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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Serbo-Croatian: Ministarstvo inostranih poslova/Министарство иностраних послова
Slovene: Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve
Macedonian: Министерството за надворешни работи
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The SIV building
Ministry overview
Formed 7 December 1918; 105 years ago (1918-12-07)
Dissolved 4 June 2006; 18 years ago (2006-06-04)
Jurisdiction Yugoslavia
Headquarters SIV 1, Belgrade (1959–2006)
44°49′13″N 20°25′40″E / 44.82028°N 20.42778°E / 44.82028; 20.42778
Ministers responsible
  • Ante Trumbić, first Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • Vuk Drašković, last Minister of Foreign Affairs
Parent department Federal Executive Council (1953–1992)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Yugoslavia was the ministry responsible for representing the Kingdom of Yugoslavia internationally from 1918 to 1941 and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1992. It may also refer to the ministry which represented Serbia and Montenegro (officially named the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia between 1992 and 2003) from 1992 to 2006.

List of ministers

Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941)

No. Portrait Minister Took office Left office Time in office Party
1
Ante Trumbić
Trumbić, AnteAnte Trumbić
(1864–1938)
7 December 1918 22 November 1920 1 year, 351 days Independent
2
Milenko Vesnić
Vesnić, MilenkoMilenko Vesnić
(1863–1921)
22 November 1920 1 January 1921 40 days NRS
3
Nikola Pašić
Pašić, NikolaNikola Pašić
(1845–1926)
1 January 1921 5 January 1922 1 year, 4 days NRS
4
Momčilo Ninčić
Ninčić, MomčiloMomčilo Ninčić
(1876–1949)
5 January 1922 27 July 1924 2 years, 204 days NRS
5
Vojislav Marinković
Marinković, VojislavVojislav Marinković
(1876–1935)
27 July 1924 6 November 1924 102 days DS
(4)
Momčilo Ninčić
Ninčić, MomčiloMomčilo Ninčić
(1876–1949)
6 November 1924 6 December 1926 2 years, 30 days NRS
Miloš Trifunović
Trifunović, MilošMiloš Trifunović
(1871–1957)
Acting
6 December 1926 24 December 1926 18 days NRS
6
Ninko Perić
Perić, NinkoNinko Perić
(1886–1961)
24 December 1926 12 April 1927 109 days NRS
(5)
Vojislav Marinković
Marinković, VojislavVojislav Marinković
(1876–1935)
17 April 1927 3 July 1932 5 years, 77 days DS
JNS
7
Bogoljub Jevtić
Jevtić, BogoljubBogoljub Jevtić
(1886–1960)
3 July 1932 24 June 1935 2 years, 356 days JNS
JRZ
8
Milan Stojadinović
Stojadinović, MilanMilan Stojadinović
(1888–1961)
24 June 1935 5 February 1939 3 years, 226 days JRZ
9
Aleksandar Cincar-Marković
Cincar-Marković, AleksandarAleksandar Cincar-Marković
(1889–1947)
5 February 1939 27 March 1941 2 years, 50 days JRZ
(4)
Momčilo Ninčić
Ninčić, MomčiloMomčilo Ninčić
(1876–1949)
27 March 1941 18 April 1941 22 days Independent

Yugoslav government-in-exile (1941–1945)

No. Portrait Minister Took office Left office Time in office Party
1
Momčilo Ninčić
Ninčić, MomčiloMomčilo Ninčić
(1876–1949)
18 April 1941 1 January 1943 1 year, 258 days Independent
Slobodan Jovanović
Jovanović, SlobodanSlobodan Jovanović
(1869–1958)
Acting
2 January 1943 26 June 1943 175 days Independent
2
Milan Grol
Grol, MilanMilan Grol
(1876–1952)
26 June 1943 10 August 1943 45 days DS
3
Božidar Purić
Purić, BožidarBožidar Purić
(1891–1977)
10 August 1943 1 June 1944 296 days Independent
4
Ivan Šubašić
Šubašić, IvanIvan Šubašić
(1892–1955)
1 June 1944 17 October 1945 1 year, 138 days HSS

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

No. Portrait Commissioner for Foreign Affairs Took office Left office Time in office Party
1
Josip Smodlaka
Smodlaka, JosipJosip Smodlaka
(1869–1956)
29 November 1943 7 March 1945 1 year, 98 days JNOF

SFR Yugoslavia (1945–1992)

After the Communist Party of Yugoslavia took control of the country in 1945, most of the prewar ministers were removed from politics. Momčilo Ninčić, Bogoljub Jevtić, Milan Stojadinović, Slobodan Jovanović and Božidar Purić remained in exile. Miloš Trifunović, Milan Grol and Ivan Šubašić left politics.

