić (1881–1953) | 21 August 1941 | 11 January 1942 | 143 days | Independent | ||
| 2 | Mihailović, DragoljubBrigadier general Dragoljub Mihailović (1893–1946) [g] | 11 January 1942 | 14 January 1942 | 3 days | Independent |
| No. | Portrait | Minister of the Air Force and Navy | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Defence branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simović, DušanArmy general Dušan Simović (1882–1962) | 21 August 1941 | 11 January 1942 | 153 days | Independent | ||
| 2 | Mihailović, DragoljubBrigadier general Dragoljub Mihailović (1893–1946) [h] | 11 January 1942 | 14 January 1942 | 3 days | Independent |
| No. | Portrait | Minister of the Army, Navy and Air Force | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Defence branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mihailović, DragoljubBrigadier general (when appointed) Divisional general (since 19 January 1942) Army general (since 17 June 1942) Dragoljub Mihailović (1893–1946) [i] | 14 January 1942 | 1 July 1944 | 2 years, 169 days | Independent | ||
| – | Šubašić, IvanIvan Šubašić (1892–1955) Acting | 1 July 1944 | 11 September 1944 | 72 days | HSS | none | |
| 2 | Ristić, BorisavDivisional general Borisav Ristić (1883–1967) | 11 September 1944 | 26 January 1945 | 137 days | Independent | ||
| – | Šubašić, IvanIvan Šubašić (1892–1955) Acting | 26 January 1945 | 7 March 1945 | 40 days | HSS | none |
| No. | Portrait | Commissioner for Defence | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Defence branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tito, Josip BrozMarshal of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito (1892–1980) | 29 November 1943 | 7 March 1945 | 1 year, 98 days | SKJ |
TheFederal Secretary of People's Defence of theSocialist 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'sdefence minister during its existence from 1945 to 1992. He was the head of theFederal Secretariat of People's Defence (Savezni sekretarijat za narodnu odbranu - SSNO) and it was the most effective military person, while theChief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army (which was the formational part ofSSNO) was the most professional and staff body.
It was the part of theFederal Executive Council (Federal Government).
| No. | Portrait | Federal Secretary of People's Defence | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Defence branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tito, Josip BrozMarshal of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito (1892–1980) [j] | 7 March 1945 | 14 January 1953 | 7 years, 313 days | SKJ | ||
| 2 | Gošnjak, IvanGeneral of the Army Ivan Gošnjak (1909–1980) [k] | 14 January 1953 | 18 May 1967 | 14 years, 124 days | SKJ | ||
| 3 | Ljubičić, NikolaGeneral of the Army Nikola Ljubičić (1916–2005) [l] | 18 May 1967 | 5 May 1982 | 14 years, 352 days | SKJ | ||
| 4 | Mamula, BrankoAdmiral (when appointed) Admiral of the Fleet (since 1983) Branko Mamula (1921–2021) [m] | 5 May 1982 | 15 May 1988 | 6 years, 10 days | SKJ | ||
| 5 | Kadijević, VeljkoGeneral of the Army Veljko Kadijević (1925–2014) | 15 May 1988 | 8 January 1992 | 3 years, 235 days | SKJ | ||
| – | Adžić, BlagojeColonel general Blagoje Adžić (1932–2012) Acting | 8 January 1992 | 27 February 1992 | 50 days | Independent | ||
| – | Panić, ŽivotaColonel general Života Panić (1933–2003) Acting | 27 February 1992 | 20 May 1992 | 83 days | Independent |
Following thebreakup of Yugoslavia and the secession of four out of six constituent republic in the SFR Yugoslavia the remaining two (Serbia andMontenegro) established a federation in 1992 called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FR Yugoslavia). This lasted until 2003 when it was reconstituted as a state union calledSerbia and Montenegro. In 2006 both countries declared independence and parted ways.
| No. | Portrait | Minister of Defence | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Defence branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panić, MilanMilan Panić (born 1929) | 14 July 1992 | 2 March 1993 | 231 days | Independent | none | |
| 2 | Bulatović, PavlePavle Bulatović (1948–2000) | 2 March 1993 | 7 February 2000 † | 6 years, 342 days | DPS SNP | none | |
| 3 | Ojdanić, DragoljubGeneral of the Army Dragoljub Ojdanić (1941–2020) [n] | 15 February 2000 | 4 November 2000 | 263 days | Independent | ||
| 4 | Krapović, SlobodanSlobodan Krapović (born 1948) | 4 November 2000 | 29 January 2002 | 1 year, 86 days | SNP | none | |
| 5 | Radojević, VelimirVelimir Radojević (born 1956) | 29 January 2002 | 17 March 2003 | 1 year, 47 days | SNP | none | |
| 6 | Tadić, BorisBoris Tadić (born 1958) [o] | 17 March 2003 | 16 April 2004 | 1 year, 30 days | DS | none | |
| 7 | Davinić, PrvoslavPrvoslav Davinić [sr] (1938–2025) | 16 April 2004 | 21 October 2005 | 1 year, 188 days | G17+ | none | |
| 8 | Stanković, ZoranMajor general of theSanitation(Ret'd) Zoran Stanković (1954–2021) | 21 October 2005 | 4 June 2006 | 226 days | Independent | (Ret'd) |
