President of the Government of Serbia Председник Владе Србијe Predsednik Vlade Srbije |
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Appointer |
Aleksandar Vučić President of Serbia |
Term length | No term limit |
Inaugural holder | Mateja Nenadović |
Formation | 27 August 1805 |
Website | www |
The Prime Minister of Serbia (Serbian: Премијер Србијe / Premijer Srbije), officially the President of the Government of the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: Председник Владе Републике Србије / Predsednik Vlade Republike Srbije), is the head of the Government of Serbia. The role of the Prime Minister is to direct the work of the Government, and to submit to the National Assembly the Government's Program, including a list of proposed ministers. The resignation of the Prime Minister will cause the fall of the Government.
The current Acting Prime Minister is Ivica Dačić, the leader of the Socialist Party of Serbia and incumbent First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, who took office on 31 May 2017 following the assuming of the office of President by Aleksandar Vučić, the incumbent Prime Minister until that date.
The first modern Serbian government was established on 27 August 1805 in Voljavča near Stragari, during the First Serbian Uprising, as the Governing Council (Praviteljstvujušči Sovjet), while the title of the head of government was President of the Governing Council. Initially the Council had no ministers, just members, but in 1811 modern ministries were created. Government ceased to exist with the collapse of the First Serbian Uprising on 3 October 1813, however later continued in exile in Hotin (Russian Empire) from 1813 until 1814.