Ministry of Finance (Yugoslavia)

The Ministry of Finance of Yugoslavia refers to the finance ministry which was responsible for financial system of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from 1918 to 1941 and the communist SFR Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1992. It may also refer to the finance ministry of Serbia and Montenegro (officially named the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) from 1992 to 2003.

List of ministers

Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941)

MinisterImagePartyTerm startTerm endLifespan
Stojan Protić People's Radical Party (NRS)1 December 191820 December 19181857–1923
Momčilo Ninčić People's Radical Party (NRS)20 December 191816 August 19191876–1949
Vojislav Veljković Democratic Party (DS)16 August 191919 February 19201865–1931
Velizar S. Janković People's Radical Party (NRS)19 February 192016 May 1920
Kosta Stojanović Democratic Party (DS)16 May 19203 January 1921
(Died in office)
1867–1921
Milorad Drašković
Acting Minister
Democratic Party (DS)3 January 192131 March 19211873–1921
Kosta Kumanudi Democratic Party (DS)31 March 192116 December 19221874–1962
Milan Stojadinović People's Radical Party (NRS)22 December 192228 July 19241888–1961
Mehmed Spaho Yugoslav Muslim Organization (JMO)28 July 19246 November 19241883–1939
Milan Stojadinović People's Radical Party (NRS)6 November 19248 April 19261888–1961
Nikola Uzunović
Acting Minister
People's Radical Party (NRS)8 April 192613 April 19261873–1954
Ninko Perić People's Radical Party (NRS)15 April 192624 December 19261886–1961
Bogdan Marković People's Radical Party (NRS)26 December 192628 July 19281880–1938
Niko Subotić 28 July 19287 January 1929
Stanko Švrljuga Yugoslav National Party (JNS)7 January 192919 June 19311880–1958
Đorđe Đurić Yugoslav National Party (JNS)19 June 1931September 1931
Milorad Đorđević Yugoslav National Party (JNS)September 193122 December 1934
Milan Stojadinović Yugoslav National Party (JNS)22 December 193424 June 19351888–1961
Yugoslav Radical Union (JRS)
Marko Kožul Yugoslav Radical Union (JRS)24 June 19357 March 1936
Dušan Letica Yugoslav Radical Union (JRS)7 March 19365 February 19391884–1945
Vojin Đuričić Yugoslav Radical Union (JRS)5 February 193926 August 19391888–1944
Juraj Šutej Croatian Peasant Party (HSS)26 August 193918 April 19411889–1976

Yugoslav government-in-exile (1941–1945)

MinisterImagePartyTerm startTerm endLifespan
Juraj Šutej Croatian Peasant Party (HSS)18 April 194110 August 19431889–1976
Milan Martinović 10 August 19431 January 1944
Nenad Grigozono 1 January 19448 July 1944
Juraj Šutej Croatian Peasant Party (HSS)8 July 19447 March 19451889–1976

SFR Yugoslavia (1945–1992)

MinisterImagePartyTerm startTerm endLifespan
Sreten Žujović Communist Party of Yugoslavia (KPJ)7 March 19456 May 19481899–1976
Dobrivoje Radosavljević Communist Party of Yugoslavia (KPJ)6 May 194814 January 19531915–1984
Radisav Nedeljković League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)14 January 195330 January 19541911–1996
Neda Božinović League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)30 January 19541 January 19561917–2001
Avdo Humo League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)1 January 195619 April 19581914–1983
Nikola Minčev League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)19 April 19581 June 19621915–1997
Kiro Gligorov League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)1 June 196218 May 19671917–2012
Janko Smole League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)18 May 196717 May 19741921–2010
Momčilo Cemović League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)17 May 197416 May 19781928–2001
Petar Kostić League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)16 May 197816 May 19821928–
Jože Florijančić League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)16 May 198213 December 19831935–
Vlado Klemenčić League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)13 December 198316 May 19861926–
Svetozar Rikanović League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)16 May 198616 March 1989
Branko Zekan League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)16 March 19891991

FR Yugoslavia (1992–2003)

No.PortraitMinister for FinanceTook officeLeft officeTime in officeParty
1Kovač, OskarOskar Kovač [sr]
(1937–2021)
14 July 199211 September 199259 daysSPS
2Jovanović, DraganDragan Jovanović11 September 19922 March 1993172 daysIndependent
Zebić, JovanJovan Zebić [sr]
(1939–2007)
Acting
2 March 19936 July 1993126 daysSPS
3Ognjanović, VukVuk Ognjanović
(born 1939)
6 July 199315 September 19941 year, 71 daysDPS
4Zebić, JovanJovan Zebić [sr]
(1939–2007)
15 September 199412 June 19961 year, 271 daysSPS
5Raičević, TomicaTomica Raičević
(born 1943)
12 June 199620 March 1997281 daysSPS
6Gazivoda, BožidarBožidar Gazivoda
(born 1940)
20 March 199720 May 19981 year, 61 daysDPS
7Pešić, DragišaDragiša Pešić
(1954–2016)
20 May 199824 July 20013 years, 65 daysSNP
8Ranković, JovanJovan Ranković
(born 1930)
24 July 20017 February 2002198 daysDSS
Dugalić, VeroljubVeroljub Dugalić
(born 1955)
Acting
7 February 200217 March 20031 year, 38 daysG17+

See also