Formation 2 February 1946 Abolished 17 March 2003 | Final holder Miroljub Labus | |
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First holder Edvard Kardelj and Jaša Prodanović | ||
The Deputy Prime Minister of Yugoslavia was the official Deputy of the Prime Minister of SFR Yugoslavia, and later Prime Minister of FR Yugoslavia, from 1946 until 2003.
History of the office
The office of the Deputy Prime Minister of SFR Yugoslavia was established on 2 February 1946, during the government of Josip Broz Tito. It was initially held by two people: Edvard Kardelj and Jaša Prodanović. From then on, the office was usually held simultaneously by several people at the same time. Also, Deputy Prime Ministers sometimes combined the post with another government portfolio.
The office of the Deputy Prime Minister of FR Yugoslavia was abolished with the constitutional reforms of 2003. Therefore, the last Deputy Prime Minister was Miroljub Labus, who served from 4 November 2000 to 17 March 2003.