The mayor of Belgrade () is the head of the City of Belgrade (the capital and largest city of Serbia). The mayor acts on behalf of the city, and performs an executive function in the City of Belgrade. The position is important as the city is the most important hub of economy, culture, science and technology in Serbia.
The current mayor of Belgrade is Aleksandar Šapić of the Serbian Progressive Party, elected after the 2024 City Assembly election.
Office
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.
In case of an extended absence or other reason that prevents the discharge of their duties, the mayor is replaced by a deputy mayor. The mayor appoints and dismisses the deputy mayor based on the approval of the City Assembly.
The mayor is concurrently the chairman of the city council with the right to vote.
Authorities (competences) of the mayor 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
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 – January 1919)
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes / Kingdom of Yugoslavia Portrait Name Term of office Political party Took office Left office Time in office Mihailo Marjanović January 1919 9 November 1919 People's Radical Party Kosta Jovanović 9 November 1919 25 August 1920 Democratic Party Filip Filipović 25 August 1920 25 August 1920 Communist Party of Yugoslavia Đoka Kara-Jovanović 2 September 1920 3 March 1921 People's Radical Party Dobra Mitrović 9 March 1921 12 March 1923 People's Radical Party Mihailo Marjanović 22 August 1923 6 January 1925 People's Radical Party Kosta Kumanudi 22 August 1926 18 February 1929 Democratic Party Miloš Savčić 18 February 1929 23 May 1930 Independent Milan Nešić 23 May 1930 12 May 1932 Independent Milutin Petrović 12 May 1932 5 January 1935 Independent Vlada Ilić 10 January 1935 13 September 1939 Independent Vojin Đuričić 13 September 1939 20 June 1940 Independent Jevrem Tomić 20 June 1940 12 April 1941 Independent Ivan Milićević 12 April 1941 19 June 1941 Independent
Nedić's regime under Nazi German occupation Portrait Name Term of office Political party Took office Left office Time in office Milosav Stojadinović 19 June 1941 29 August 1941 Independent Dragomir Jovanović 29 August 1941 20 October 1944 Independent
DF Yugoslavia / FPR Yugoslavia / SFR Yugoslavia Portrait Name Term of office Political party Took office Left office Time in office Mihajlo Ratković 1944 1946 2 years League of Communists of Yugoslavia Ninko Petrović 1946 18 May 1951 5 years League of Communists of Yugoslavia Đurica Jojkić 18 May 1951 February 1955 League of Communists of Yugoslavia Miloš Minić February 1955 8 April 1957 League of Communists of Yugoslavia Đurica Jojkić 8 April 1957 26 May 1961 League of Communists of Yugoslavia Milijan Neoričić 26 May 1961 15 April 1965 League of Communists of Yugoslavia Branko Pešić 15 April 1965 May 1974 League of Communists of Yugoslavia Živorad Kovačević May 1974 29 April 1982 League of Communists of Yugoslavia Bogdan Bogdanović 29 April 1982 29 April 1986 years League of Communists of Yugoslavia Aleksandar Bakočević 29 April 1986 4 December 1989 League of Communists of Yugoslavia Milorad Unković 4 December 1989 2 July 1992 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro Portrait Name Term of office Political party Took office Left office Time in office Slobodanka Gruden 2 July 1992 22 June 1994 Socialist Party of Serbia Nebojša Čović 23 June 1994 21 February 1997 Socialist Party of Serbia Zoran Đinđić 21 February 1997 30 September 1997 Democratic Party Milan Božić 30 September 1997 22 January 1999 Serbian Renewal Movement Vojislav Mihailović 22 January 1999 5 October 2000 Serbian Renewal Movement Milan St. Protić 5 October 2000 20 March 2001 New Serbia Dragan Jočić 20 March 2001 1 June 2001 Democratic Party of Serbia Radmila Hrustanović 1 June 2001 7 October 2004 Civic Alliance of Serbia Nenad Bogdanović 7 October 2004 5 June 2006 Democratic Party
Republic of Serbia Portrait Name Term of office Political party Took office Left office Time in office Nenad Bogdanović 5 June 2006 27 September 2007† Democratic Party Zoran Alimpić 27 September 2007 21 July 2008 Democratic Party Branislav Belić 21 July 2008 19 August 2008 Democratic Party Dragan Đilas 19 August 2008 18 November 2013 Democratic Party Temporary Council 18 November 2013 24 April 2014 Multipartisan Siniša Mali 24 April 2014 28 May 2018 Serbian Progressive Party Andreja Mladenović 28 May 2018 7 June 2018 Independent Democratic Party of Serbia"Mladenović izabran za predsednika Samostalnog DSS", Novosti (Source: Tanjug), 8 October 2015, accessed 4 September 2023. See also Jelena Jelovac, "SNS kao sigurna kuća za preletače iz Koštuničinog DSS", Nova, 24 September 2022, accessed 4 September 2023. Zoran Radojičić 7 June 2018 20 June 2022 Independent Aleksandar Šapić 20 June 2022 30 October 2023 Serbian Progressive Party Temporary Council 30 October 2023 24 June 2024 Multipartisan Aleksandar Šapić 24 June 2024 Incumbent Serbian Progressive Party
Timeline since 1944
See also Belgrade City Administration City Assembly of Belgrade President of the City Assembly of Belgrade
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