# Ministry of the Interior (Yugoslavia)

The Ministry of the Interior of Yugoslavia refers to the internal affairs ministry which was responsible for interior of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from 1918 to 1945 and the communist SFR Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1992. It may also refer to the interior ministry of Serbia and Montenegro (officially named the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) from 1992 to 2003.

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

| No. | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party |
| 1 | Trifković, MarkoMarko Trifković (1864–1928) | 1 December 1918 | 20 December 1918 | 19 days | NRS |
| 2 | Pribićević, SvetozarSvetozar Pribićević (1875–1936) | 20 December 1918 | 19 February 1920 | 1 year, 61 days | DS |
| (1) | Trifković, MarkoMarko Trifković (1864–1928) | 19 February 1920 | 16 May 1920 | 87 days | NRS |
| 3 | Davidović, LjubomirLjubomir Davidović (1863–1940) | 16 May 1920 | 1 January 1921 | 230 days | DS |
| 4 | Drašković, MiloradMilorad Drašković (1873–1921) | 1 January 1921 | 21 July 1921 † | 201 days | DS |
| (2) | Pribićević, SvetozarSvetozar Pribićević (1875–1936) | 21 July 1921 | 24 December 1921 | 156 days | DS |
| 5 | Marinković, VojislavVojislav Marinković (1876–1935) | 24 December 1921 | 24 June 1922 | 182 days | DS |
| 6 | Vujičić, MiloradMilorad Vujičić (1869–1936) | 17 December 1922 | 27 March 1924 | 1 year, 101 days | NRS |
| 7 | Srškić, MilanMilan Srškić (1880–1937) | 27 March 1924 | 28 July 1924 | 123 days | NRS |
| 8 | Petrović, NastasNastas Petrović (1867–1928) | 28 July 1924 | 6 November 1924 | 101 days | NRS |
| 9 | Maksimović, BožidarBožidar Maksimović (1886–1969) | 6 November 1924 | 17 April 1927 | 2 years, 162 days | NRS |
| 10 | Vukićević, VelimirVelimir Vukićević (1871–1930) | 17 April 1927 | 13 January 1928 | 271 days | NRS |
| 11 | Radović, ČedomirČedomir Radović | 13 January 1928 | 23 February 1928 | 41 days | ? |
| 12 | Korošec, AntonAnton Korošec (1872–1940) | 28 February 1928 | 7 January 1929 | 314 days | SLS |
| 13 | Živković, PetarPetar Živković (1879–1953) | 7 January 1929 | 5 January 1932 | 2 years, 363 days | JNS |
| (7) | Srškić, MilanMilan Srškić (1880–1937) | 5 January 1932 | 11 July 1932 | 188 days | JNS |
| 14 | Lazić, ŽivojinŽivojin Lazić (1876–1958) | 11 July 1932 | 22 December 1934 | 2 years, 164 days | JNS |
| 15 | Popović, VelimirVelimir Popović | 22 December 1934 | 24 June 1935 | 184 days | JNS JRZ |
| (12) | Korošec, AntonAnton Korošec (1872–1940) | 24 June 1935 | 21 December 1938 | 3 years, 180 days | SLS |
| 16 | Aćimović, MilanMilan Aćimović (1898–1945) | 21 December 1938 | 5 February 1939 | 46 days | JRZ |
| 17 | Cvetković, DragišaDragiša Cvetković (1893–1969) | 5 February 1939 | 26 August 1939 | 202 days | JRZ |
| 18 | Mihaldžić, StanojeStanoje Mihaldžić (1892–1956) | 26 August 1939 | 8 July 1940 | 317 days | JRZ |
| (17) | Cvetković, DragišaDragiša Cvetković (1893–1969) | 8 July 1940 | 27 March 1941 | 262 days | JRZ |
| 19 | Budisavljević, SrđanSrđan Budisavljević (1883–1968) | 27 March 1941 | 18 April 1941 | 22 days | SDS |

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

| No. | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party |
| 1 | Budisavljević, SrđanSrđan Budisavljević (1883–1968) | 18 April 1941 | 21 August 1941 | 125 days | SDS |
| 2 | Simović, DušanDušan Simović (1882–1962) | 21 August 1941 | 11 January 1942 | 143 days | Independent |
| 3 | Jovanović, SlobodanSlobodan Jovanović (1869–1958) | 12 January 1942 | 26 June 1943 | 1 year, 166 days | Independent |
| 4 | Trifunović, MilošMiloš Trifunović (1871–1957) | 26 June 1943 | 10 August 1943 | 45 days | NRS |
| 5 | Milićević, VladetaVladeta Milićević (1898–1969) | 10 August 1943 | 8 July 1944 | 333 days | Independent |
| 6 | Kosanović, SavaSava Kosanović (1894–1956) | 8 July 1944 | 7 March 1945 | 242 days | SDS |

### SFR Yugoslavia (1945–1992)

| No. | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party |
| 1 | Zečević, VladaVlada Zečević (1903–1970) | 7 March 1945 | 2 February 1946 | 332 days | SKJ |
| 2 | Ranković, AleksandarAleksandar Ranković (1909–1983) | 2 February 1946 | 14 January 1953 | 6 years, 347 days | SKJ |
| 3 | Stefanović, SvetislavSvetislav Stefanović (1910–1980) | 14 January 1953 | 18 April 1963 | 10 years, 94 days | SKJ |
| 4 | Lukić, VojinVojin Lukić (1919–1997) | 18 April 1963 | 12 March 1965 | 1 year, 328 days | SKJ |
| 5 | Mišković, MilanMilan Mišković (1918–1978) | 12 March 1965 | 18 May 1967 | 2 years, 67 days | SKJ |
| 6 | Stijačić, RadovanRadovan Stijačić (1918–1989) | 18 May 1967 | 30 July 1971 | 4 years, 73 days | SKJ |
| 7 | Bijedić, DžemalDžemal Bijedić (1917–1977) | 30 July 1971 | 3 December 1971 | 126 days | SKJ |
| 8 | Banović, LukaLuka Banović (1926–?) | 3 December 1971 | 17 May 1974 | 2 years, 165 days | SKJ |
| 9 | Herljević, FranjoFranjo Herljević (1915–1998) | 17 May 1974 | 16 May 1982 | 7 years, 364 days | SKJ |
| 10 | Dolanc, StaneStane Dolanc (1925–1999) | 16 May 1982 | 15 May 1984 | 1 year, 365 days | SKJ |
| 11 | Ćulafić, DobroslavDobroslav Ćulafić (1926–2011) | 15 May 1984 | 16 May 1989 | 5 years, 1 day | SKJ |
| 12 | Gračanin, PetarPetar Gračanin (1923–2004) | 16 May 1989 | 14 July 1992 | 3 years, 59 days | SKJ SPS |

### FR Yugoslavia (1992–2003)

| No. | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party |
| 1 | Bulatović, PavlePavle Bulatović (1948–2000) | 14 July 1992 | 2 March 1993 | 231 days | DPS |
| 2 | Blagojević, ĐorđeĐorđe Blagojević | 2 March 1993 | 15 September 1994 | 1 year, 197 days | ? |
| 3 | Jokanović, VukašinVukašin Jokanović (1939–2022) | 15 September 1994 | 20 March 1997 | 2 years, 186 days | SPS |
| 4 | Sokolović, ZoranZoran Sokolović (1938–2001) | 20 March 1997 | 4 November 2000 | 3 years, 229 days | SPS |
| 5 | Živković, ZoranZoran Živković (born 1960) | 4 November 2000 | 17 March 2003 | 2 years, 133 days | DS |