Mayor of Belgrade

Mayor of Belgrade
Coat of arms of Belgrade
Incumbent Siniša Mali since 24 April 2014
Style	Mayor
Member of	City Council
Reports to	City Assembly
Residence	No official residence
Seat	Old Palace
Term length	4 years
Inaugural holder	Ilija Čarapić
Formation	May 7, 1839

The Mayor of Belgrade is the head of the City of Belgrade (capital of Serbia). He or she acts on behalf of the City, and performs an executive function in the City of Belgrade.^[1] The position of the Belgrade Mayor is important as the city is the most important hub of economics, culture and science in Serbia. Furthermore the post of the mayor of Belgrade is the third most important position in the government after the Prime Minister and President. The current Mayor of Belgrade is Siniša Mali (Independent^[2]).

Office

The City Hall (Old Palace) - Office of the mayor. Built in 1884 according to the project of architect Aleksandar Bugarski.

According to the current legislation, the Mayor is elected along with members of the City Assembly at the direct secret ballot for the period of four years. The Mayor may not be a councilor of the City Assembly.^[1]

The Mayor has a Deputy who replaces him/her in case of an extended absence and/or due to any other reasons that prevent the Mayor to perform the duties. The Mayor appoints and dismisses the Deputy Mayor based on the approval of the City Assembly.^[1]

The Mayor is concurrently the Chairman of the City Council with the right to vote.^[1]

Authorities (competences) of the Mayor of Belgrade

• Immediate execution and/or looking after carrying out of the decisions and/or other documents of the City Assembly;
• Proposing of draft decisions and/or other documents to be made by the City Assembly, as well as the manner of resolving the issues to be decided by the City Assembly;
• Looking after carrying out of the entrusted duties within the scope of rights and responsibilities of the Republic;
• Directing and coordinating of operations of the City Administration;
• Proposing of the appointment and/or dismissal of the Head and Deputy Head of the City Administration;
• Deciding on granting the right to use or lease the property, as well as on terminating the contracts on granting the right to use or lease such property, and charging the mortgage over the property used by the City and/or City Administration under the approval of the Property Directorate of the Republic of Serbia;
• The Mayor is the executive authority in charge of the budget implementation;
• Making of individual documents he is authorized to present under the current legislation, Charter or decision of the City Assembly;
• Establishing of the expert working bodies in charge of their respective terms of references, and
• Performing of any duties as provided for by the Charter, and/or other bylaws of the City.

List of mayors of Belgrade

Principality of Serbia

• Ilija Čarapić (7 May 1839 – 27 May 1840)
• Miloš Bogićević (28 May 1840 – 24 September 1840)
• Mladen Žujović (25 September 1840 – till end of 1841)
• Stojan Delimirković (1855)
• Marko Stojković (1861 – 1862)
• Jovan Smiljanić (1865 – 1866)
• Gligorije Jovanović (1866)
• Mihailo Terzibašić (6 September 1866 – 14 September 1867)
• Jovan Nikolić-Čokojić (14 September 1867 – 1868)
• Vasilije Ivanović (1868)
• Gligorije Jovanović (1868)
• Aćim Čumić (1869)
• Arsa Lukić (27 December 1869 – April 1871)
• Aleksa Đurić (10 June 1871 – 31 December 1872)
• Dimitrije Popović (30 March 1872 – August 1878)
• Aleksa Stevanović (August 1878 – October 1879)
• Živko Karabiberović (October 1879 – 6 March 1882)

Kingdom of Serbia

• Živko Karabiberović (6 March 1882 – 1 August 1884)
• Vladan Đorđević (1 August 1884 – 10 August 1885) (Serbian Progressive Party)
• Mihailo Bogićević (4 April 1886 – 4 February 1887)
• Svetomir Nikolajević (7 March 1887 – 1 September 1887) (People's Radical Party)
• Živko Karabiberović (1 September 1887 – 30 December 1889)
• Nikola Pašić (30 December 1889 – 14 January 1891) (People's Radical Party)
• Milovan Marinković (26 May 1891 – 22 November 1892)
• Petar Tatić (23 November 1892 – 2 April 1893)
• Milovan Marinković (6 April 1893 – 12 May 1894)
• Mihailo Bogićević (14 May 1894 – 8 November 1896)
• Nikola Stevanović (5 December 1896 – 31 December 1896)
• Nikola Pašić (10 January 1897 – 13 November 1897) (People's Radical Party)
• Nikola Stevanović (13 November 1897 – 14 November 1899)
• Antonije Pantović (20 November 1899 – 13 April 1901)
• Milovan Marinković (28 May 1901 – 6 November 1902)
• Nikola Stamenković (28 March 1903 – 11 August 1903)
• Kosta Glavinić (20 August 1903 – 20 November 1907)
• Velisav Vulović (1 January 1908 – 10 October 1909)
• Kosta Glavinić (11 April 1910 – 21 September 1910)
• Ljubomir Davidović (24 October 1910 – 19 January 1914) (Independent Radical Party)
• Đorđe Nestorović (1 February 1914)

Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes / Kingdom of Yugoslavia

• Mihailo Marjanović (begin of 1919 – November 1919)
• Kosta Jovanović (9 November 1919 – 25 August 1920)
• Filip Filipović (25 August 1920) (Communist Party of Yugoslavia)
• Đoka Kara-Jovanović (2 September 1920 – 3 March 1921)
• Dobra Mitrović (9 March 1921 – 12 March 1923)
• Mihailo Marjanović (22 August 1923 – 6 January 1925)
• Kosta Kumanudi (22 August 1926 – 18 February 1929) (Democratic Party)
• Miloš Savčić (18 February 1929 – 23 May 1930)
• Milan Nešić (23 May 1930 – 12 May 1932)
• Milutin Petrović (12 May 1932 – 5 January 1935)
• Vlada Ilić (10 January 1935 – 13 September 1939)
• Vojin Đuričić (13 September 1939 – 20 June 1940)
• Jevrem Tomić (20 June 1940 – 12 April 1941)
• Ivan Milićević (12 April 1941 – 19 June 1941)

Nedić's Serbia / Nazi German occupation

• Milosav Stojadinović (19 June 1941 – 11 September 1941)
• Dragomir Jovanović (11 September 1941 – 3 October 1944)

DF Yugoslavia / FPR Yugoslavia / SFR Yugoslavia

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Party
54		Mihajlo Ratković	1944	1947	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
55		Ninko Petrović	1947	1951	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
56		Đurica Jojkić (1914–1981)	1951	1954	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
57		Miloš Minić (1914–2003)	1955	1957	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
58		Đurica Jojkić (1914–1981)	1957	1961	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
59		Milijan Neoričić (1922–2014)	1961	1964	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
60		Branko Pešić (1922–1986)	1964	1974	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
61		Živorad Kovačević (1930–2011)	1974	1982	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
62		Bogdan Bogdanović (1922–2010)	1982	1986	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
63		Aleksandar Bakočević (1928–2007)	1986	1990	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
64		Milorad Unković (1945–2013)	1990	1991	Socialist Party of Serbia

FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Party
64		Milorad Unković (1945–2013)	1991	1993	Socialist Party of Serbia
65		Slobodanka Gruden (1940–)	1993	23 June 1994	Socialist Party of Serbia
66		Nebojša Čović (1958–)	23 June 1994	21 February 1997	Socialist Party of Serbia
67		Zoran Đinđić (1952–2003)	21 February 1997	30 September 1997	Democratic Party
—		Milan Božić (1952–) Acting Mayor	30 September 1997	22 January 1999	Serbian Renewal Movement
68		Vojislav Mihailović (1951–)	22 January 1999	5 October 2000	Serbian Renewal Movement
69		Milan St. Protić (1957–)	5 October 2000	20 March 2001	New Serbia
—		Dragan Jočić (1960–) Acting Mayor	20 March 2001	1 June 2001	Democratic Party of Serbia
70		Radmila Hrustanović (1952–)	1 June 2001	7 October 2004	Civic Alliance of Serbia
71		Nenad Bogdanović (1954–2007)	7 October 2004	5 June 2006	Democratic Party

Republic of Serbia

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Party
71		Nenad Bogdanović (1954–2007)	5 June 2006	27 September 2007 (Died in office)	Democratic Party
—		Zoran Alimpić (1965–) Acting Mayor	27 September 2007	21 July 2008	Democratic Party
—		Branislav Belić (1932–2016) Acting Mayor	21 July 2008	19 August 2008	Democratic Party
72		Dragan Đilas (1967–)	19 August 2008	20 November 2013	Democratic Party
—	Temporary Council President: Siniša Mali		20 November 2013	24 April 2014	—
73		Siniša Mali (1972–)	24 April 2014	Incumbent	Independent[2]

Footnotes

1. City of Belgrade - Mayor
2. Nominated to the post by the Serbian Progressive Party

See also

• Belgrade City Administration
• President of the City Assembly of Belgrade