# List of presidents of Serbia

This is a list of the presidents of Serbia, including the heads of state of the Socialist Republic of Serbia, a constituent state within the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and heads of state of the Republic of Serbia (1992–2006), a constituent state within the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia / State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. Prior to 1974, Serbia's head of state was the speaker (president) of the Serbian parliament.
The President of the Republic (Predsednik Republike, Председник Републике) is directly elected to a five-year term and is limited by the Constitution to a maximum of two terms. In addition to being the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, the President has the procedural duty of appointing the Prime Minister with the consent of the National Assembly, and has some influence on foreign policy. The President's office is located in Novi dvor.

## Serbia as part of Yugoslavia (until 1992)

Parties:  Communist Party / League of Communists  Socialist Party of Serbia
Status:  Denotes Acting President

### People's Republic of Serbia (1945–1963)

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party |
| Chairman of the Anti-fascist Assembly for the National Liberation of Serbia (ASNOS) 1944–1945 |||||||
| – | | Stanković, SinišaSiniša Stanković (1892–1974) Leader of Serbian wartime assembly. | 12 November 1944 | 7 April 1945 | 146 days | SKJ |
| Presidents of the Presidium of the People's Assembly 1945–1953 |||||||
| 1 | | Stanković, SinišaSiniša Stanković (1892–1974) | 7 April 1945 | 20 November 1946 | 1 year, 227 days | SKJ |
| 2 | | Grulović, AćimAćim Grulović (1898–1948) | 20 November 1946 | 23 December 1948 | 2 years, 33 days | SKJ |
| 3 | | Jovanović, IsaIsa Jovanović (1906–1983) | 23 December 1948 | December 1953 | 4 years, 11 months | SKJ SKJ |
| Presidents of the People's Assembly 1953–1974 |||||||
| 4 | | Stambolić, PetarPetar Stambolić (1912–2007) | December 1953 | April 1957 | 3 years, 4 months | SKJ |
| 5 | | Veselinov, JovanJovan Veselinov (1906–1982) | April 1957 | 26 June 1963 | 6 years, 2 months | SKJ |
| 6 | | Šane, Dušan PetrovićDušan Petrović Šane (1914–1977) | 26 June 1963 | 7 July 1963 | 11 days | SKJ |

### Socialist Republic of Serbia (1963–1992)

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party |
| (6) | | Šane, Dušan PetrovićDušan Petrović Šane (1914–1977) | 7 July 1963 | 6 May 1967 | 3 years, 283 days | SKJ |
| 7 | | Minić, MilošMiloš Minić (1914–2003) | 6 May 1967 | 6 May 1969 | 2 years | SKJ |
| 8 | | Marković, DragoslavDragoslav Marković (1920–2005) | 6 May 1969 | 19 April 1974 | 4 years, 348 days | SKJ |
| 9 | | Vasiljević, ŽivanŽivan Vasiljević (1920–2007) | 19 April 1974 | 6 May 1974 | 17 days | SKJ |
| Presidents of the Presidency 1974–1991 |||||||
| (8) | | Marković, DragoslavDragoslav Marković (1920–2005) | 6 May 1974 | 5 May 1978 | 3 years, 364 days | SKJ |
| 10 | | Vidić, DobrivojeDobrivoje Vidić (1918–1991) | 5 May 1978 | 5 May 1982 | 4 years | SKJ |
| 11 | | Ljubičić, NikolaNikola Ljubičić (1916–2005) | 5 May 1982 | 5 May 1984 | 2 years | SKJ |
| 12 | | Čkrebić, DušanDušan Čkrebić (1927–2022) | 5 May 1984 | 5 May 1985 | 1 year | SKJ |
| 13 | | Stambolić, IvanIvan Stambolić (1936–2000) | 5 May 1985 | 14 December 1987 | 2 years, 223 days | SKJ |
| 14 | | Gračanin, PetarPetar Gračanin (1923–2004) | 14 December 1987 | 20 March 1989 | 1 year, 96 days | SKJ |
| – | | Igić, LjubišaLjubiša Igić (1941–2023) Acting | 20 March 1989 | 8 May 1989 | 49 days | SKJ |
| 15 | | Milošević, SlobodanSlobodan Milošević (1941–2006) | 8 May 1989 | 11 January 1991 | 1 year, 248 days | SKJ SPS |

## Serbia as part of FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006)

Parties:  Socialist Party of Serbia  Civic Alliance of Serbia  Democratic Party of Serbia  Serbian Renewal Movement  G17 Plus  Democratic Party
Status:  Denotes Acting President
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Elected |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | Elected |
| 1 | | Milošević, SlobodanSlobodan Milošević (1941–2006) | 11 January 1991 | 23 July 1997 | 6 years, 193 days | SPS | 1990 1992 |
| – | | Tomić, DraganDragan Tomić (1935–2022) Acting | 23 July 1997 | 29 December 1997 | 159 days | SPS | − |
| 2 | | Milutinović, MilanMilan Milutinović (1942–2023) | 29 December 1997 | 29 December 2002 | 5 years | SPS | 1997 |
| – | | Mićić, NatašaNataša Mićić (born 1965) Acting | 29 December 2002 | 27 January 2004 | 1 year, 29 days | GSS | − |
| – | | Maršićanin, DraganDragan Maršićanin (born 1950) Acting | 4 February 2004 | 3 March 2004 | 28 days | DSS | − |
| – | | Mihailović, VojislavVojislav Mihailović (born 1951) Acting | 3 March 2004 | 4 March 2004 | 1 day | SPO | − |
| – | | Marković, PredragPredrag Marković (born 1955) Acting | 4 March 2004 | 11 July 2004 | 129 days | G17+ | − |
| 3 | | Tadić, BorisBoris Tadić (born 1958) | 11 July 2004 | 5 June 2006 | 1 year, 329 days | DS | 2004 |

## Republic of Serbia (2006–present)

Serbia became independent on 5 June 2006.
Parties:  Democratic Party  Socialist Party of Serbia  Serbian Progressive Party
Status:  Denotes Acting President
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political Party | Elected |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political Party | Elected |
| 1 (3) | | Tadić, BorisBoris Tadić (born 1958) | 5 June 2006 | 5 April 2012 | 5 years, 312 days | DS | 2008 |
| – | | Đukić Dejanović, SlavicaSlavica Đukić Dejanović (born 1951) Acting | 5 April 2012 | 31 May 2012 | 56 days | SPS | − |
| 2 (4) | | Nikolić, TomislavTomislav Nikolić (born 1952) | 31 May 2012 | 31 May 2017 | 5 years | SNS | 2012 |
| 3 (5) | | Vučić, AleksandarAleksandar Vučić (born 1970) | 31 May 2017 | Incumbent | 7 years, 290 days | SNS | 2017 2022 |