# Ministry of Justice (Yugoslavia)

The Ministry of Justice of Yugoslavia refers to the justice ministry which was responsible for judicial 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 justice ministry of Serbia and Montenegro (officially named the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) from 1992 to 2003.

## List of ministers
### Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941)

| Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | Lifespan |
| Marko Đuričić | People's Radical Party (NRS) | 1 December 1918 | 20 December 1918 | |
| Marko Trifković | People's Radical Party (NRS) | 20 December 1918 | 16 August 1919 | 1864–1928 |
| Kosta Timotijević | Democratic Party (DS) | 16 August 1919 | 19 February 1920 | |
| Momčilo Ninčić | People's Radical Party (NRS) | 19 February 1920 | 31 March 1920 | 1876–1949 |
| Dušan Peleš | People's Radical Party (NRS) | 31 March 1920 | 16 May 1920 | |
| Marko Trifković | People's Radical Party (NRS) | 16 May 1920 | 1 January 1921 | 1864–1928 |
| Marko Đuričić | People's Radical Party (NRS) | 1 January 1921 | 24 December 1921 | |
| Lazar Marković | People's Radical Party (NRS) | 24 December 1921 | 1 May 1923 | 1882–1955 |
| Ninko Perić | People's Radical Party (NRS) | 1 May 1923 | 21 May 1924 | 1886–1961 |
| Prvislav Grisogono | Independent Democratic Party (SDS) | 21 May 1924 | 28 July 1924 | 1879–1969 |
| Hamid Hrasnica | Yugoslav Muslim Organization (JMO) | 28 July 1924 | 6 November 1924 | |
| Edo Lukinić | Independent Democratic Party (SDS) | 6 November 1924 | 29 April 1925 | |
| Marko Đuričić | People's Radical Party (NRS) | 29 April 1925 | 30 January 1927 | |
| Milan Srškić | People's Radical Party (NRS) | 1 February 1927 | 17 April 1927 | 1880–1937 |
| Dušan Subotić | People's Radical Party (NRS) | 17 April 1927 | 23 February 1928 | |
| Milorad Vujičić | People's Radical Party (NRS) | 23 February 1928 | 7 January 1929 | |
| Milan Srškić | Yugoslav National Party (JNS) | 7 January 1929 | 1 January 1931 | 1880–1937 |
| Dimitrije Ljotić | Yugoslav National Party (JNS) | 16 February 1931 | 28 June 1931 | 1891–1945 |
| Dragutin S. Kojić | Yugoslav National Party (JNS) | 1 July 1931 | 4 April 1932 | |
| Božidar Maksimović | Yugoslav National Party (JNS) | 4 April 1932 | 3 July 1932 | 1886–1969 |
| Ilija Šumenković | Yugoslav National Party (JNS) | 3 July 1932 | 5 November 1932 | |
| Božidar Maksimović | Yugoslav National Party (JNS) | 5 November 1932 | 22 December 1934 | 1886–1969 |
| Dragutin S. Kojić | Yugoslav National Party (JNS) | 22 December 1934 | 24 June 1935 | |
| Dragutin S. Kojić | Yugoslav Radical Union (JRS) | 22 December 1934 | 24 June 1935 | |
| Ljudevit Auer | Slovenian People's Party (SLS) | 24 June 1935 | September 1935 | 1892–1973 |
| Mile Miškulin | Yugoslav Radical Union (JRS) | September 1935 | 7 March 1936 | 1873–1953 |
| Dragiša Cvetković | Yugoslav Radical Union (JRS) | 7 March 1936 | 1936 | 1893–1969 |
| Nikola Subotić | Yugoslav Radical Union (JRS) | 1936 | 4 October 1937 | |
| Milan Simonović | Yugoslav Radical Union (JRS) | 4 October 1937 | 5 February 1939 | |
| Viktor Ružić | Independent | 5 February 1939 | 26 August 1939 | 1893–1976 |
| Lazar Marković | Yugoslav Radical Union (JRS) | 26 August 1939 | March 1941 | 1882–1955 |
| Mihailo Konstantinović | Yugoslav Radical Union (JRS) | March 1941 | 27 March 1941 | 1897–1982 |

### Yugoslav government-in-exile (1941–1945)

| Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | Lifespan |
| Božidar Marković | Democratic Party (DS) | 27 March 1941 | 12 January 1942 | 1874–1946 |
| Milan Gavrilović | | 12 January 1942 | 26 June 1943 | 1882–1972 |
| Nikola Mirošević-Sorgo | | 26 June 1943 | 10 August 1943 | 1885–1966 |
| Vladeta Milićević | | 10 August 1943 | 8 July 1944 | |
| Drago Marušič | Independent | 8 July 1944 | 7 March 1945 | 1884–1975 |

### SFR Yugoslavia (1945–1992)

| Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | Lifespan |
| Frane Frol | Croatian Peasant Party (HSS) | 7 March 1945 | 14 January 1953 | 1899–1989 |
| Frane Frol | Communist Party of Yugoslavia (SKJ) | 7 March 1945 | 14 January 1953 | 1899–1989 |
| Arnold Rajh | League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ) | 30 June 1963 | 12 March 1965 | 1907– |
| Milorad Zorić | League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ) | 12 March 1965 | 18 May 1967 | 1913– |
| Boris Šnuderl | League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ) | 30 July 1971 | 3 December 1971 | 1926– |
| Mugbil Bejzat | League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ) | 3 December 1971 | 17 May 1974 | 1932– |
| Ivan Franko | League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ) | 17 May 1974 | 16 May 1978 | 1922– |
| Luka Banović | League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ) | 16 May 1978 | 16 May 1982 | 1926–? |
| Borislav Krajina | League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ) | 16 May 1982 | 16 May 1986 | 1930– |
| Petar Vajović | League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ) | 16 May 1986 | 16 March 1989 | |
| Vlado Kambovski | League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ) | 16 March 1989 | 14 July 1992 | 1948– |

### FR Yugoslavia (1992–2003)

| No. | Minister for Justice | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party |
| 1 | Várady, TiborTibor Várady (born 1939) | 14 July 1992 | 2 March 1993 | 231 days | Independent |
| 2 | Stojanović, ZoranZoran Stojanović (born 1947) | 2 March 1993 | 15 September 1994 | 1 year, 197 days | Independent |
| 3 | Klikovac, UrošUroš Klikovac (1935–2004) | 15 September 1994 | 12 June 1996 | 1 year, 271 days | DPS |
| 4 | Krivokapić, VladimirVladimir Krivokapić (1940–2010) | 12 June 1996 | 20 March 1997 | 281 days | DPS |
| 5 | Knežević, ZoranZoran Knežević (1948–2014) | 20 March 1997 | 12 August 1999 | 2 years, 145 days | DPS SNP |
| 6 | Jojić, PetarPetar Jojić (born 1938) | 12 August 1999 | 4 November 2000 | 1 year, 84 days | SRS |
| 7 | Grubač, MomčiloMomčilo Grubač (1940–2015) | 4 November 2000 | 24 July 2001 | 262 days | DC |
| 8 | Marković, SavoSavo Marković (born 1955) | 24 July 2001 | 17 March 2003 | 1 year, 236 days | NS |