President of the Government of Serbia
Coat of Arms of Serbia
Incumbent Mirko Cvetković since 7 July 2008
Appointer	Boris Tadić, as President of Serbia
Term length	No term limit
Inaugural holder	Mateja Nenadović
Formation	27 August 1805
Website	www.srbija.gov.rs

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President of the Government of the Republic of Serbia (Predsednik Vlade Republike Srbije) is the head of the Government of Serbia. His role is to direct the work of the Government, and submits to the National Assembly of Serbia the Government's Program including a list of proposed ministers. The resignation of the prime minister will cause the fall of the Government.

[edit] History of the office

The first modern-style Serbian government was established on August 27, 1805 in monastery Voljavča (Serbian Cyrillic: Вољавча) near Stragari, during the First Serbian Uprising, and was called Praviteljstvujušči Sovjet (Cyrillic: Правитељствујушчи Совјет) or Administering Council, while the title of the head of government was President of the Administering Council. Initially the Council had no ministers, just members, but in 1811 modern ministries were created. Government ceased to exist with the collapse of the First Serbian Uprising on October 3, 1813, however later continued in exile in Hotin (Russian Empire) from 1813 until 1814.

Government was restored on November 21, 1815 with the Second Serbian Uprising. Head of government was styled Prince's Representative (Knjaževski predstavnik; Cyrillic: Књажевски представник). The style remained official until 1861, even after the establishing of constitutional government in 1835. Prior to that date, the office was of no major importance or influence and depended solely on the will of the prince Miloš Obrenović.

From 1861 until 1903, the head of government was styled President of the Ministry (Predsednik ministarstva; Cyrillic: Председник министарства).

From 1903 until the creation of the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (future Yugoslavia) on December 1, 1918, head of government was styled President of the Ministerial Council (Predsednik ministarskog saveta; Cyrillic: Председник министарског савета).

Serbia had no government of its own until May 4, 1941 when Nazi Germany, after occupation and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, set a quisling government. Initially, the head of government was styled President of the Council of the Commissars until August 29, 1941, and then President of the Ministerial Council of Serbian Government of National Salvation until October 5, 1944.

Under the Communist regime, Serbia got a sort of separate government opposed to the German-installed one in September 1941. First, the 'head of government' was styled President of the Executive Council of the Supreme National Liberational Council until March 7, 1945. On that day, a ministry for Serbia was created within the government of Yugoslavia (as for all the other five republics), with Minister for Serbia being in charge of creating first real government of post-War Serbia, which took place on April 9, 1945. Governments were headed by President of the Government until February 3, 1953, President of the Executive Council until January 15, 1991 and again President of the Government since then, but the term Prime Minister is colloquialy used (especially including media) since the government of Dragutin Zelenović in 1991. In some later articles about the recent history of Serbia, term is retroactively applied to Stanko Radmilović, Desimir Jevtić and even back to Ivan Stambolić's government.

In Serbia the Julian Calendar (Old Style) was in official use until 1919, but all dates of office in the lists below are given by the Gregorian Calendar (New Style).

[edit] List of Heads of Government of Serbia (1805-Present)

[edit] Revolutionary Government (First Serbian Uprising, 1804-1813)

Presidents of the Administering Council:

[edit] Principality of Serbia (1815-1882)

Prince's Representatives:

Presidents of the Ministry:

[edit] Kingdom of Serbia (1882-1918)

Presidents of the Ministry:

Presidents of the Ministerial Council:

[edit] Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1918-1929)

See List of Prime Ministers of Yugoslavia

[edit] Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1929-1945)

See List of Prime Ministers of Yugoslavia

[edit] Military Administration in Serbia (1941-1944)

President of the Council of the Commissars and President of the Ministerial Council of Serbian Government of National Salvation:

[edit] Communist Resistance (1941-1944)

President of the Executive Council of the Supreme National Liberational Council:

[edit] Socialist Republic of Serbia (1944-1991)

Minister for Serbia in Yugoslav government:

Presidents of the Government:

Presidents of the Executive Council:

[edit] Republic of Serbia (in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 1992-2003 and State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, 2003-2006)

Presidents of the Government (Prime Ministers):

[edit] Republic of Serbia (Independent, 2006-Present)

Presidents of the Government (Prime Ministers):

[edit] See also

• Serbian Government
• List of Serbian monarchs
• List of Presidents of Serbia