No. Portrait Minister Took office Left office Time in office Party
Josip Broz Tito
Tito, Josip BrozJosip Broz Tito
(1892–1980)
Acting
30 November 1945 31 January 1946 62 days SKJ
1
Stanoje Simić
Simić, StanojeStanoje Simić
(1893–1970)
1 February 1946 31 August 1948 2 years, 212 days SKJ
2
Edvard Kardelj
Kardelj, EdvardEdvard Kardelj
(1910–1979)
31 August 1948 14 January 1953 4 years, 136 days SKJ
3
Koča Popović
Popović, KočaKoča Popović
(1908–1992)
15 January 1953 23 April 1965 12 years, 98 days SKJ
4
Marko Nikezić
Nikezić, MarkoMarko Nikezić
(1921–1991)
23 April 1965 25 December 1968 3 years, 246 days SKJ
Mišo Pavićević [sr]
Pavićević, MišoMišo Pavićević [sr]
(1915–1995)
Acting
25 December 1968 25 April 1969 121 days SKJ
5
Mirko Tepavac
Tepavac, MirkoMirko Tepavac
(1922–2014)
25 April 1969 1 November 1972 3 years, 190 days SKJ
Jakša Petrić [sr]
Petrić, JakšaJakša Petrić [sr]
(1922–1993)
Acting
1 November 1972 15 December 1972 44 days SKJ
6
Miloš Minić
Minić, MilošMiloš Minić
(1914–2003)
16 December 1972 17 May 1978 5 years, 152 days SKJ
7
Josip Vrhovec
Vrhovec, JosipJosip Vrhovec
(1926–2006)
17 May 1978 17 May 1982 4 years SKJ
8
Lazar Mojsov
Mojsov, LazarLazar Mojsov
(1920–2011)
17 May 1982 15 May 1984 1 year, 364 days SKJ
9
Raif Dizdarević
Dizdarević, RaifRaif Dizdarević
(born 1926)
15 May 1984 30 December 1987 3 years, 229 days SKJ
10
Budimir Lončar
Lončar, BudimirBudimir Lončar
(born 1924)
31 December 1987 11 December 1991 3 years, 345 days SKJ
Milivoje Maksić
Maksić, MilivojeMilivoje Maksić
(1928–2003)
Acting
11 December 1991 28 April 1992 139 days SPS

FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro (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 Montenegro declared independence and parted ways.

No. Portrait Minister Took office Left office Time in office Party
1
Vladislav Jovanović
Jovanović, VladislavVladislav Jovanović
(born 1933)
15 July 1992 30 September 1992 77 days SPS
2
Ilija Đukić
Đukić, IlijaIlija Đukić
(1930–2002)
30 September 1992 4 March 1993 155 days DS
(1)
Vladislav Jovanović
Jovanović, VladislavVladislav Jovanović
(born 1933)
4 March 1993 15 August 1995 2 years, 164 days SPS
3
Milan Milutinović
Milutinović, MilanMilan Milutinović
(1942–2023)
15 August 1995 8 January 1998 2 years, 146 days SPS
4
Živadin Jovanović
Jovanović, ŽivadinŽivadin Jovanović
(born 1938)
9 January 1998 4 November 2000 2 years, 300 days SPS
5
Goran Svilanović
Svilanović, GoranGoran Svilanović
(born 1963)
4 November 2000 16 April 2004 3 years, 164 days GSS
6
Vuk Drašković
Drašković, VukVuk Drašković
(born 1946)
16 April 2004 4 June 2006 2 years, 49 days SPO

See also

  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
  • Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (Croatia)
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Montenegro)
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs (North Macedonia)
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Serbia)
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Slovenia)
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