The Ministry of Defence of Republic of Serbia (Serbian: Министарство одбране, romanized: Ministarstvo odbrane) is the ministry in the Government of Serbia which is in the charge of defending the Republic of Serbia from internal and external military threats. The current minister is Miloš Vučević, in office since 26 October 2022.
| Министарство одбране Ministarstvo odbrane | |
 Emblem of the Ministry of Defence | |
| Ministry overview | |
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| Formed | 10 April 1862 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Serbia |
| Headquarters | Birčaninova 5, Belgrade, Serbia 44°48′16.9″N 20°27′35.7″E / 44.804694°N 20.459917°E |
| Employees | 112 (2017)[1] |
| Annual budget | 158.8 billion RSD (€1.35 billion) (2024)[2] |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | www |
The Ministry uses Building "B" of the former Yugoslav Ministry of Defence building as its headquarters.
Organization edit
This is the organisation within the Ministry of Defence:
- Minister of Defence
- Cabinet of Minister
- Section for protocol
- State secretaries
- Department for emergency situations
- Department for budget and finances
- Department for public relations
- General Staff
- Defence Policy Sector
- Department for organization
- Department for strategic planning
- Department for international military cooperation
- Institute for Strategic Research
- Secretariat
- Department for legal affairs
- Section for operational affairs
- Human Resources Sector
- Department for personnel
- Department for military obligations
- Department for military education
- Military Social Security Fund
- University of Defence
- Material Resources Sector
- Logistics Department
- Military Geographic Institute "General Stevan Bošković"
- Procurement Department
- Defensive technologies Department
- Military Technical Institute
- Technical Overhaul Institute "Đurđe Dimitrijević-Đura"
- General Logistics Department
- Military institution "Karađorđevo"
- Military institution "Morović"
- Military institution "Dedinje"
- Military institution "Morava"
- Military institution "Tara"
- Military institution "Vrnjačka Banja"
- Health Care Department
- Military medical centre Belgrade
- Military hospital Novi Sad
- Military hospital Niš
- Central pharmacy
- Military medical commission
- Infrastructure Department
- Directorate for construction
- Military construction institution "Beograd"
- Military institution for the maintenance of buildings and dwellings "Beograd-2"
- Directorate for urban construction-consulting
- Military construction centre "Beograd"
- Military construction centre "Niš"
- Directorate for construction
- Transport Section
- Military Medical Academy
- Military Intelligence Agency
- Military Security Agency
- Cabinet of Minister
List of ministers edit
Ministers of Army (1862–1918) edit
This is a list of all the Ministers of Army (and the Acting Ministers of Army) of the Principality of Serbia and the Kingdom of Serbia from the creation of the post in 1862 to the creation of Yugoslavia after World War I, in the late 1918. The list continues as a List of Defence Ministers of Yugoslavia.
People's Radical Party Serbian Progressive Party Independent Radical Party Non-party
| Minister (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Monarch | |||||
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Hyppolyte Mondain Иполит Монден (1811–1900) |
10 April 1862 | 2 April 1865 | Prince Mihailo | ||||
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Milivoje Petrović Blaznavac Миливоје Петровић Блазнавац (1824–1873) |
2 April 1865 | 21 June 1868 | |||||
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Jovan Belimarković Јован Белимарковић (1827–1906) |
21 June 1868 | 10 August 1872 | Prince Milan | ||||
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Milivoje Petrović Blaznavac Миливоје Петровић Блазнавац (1824–1873) |
10 August 1872 | 23 March 1873 | |||||
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Jovan Belimarković Јован Белимарковић (1827–1906) |
23 March 1873 | 2 April 1873 | |||||
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Milojko Lešjanin Милојко Лешјанин (1830–1896) |
2 April 1873 | 22 October 1873 | |||||
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Kosta Protić Коста Протић (1831–1892) |
22 October 1873 | 19 August 1875 | |||||
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Tihomilj Nikolić Тихомиљ Николић (1832–1886) |
19 August 1875 | 4 November 1876 | |||||
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Sava Grujić Сава Грујић (1840–1913) |
4 November 1876 | 1 October 1878 | |||||
