Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government

The Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government of the Government of Serbia (Serbian: Министарство државне управе и локалне самоуправе, romanizedMinistarstvo državne uprave i lokalne samouprave) is the ministry in the Government of Serbia which is in the charge of public administration and local self-government. The current minister is Jelena Žarić Kovačević, who has been in office since 2 May 2024.

Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government
Министарство државне управе и локалне самоуправе
Ministarstvo državne uprave i lokalne samouprave
Ministry overview
Formed11 February 1997; 27 years ago (1997-02-11)
JurisdictionGovernment of Serbia
HeadquartersBirčaninova Street 6, Belgrade, Serbia
44°48′18.5″N 20°27′29.3″E / 44.805139°N 20.458139°E / 44.805139; 20.458139
Employees106 (2017)[1]
Annual budget14.62 million (2020, planned)[2]
Minister responsible
Websitemduls.gov.rs

History

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The Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government was established on 11 February 1997.

2011–14: Merged ministries

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In 2011, the Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government was added the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights, and it was named the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights, Public Administration and Local Self-Government until 2012.

From 2012 to 2014, the Public Administration was within the Ministry of Justice and Public Administration under Nikola Selaković. Also, the Local Self-Government became part of the Ministry of Regional Development and Local Self-Government under Verica Kalanović from 2012 to 2013. Regional Development was split from the Ministry of Economy. From 2013 to 2014 Igor Mirović led the Ministry of Regional Development and Local Self-Government.

2014–present: Reunified ministry

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In 2014, Kori Udovički took the reunified ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government from Selaković and Mirović.

Secretaries of State

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There are currently four secretaries of state in the ministry: Stevan Gligorin, Maja Mačužić Puzić, Dragana Potpara, and Čedomir Rakić.[3]

Subordinate agencies

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There are several agencies that operate within the Ministry:

List of ministers

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Political Party:   SPS   SRS   SD   DOS   DSS   DS   G17 Plus   URS   SNS   n-p

Name
(Birth–Death)
Party Term of Office Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Minister of Public Administration and Local Self-Government
  Zoran Modrinić
(born 1947)
JUL 11 February 1997 24 March 1998 Marjanović (I)
  Gordana Pop-Lazić
(born 1956)
SRS 24 March 1998 24 October 2000 Marjanović (II)
  Veljko Odalović
(born 1956)
SPS 24 October 2000 25 January 2001 Minić (I)
  Rodoljub Šabić
(born 1955)
SD 13 June 2002 16 October 2003 Đinđić
Živković (I)
  Ivica Eždenci
(born 1969)
Acting Minister
DOS 16 October 2003 3 March 2004 Živković (I)
  Zoran Lončar
(born 1965)
DSS 3 March 2004 15 May 2007 Koštunica (I, II)
  Milan Marković
(born 1970)
DS 15 May 2007 14 March 2011 Cvetković (I)
Minister of Human and Minority Rights, Public Administration and Local Self-Government
  Milan Marković
(born 1970)
DS 14 March 2011 27 July 2012 Cvetković (I)
Minister of Regional Development and Local Self-Government
  Verica Kalanović
(born 1954)
G17 Plus 27 July 2012 2 September 2013 Dačić (I)
URS
  Igor Mirović
(born 1968)
SNS 2 September 2013 27 April 2014
Minister of Public Administration and Local Self-Government
  Kori Udovički
(born 1961)
n-p 27 April 2014 11 August 2016 Vučić (I)
  Ana Brnabić
(born 1975)
n-p 11 August 2016 29 June 2017 Vučić (II)
  Branko Ružić
(born 1975)
SPS 29 June 2017 28 October 2020 Brnabić (I)
  Marija Obradović
(born 1974)
SNS 28 October 2020 26 October 2022 Brnabić (II)
  Aleksandar Martinović
(born 1976)
SNS 26 October 2022 2 May 2024 Brnabić (III)
  Jelena Žarić Kovačević
(born 1981)
SNS 2 May 2024 Incumbent Vučević (I)

References

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  1. ^ "Година LXXIII – број 61". pravno-informacioni-sistem.rs (in Serbian). Službeni glasnik RS. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  2. ^ "ЗАКОН О БУЏЕТУ РЕПУБЛИКЕ СРБИЈЕ ЗА 2020. ГОДИНУ" (PDF). parlament.gov.rs. Народна скупштина Републике Србије. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  3. ^ O MINISTARSTVU, Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government, retrieved 18 April 2021.
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