The president of the National Assembly (), formally the president of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia (), is the presiding officer of the National Assembly of Serbia. The president represents the National Assembly and is elected by members of each new assembly for a term lasting four years.
The president of the National Assembly serves as acting president of Serbia if the elected president vacates the office before the expiration of the 5-year presidential term due to death, resignation or removal from office.
Duties and competences According to the Article 104 of the Constitution of Serbia: The National Assembly, by a majority vote of all deputies, elect the president and one or more vice presidents of the National Assembly. President of the National Assembly represents the National Assembly, convenes its meetings, presides over them, and perform other duties stipulated by the Constitution, laws, and the Rules of procedure of the National Assembly.
List of presidents Source:
Principality of Serbia National Assembly Portrait President Term Saint Andrew's Day Assembly Miša Anastasijević 30 November 1858 – 31 January 1859 Nativity of Virgin Mary Assembly Živko Karabiberović 8 September 1859 – 24 September 1859Transfiguration Day Extraordinary Assembly Todor Tucaković 6 August 1861 – 10 August 1861 Mijalko Radenković 10 August 1861 – 20 August 1861 Assumption Day Assembly 16 August 1864 – 6 September 1864 Michaelmas Assembly Živko Karabiberović 29 September 1867 – 13 October 1867 Great National Assembly 20 June 1868 Great Constitutional Assembly 10 June 1869 – 29 June 1869 National Assembly 14 September 1870 – 25 October 1870Regular legislature 5 September 1871 – 24 October 1871 24 September 1872 – 25 October 1872 15 November 1873 – 31 December 1873 Extraordinary legislature Dimitrije Jovanović 2 January 1874 – 27 January 1874Regular legislature Đorđe Topuzović 8 November 1874 – 13 March 1875 Ljubomir Kaljević 15 August 1875 – 30 September 1875 Dimitrije Jovanović 30 September 1875 – 21 January 1876 Great National Assembly Đorđe Topuzović 14 February 1877 – 16 February 1877Regular legislature Dimitrije Jovanović 19 June 1877 – 24 July 1877 Dimitrije Matić 24 June 1878 – 15 July 1878 Todor Tucaković 21 November 1878 – 20 January 1879 1 November 1879 – 3 February 1880 Extraordinary legislature Vuja Vasić 11 May 1880 – 24 May 1880Regular legislature Aleksa Popović 30 December 1880 – 22 May 1881 7 January 1882 – 22 June 1882
Kingdom of Serbia National Assembly Portrait President Term Regular legislature Milan Kujundžić Aberdar 25 November 1882 – 31 December 1882Extraordinary legislature 25 November 1882 – 31 December 1882 Sima Nestorović 15 September 1883 – 22 September 1883Regular legislature Milan Kujundžić Aberdar 6 May 1884 – 16 June 1884 Đorđe Pavlović 3 April 1885 – 23 April 1885Extraordinary legislature Milan Kujundžić Aberdar 19 September 1885 – 23 September 1885 Đorđe Pavlović 30 June 1886 – 13 July 1886Regular legislature 15 July 1886 – 25 July 1886 5 October 1886 – 2 November 1886 Todor Tucaković 15 November 1887 – 11 January 1888 Rista Popović 16 March 1888 – 16 April 1888 Great (Constituent) Assembly Kosta Taušanović 11 December 1888 – 22 December 1888 National AssemblyExtraordinary legislature Nikola Pašić 1 October 1889 – 18 April 1890Regular legislature 1 November 1890 – 11 February 1891 Dimitrije Katić 11 February 1891 – 31 March 1891 28 December 1891 – 13 February 1892 Pavle Vuković 13 February 1892 – 31 March 1892 National Assembly Živan Živanović 29 March 1893 – 1 April 1893 Extraordinary legislature Nikola Pašić 1 June 1893 – 9 August 1893Regular legislature 1 November 1893 – 12 January 1894 Svetomir Nikolajević 10 April 1895 – 26 April 1895 Extraordinary legislature Milutin Garašanin 24 June 1895 – 10 July 1895Regular legislature 12 November 1895 – 8 February 1896 5 October 1896 – 19 December 1896 Extraordinary legislature Nikola Pašić 29 June 1897 – 12 July 1897 Regular legislature Sima Nestorović 17 June 1898 – 15 July 1898 Extraordinary legislature 16 July 1898 – 11 January 1899Regular legislature 20 September 1899 – 29 January 1900 29 December 1900 – 31 December 1900 Extraordinary legislature 1 January 1901 – 29 January 1901People's Representative BodyRegular legislature Rista Popović Dimitrije Marinković 1 October 1901 – 11 May 1902 11 July 1902 – 25 July 1902 People's Representative BodyExtraordinary legislature Aca Stanojević Petar Velimirović 2 June 1903 – 17 June 1903 National AssemblyExtraordinary legislature Aca Stanojević 16 September 1903 – 30 September 1903Regular legislature 1 October 1903 – 25 March 1904 1 November 1904 – 3 March 1905 Extraordinary legislature Ignjat Lukić 8 May 1905 – 17 May 1905 Extraordinary legislature Ljubomir Davidović 25 July 1905 – 5 August 1905 Regular legislature Nikola Nikolić 1 October 1905 – 19 April 1906 Extraordinary legislature Aca Stanojević 25 June 1906 – 22 July 1906Regular legislature Mihailo A. Popović 1 October 1906 – 22 March 1907 Milenko Vesnić 22 March 1907 – 7 July 1907 Ljubomir Jovanović 1 October 1907 – 31 March 1908Extraordinary legislature Stanojlo Vukčević 5 June 1908 – 7 August 1908 Ljubomir Jovanović 27 September 1908 – 30 September 1908Regular legislature 1 October 1908 – 20 April 1909 Andra Nikolić 1 October 1909 – 12 June 1910 1 October 1910 – 19 May 1911 1 October 1911 – 1 February 1912Extraordinary legislature 19 April 1912 – 30 June 1912 20 September 1912 – 30 September 1912Regular legislature 1 October 1912 – 30 September 1913 1 October 1913 – 19 June 1914 Extraordinary legislature 14 July 1914 – October 1915National Assembly 28 August 1916 – 9 October 1916 Đoka Bračinac 12 February 1918 – 14 April 1918 National Assembly 14 December 1918 – 21 December 1918