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Jovan Mišković Јован Мишковић (1844–1908) |
1 October 1878 | 21 October 1880 | |||||
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Milojko Lešjanin Милојко Лешјанин (1830–1896) |
21 October 1880 | 12 February 1882 | |||||
| Kingdom of Serbia (1882–1918) | ||||||||
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Tihomilj Nikolić Тихомиљ Николић (1832–1886) |
12 February 1882 | 21 September 1883 | King Milan I | ||||
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Jovan Petrović Јован Петровић |
21 September 1883 | 24 November 1885 | |||||
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Dragutin Filipović Драгутин Филиповић |
24 November 1885 | 23 March 1886 | |||||
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Đura Horvatović Ђура Хорватовић (1835–1895) |
23 March 1886 | 5 February 1887 | |||||
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Petar Topalović Петар Топаловић (1840–1891) |
5 February 1887 | 1 June 1887 | |||||
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Antonije Bogićević Антоније Богићевић Acting |
1 June 1887 | 5 July 1887 | |||||
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Sava Grujić Сава Грујић (1840–1913) |
5 July 1887 | 14 April 1888 | |||||
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Kosta Protić Коста Протић (1831–1892) |
14 April 1888 | 22 February 1889 | |||||
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Dimitrije Đurić Димитрије Ђурић (1838–1893) |
22 February 1889 | 16 March 1890 | King Aleksandar I | ||||
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Sava Grujić Сава Грујић (1840–1913) |
16 March 1890 | 11 February 1891 | |||||
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Radovan Miletić Радован Милетић |
11 February 1891 | 7 May 1891 | |||||
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Jovan Praporčetović Јован Прапорчетовић |
7 May 1891 | 21 March 1892 | |||||
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Dimitrije Đurić Димитрије Ђурић (1838–1893) |
21 March 1892 | 9 August 1892 | |||||
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Antonije Bogićević Антоније Богићевић |
9 August 1892 | 1 April 1893 | |||||
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Dragutin Franasović Драгутин Франасовић (1842–1914) |
1 April 1893 | 4 June 1893 | |||||
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Sava Grujić Сава Грујић (1840–1913) |
4 June 1893 | 12 January 1894 | |||||
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Milovan Pavlović Милован Павловић (1842–1903) |
12 January 1894 | 25 June 1895 | |||||
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Dragutin Franasović Драгутин Франасовић (1842–1914) |
25 June 1895 | 17 December 1896 | |||||
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Jovan Mišković Јован Мишковић (1844–1908) |
17 December 1896 | 11 October 1897 | |||||
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Dragomir Vučković Драгомир Вучковић |
11 October 1897 | 10 December 1899 | |||||
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Jovan Atanacković Јован Атанацковић (1848–1921) |
10 December 1899 | 12 July 1900 | |||||
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Miloš Vasić Милош Васић (1859–1935) |
12 July 1900 | 27 April 1901 | |||||
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Božidar Janković Божидар Јанковић (1849–1920) |
27 April 1901 | 3 August 1901 | |||||
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Čedomilj Miljković Чедомиљ Миљковић |
3 August 1901 | 21 December 1901 | |||||
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Vasilije Antonić Василије Антонић (1860–1929) |
21 December 1901 | 7 October 1902 | |||||
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Milovan Pavlović Милован Павловић (1842–1903) |
7 October 1902 | 29 May 1903 | |||||
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Jovan Atanacković Јован Атанацковић (1848–1921) |
29 May 1903 | 2 August 1903 | King Petar I | ||||
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Leonid Solarević Леонид Соларевић (1854–1929) |
2 August 1903 | 21 September 1903 | |||||
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Milan Andrejević Милан Андрејевић (1853–1916) |
21 September 1903 | 26 January 1904 | |||||
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Radomir Putnik Радомир Путник (1847–1917) |
26 January 1904 | 16 May 1905 | |||||
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Vasilije Antonić Василије Антонић (1860–1929) |
16 May 1905 | 1 March 1906 | |||||
