Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Yugoslavia)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Yugoslavia refers to the foreign affairs ministry which was responsible for representing internationally the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from 1918 to 1945 and the communist SFR Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1992. It may also refer to the ministry which represented FR Yugoslavia between 1992 and 2006 (officially named Serbia and Montenegro 2003–2006).

List of ministers

Kingdom of Yugoslavia period (1918–1945)

Minister	Party	Term start	Term end	Lifespan
Ante Trumbić	Non-party	7 December 1918	22 November 1920	1864–1938
Milenko Vesnić	People's Radical Party (NRS)	22 November 1920	1 January 1921	1863–1921
Nikola Pašić	People's Radical Party (NRS)	1 January 1921	5 January 1922	1845–1926
Momčilo Ninčić	People's Radical Party (NRS)	5 January 1922	27 July 1924	1876–1949
Vojislav Marinković	Democratic Party (DS)	27 July 1924	6 November 1924	1876–1935
Momčilo Ninčić	People's Radical Party (NRS)	6 November 1924	6 December 1926	1876–1949
Miloš Trifunović (acting)	People's Radical Party (NRS)	6 December 1926	24 December 1926	1871–1957
Ninko Perić	People's Radical Party (NRS)	24 December 1926	12 April 1927	1886–1961
Vojislav Marinković	Democratic Party (DS)	17 April 1927	3 July 1932	1876–1935
Bogoljub Jevtić	Yugoslav National Party (JNS) / Yugoslav Radical Union (JRS)	3 July 1932	24 June 1935	1886–1960
Milan Stojadinović	Yugoslav Radical Union (JRS)	24 June 1935	5 February 1939	1888–1961
Aleksandar Cincar-Marković	Yugoslav Radical Union (JRS)	5 February 1939	27 March 1941	1889–1952
Momčilo Ninčić (in exile)	Yugoslav Radical Union (JRS)	27 March 1941	1 January 1943	1876–1949
Slobodan Jovanović (acting, in exile)	Non-party	2 January 1943	26 June 1943	1869–1958
Milan Grol (in exile)	Democratic Party (DS)	26 June 1943	10 August 1943	1876–1952
Božidar Purić (in exile)	Non-party	10 August 1943	1 June 1944	1891–1977
Ivan Šubašić (in exile)	Croatian Peasant Party (HSS)	1 June 1944	17 October 1945	1892–1955

SFR Yugoslavia period (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.

Minister	Party	Term start	Term end	Lifespan
Josip Broz Tito (acting)	Communist Party of Yugoslavia (KPJ)	30 November 1945	31 January 1946	1892–1980
Stanoje Simić	Communist Party of Yugoslavia (KPJ)	1 February 1946	31 August 1948	1893–1970
Edvard Kardelj	Communist Party of Yugoslavia (KPJ)	31 August 1948	14 January 1953	1910–1979
Koča Popović	League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)	15 January 1953	23 April 1965	1908–1992
Marko Nikezić	League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)	23 April 1965	25 December 1968	1921–1991
Mišo Pavićević (acting)	League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)	25 December 1968	25 April 1969	1915–1995
Mirko Tepavac	League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)	25 April 1969	1 November 1972	1922–
Jakša Petrić (acting)	League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)	1 November 1972	15 December 1972	1922–1993
Miloš Minić	League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)	16 December 1972	17 May 1978	1914–2003
Josip Vrhovec	League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)	17 May 1978	17 May 1982	1926–2006
Lazar Mojsov	League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)	17 May 1982	15 May 1984	1920–2011
Raif Dizdarević	League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)	15 May 1984	30 December 1987	1926–
Budimir Lončar	League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)	31 December 1987	12 December 1991	1924–
Milivoje Maksić (acting)	Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS)	12 December 1991	28 April 1992	1928–2003

FR Yugoslavia period (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.

Minister	Party	Term start	Term end	Lifespan
Vladislav Jovanović	Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS)	15 July 1992	30 September 1992	1933–
Ilija Đukić	Democratic Party (DS)	30 September 1992	4 March 1993	1930–2002
Vladislav Jovanović	Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS)	4 March 1993	15 August 1995	1933–
Milan Milutinović	Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS)	15 August 1995	8 January 1998	1942–
Živadin Jovanović	Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS)	9 January 1998	4 November 2000	1938–
Goran Svilanović	Civic Alliance of Serbia (GSS)	4 November 2000	16 April 2004	1963–
Vuk Drašković	Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO)	16 April 2004	4 June 2006	1946–

External links

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

See also

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (Croatia)
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Montenegro)
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Serbia)
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs (Serbia)
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Slovenia)