People's Republic of Serbia / Socialist Republic of Serbia Political party:
PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyConvocationElection Took office Left office Time in officePresident of the Presidency of the National Assembly 1 Siniša Stanković April 1945 November 1946 Communist Party of Serbia 2 Aćim Grulović November 1946 December 1948 Communist Party of Serbia1st(1946–51)1946 3Isa JovanovićDecember 1948September 1953Communist Party of SerbiaLeague of Communists of Serbia 2nd(1951–53) 1951President of the National Assembly 4 Petar Stambolić December 1953 1957 4 years League of Communists of Serbia 3rd(1953–57) 1953 5 Jovan Veselinov 1957 April 1963 6 years League of Communists of Serbia 4th(1957–63) 1957President of the Assembly 6Dušan PetrovićJune 1963May 1967League of Communists of Serbia 5th(1963–65) 1963 6th(1965–67) 1965 7 Miloš Minić May 1967 May 1969 League of Communists of Serbia 7th(1967–69) 1967 8 Dragoslav Marković May 1969 May 1974 League of Communists of Serbia 8th(1969–74) 1969 9 Živan Vasiljević May 1974 May 1978 League of Communists of Serbia 9th(1974–78) 1974 10 Dušan Čkrebić May 1978 May 1982 League of Communists of Serbia 10th(1978–82) 1978 11 Branko Pešić May 1982 1984 2 years League of Communists of Serbia11th(1982–86)1982 12 Slobodan Gligorijević 1984 May 1986 2 years League of Communists of Serbia 13 Branislav Ikonić 6 May 1986 6 May 1988 years League of Communists of Serbia12th(1986–89)1986 14 Borisav Jović 6 May 1988 8 May 1989 League of Communists of Serbia 15 Zoran Sokolović 8 May 1989 31 December 1990 League of Communists of Serbia 13th(1989–91) 1989
Republic of Serbia Political party:
PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyConvocationElection Took office Left office Time in officePresident of the National Assembly 1 Slobodan Unković 11 January 1991 5 June 1991 Socialist Party of Serbia1st(1991–93)1990 2 Aleksandar Bakočević 5 June 1991 25 January 1993 Socialist Party of Serbia 3 Zoran Lilić 25 January 1993 29 June 1993 Socialist Party of Serbia2nd(1993–94)1992 4 Zoran Aranđelović 29 June 1993 24 January 1994 Socialist Party of Serbia 5Dragan Tomić1 February 199422 January 2001Socialist Party of Serbia 3rd(1994–97) 1993 4th(1997–2001) 1997 6 Dragan Maršićanin 22 January 2001 6 December 2001 Democratic Party of Serbia5th(2001–04)2000 7 Nataša Mićić 6 December 2001 27 January 2004 Civic Alliance of Serbia 8 Dragan Maršićanin 4 February 2004 3 March 2004 Democratic Party of Serbia6th(2004–07)2003 — Vojislav Mihailović 3 March 2004 4 March 2004 Serbian Renewal Movement 9 Predrag Marković 4 March 2004 14 February 2007 G17 Plus 10 Tomislav Nikolić 8 May 2007 13 May 2007 Serbian Radical Party7th(2007–08)2007 — Milutin Mrkonjić 13 May 2007 23 May 2007 Socialist Party of Serbia 11 Oliver Dulić 23 May 2007 11 June 2008 Democratic Party 12 Slavica Đukić Dejanović 25 June 2008 31 May 2012 Socialist Party of Serbia 8th(2008–12) 2008 13 Nebojša Stefanović 23 July 2012 16 April 2014 Serbian Progressive Party 9th(2012–14) 2012 14Maja Gojković23 April 20143 August 2020Serbian Progressive Party 10th(2014–16) 2014 11th(2016–20) 2016 15 Ivica Dačić 22 October 2020 1 August 2022 Socialist Party of Serbia 12th(2020–22) 2020 16 Vladimir Orlić 2 August 2022 6 February 2024 Serbian Progressive Party 13th(2022–24) 2022 17 Ana Brnabić 20 March 2024 Incumbent Serbian Progressive Party 14th(2024–present) 2023
Timeline
1945–present
Fathers of the House Traditionally, the first sitting of the newly-elected assembly is chaired by the oldest deputy, function similar to the father of the house in common-law countries. The oldest deputy presides over the first sitting until the new president of the National Assembly is elected.
The following deputies have served in this role since the 1990 parliamentary election:
Year Name PortraitPolitical party 1991 Batrić Jovanović Socialist Party of Serbia 1993 Vojislav Dimitrijević Serbian Radical Party 1994 1997 Jovan Krkobabić Socialist Party of Serbia 2001 Zaharije Trnavčević Democratic Party 2004 Velimir Simonović Democratic Party of Serbia 2007 Borka Vučić Socialist Party of Serbia 2008 Jovan Krkobabić Party of United Pensioners of Serbia 2012 Zaharije Trnavčević Rich Serbia 2014 Milan Korać Party of United Pensioners of Serbia 2016 Dragoljub Mićunović Democratic Party 2020 Smilja Tišma Independent 2022 Vladeta Janković Independent 2024 Stojan Radenović Independent
See also President of Serbia Prime Minister of Serbia
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