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Sava Grujić Сава Грујић (1840–1913) |
1 March 1906 | 17 April 1906 | |||||
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Radomir Putnik Радомир Путник (1847–1917) |
17 April 1906 | 30 March 1908 | |||||
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Stepa Stepanović Степа Степановић (1856–1929) |
30 March 1908 | 23 December 1908 | |||||
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Mihailo Živković Михаило Живковић (1856–1930) |
23 December 1908 | 1 October 1909 | |||||
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Ljubomir Stojanović Љубомир Стојановић Acting (1860–1930) |
1 October 1909 | 11 October 1909 | |||||
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Milutin Marinović Милутин Мариновић |
11 October 1909 | 4 March 1910 | |||||
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Ilija Gojković Илија Гојковић (1854–1917) |
4 March 1910 | 24 February 1911 | |||||
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Stepa Stepanović Степа Степановић (1856–1929) |
24 February 1911 | 22 May 1912 | |||||
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Radomir Putnik Радомир Путник (1847–1917) |
22 May 1912 | 19 September 1912 | |||||
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Radivoje Bojović Радивоје Бојовић (1864–1948) |
19 September 1912 | 3 January 1913 | |||||
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Miloš Božanović Милош Божановић (1863–1922) |
3 January 1913 | 4 January 1914 | |||||
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Dušan Stefanović Душан Стефановић (1870–1951) |
4 January 1914 | 22 November 1914 | |||||
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Nikola Pašić Никола Пашић Acting (1845–1926) |
22 November 1914 | 14 December 1914 | |||||
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Radivoje Bojović Радивоје Бојовић (1864–1948) |
14 December 1914 | 6 December 1915 | |||||
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Božidar Terzić Божидар Терзић (1867–1939) |
6 December 1915 | 31 May 1918 | |||||
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Stojan Protić Стојан Протић Acting (1857–1923) |
31 May 1918 | 24 June 1918 | |||||
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Mihailo Rašić Михаило Рашић (1858–1932) |
24 June 1918 | 1 December 1918 | |||||
Ministers of Defence (1991–1993; 2006–present) edit
This list includes Ministers of Defence from 1991 to 1993, and after the dissolution of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro in 2006. For previous ministers, see Ministry of Defense (Yugoslavia).
Political Party: n-p DS SNS PS
| No. | Portrait | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Cabinet |
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| 1 | Miodrag Jokić (born 1935) | 11 February 1991 | 31 July 1991 | 170 days | Independent | Zelenović | |
| 2 | Tomislav Simović (born 1933) | 31 July 1991 | 23 December 1991 | 145 days | Independent | Zelenović | |
| 3 | Marko Negovanović (1935–2023) | 23 December 1991 | 6 November 1993 | 1 year, 318 days | Independent | Božović Šainović | |
| Part of Ministry of Defence of Yugoslavia | |||||||
| 4 | Zoran Stanković (1954–2021) | 4 June 2006 | 15 May 2007 | 345 days | Independent | Koštunica I | |
| 5 | Dragan Šutanovac (born 1968) | 15 May 2007 | 27 July 2012 | 5 years, 73 days | DS | Koštunica II Cvetković | |
| 6 | Aleksandar Vučić (born 1970) | 27 July 2012 | 2 September 2013 | 1 year, 37 days | SNS | Dačić | |
| 7 | Nebojša Rodić (born 1953) | 2 September 2013 | 27 April 2014 | 237 days | SNS | Dačić | |
| 8 | Bratislav Gašić (born 1967) | 27 April 2014 | 5 February 2016 | 1 year, 284 days | SNS | Vučić I | |
| – | Dušan Vujović (born 1960) Acting | 5 February 2016 | 2 March 2016 | 26 days | Independent | Vučić I | |
| 9 | Zoran Đorđević (born 1970) | 2 March 2016 | 29 June 2017 | 1 year, 119 days | SNS | Vučić I–II | |
| 10 | Aleksandar Vulin (born 1972) | 29 June 2017 | 28 October 2020 | 3 years, 121 days | PS | Brnabić | |
| 11 | Nebojša Stefanović (born 1976) | 28 October 2020 | 26 October 2022 | 1 year, 363 days | SNS | Brnabić II | |
| 12 | Miloš Vučević (born 1974) | 26 October 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 180 days | SNS | Brnabić III | |
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References edit
- ^ "Година LXXIII – број 61". pravno-informacioni-sistem.rs (in Serbian). Službeni glasnik RS. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ https://www.balkansec.net/post/vojni-bud%C5%BEet-srbije-u-2024-vi%C5%A1e-para-za-plate-manje-za-naoru%C5%BEanje-i-obuku