Mayor of Belgrade explained

The mayor of Belgrade (sr|Градоначелник Београда|Gradonačelnik Beograda) 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.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[2]

The mayor has a deputy who replaces him or 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.^[2]

The mayor is concurrently the chairman of the city council with the right to vote.^[2]

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 – 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
		Kosta Jovanović	9 November 1919	25 August 1920
		Filip Filipović	25 August 1920	25 August 1920
		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
		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
		Ninko Petrović	1946	18 May 1951	5 years
		Đurica Jojkić	18 May 1951[4]	February 1955
		Miloš Minić	February 1955	8 April 1957
		Đurica Jojkić	8 April 1957[5]	26 May 1961		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
		Milijan Neoričić	26 May 1961[6]	15 April 1965		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
		Branko Pešić	15 April 1965[7]	May 1974		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
		Živorad Kovačević	May 1974	29 April 1982		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
		Bogdan Bogdanović	29 April 1982[8]	29 April 1986	years	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
		Aleksandar Bakočević	29 April 1986[9]	4 December 1989		League of Communists of Yugoslavia
		Milorad Unković	4 December 1989[10]	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†[11]		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[12]
		Andreja Mladenović	28 May 2018	7 June 2018		Independent Democratic Party of Serbia[13]
		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

See also

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

Notes and References

1. News: Koliko zarađuju gradonačelnici u Srbiji i ko od njih ima najveća mesečna primanja? . danas.rs . N1 . 10 April 2023 . 7 July 2024 .
2. http://www.beograd.rs/cms/view.php?id=514908 City of Belgrade - Mayor
3. Web site: 2024-06-24 . UŽIVO Aleksandar Šapić novi-stari gradonačelnik Beograda . 2024-06-24 . N1 . sr-RS.
4. Web site: Добар дневни ред и добра дискусија. Borba. istorijskenovine.unilib.rs. 19 May 1951. 14 December 2023. 2. Serbian.
5. Web site: Ђурица Јојкић изабран за председника Народног одбора Београда. Borba. istorijskenovine.unilib.rs. 9 April 1957. 14 December 2023. 1. Serbian.
6. Web site: Милијан Неоричић — нови председник Народног одбора Београда. Borba. istorijskenovine.unilib.rs. 27 May 1961. 14 December 2023. 1. Serbian.
7. Web site: Бранко Пешић нови председник Скупштине града Београда. Borba. istorijskenovine.unilib.rs. 16 May 1965. 14 December 2023. 8. Serbian.
8. Web site: Нова делегатска скупштина Београда: Мандат ра развој делегатског система. Borba. istorijskenovine.unilib.rs. 30 April 1982. 14 December 2023. 3. Serbian.
9. Web site: Прва заједничка седница сва три већа новог сазива Скупштине града: Александар Бакочевић председник. Borba. istorijskenovine.unilib.rs. 30 April 1986. 14 December 2023. 15. Serbian.
10. Web site: Izabran Unković. Slobodna Dalmacija. arhiv.slobodnadalmacija.hr. 4 December 1989. 14 December 2023. 5. Serbo-Croatian.
11. Web site: Preminuo Nenad Bogdanović. Serbian. B92. 27 September 2007. 21 October 2018.
12. Web site: Ničić već stigao do Predsedništva, izabrani i Mali i Vesić. Serbian. B92. 18 November 2017. 29 January 2018.
13. https://www.novosti.rs/vesti/naslovna/politika/aktuelno.289.html:570944-Mladenovic-izabran-za-predsednika-Samostalnog-DSS "Mladenović izabran za predsednika Samostalnog DSS"