List of mayors of Novi Sad

Mayor of Novi Sad
Coat of arms of Novi Sad
Incumbent
Žarko Mićin
since 24 February 2025
StyleMayor
Member ofCity Council
Reports toCity Assembly
ResidenceNo official residence
SeatCity Hall
Term length4 years
Inaugural holderIgnjac Hajl
FormationFebruary 1, 1748 (1748-02-01)
DeputyIgor Crnobarac

This is a list of mayors of Novi Sad from 1 February 1748, when the city got royal free city status by Maria Theresa of Austria.

The mayor of Novi Sad is the head of the City of Novi Sad (the second largest city in Serbia and the administrative center of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina). The mayor acts on behalf of the City, and performs an executive function in the City of Novi Sad. The current mayor of Novi Sad is Žarko Mićin (SNS). He was elected by the City Assembly on 24 February 2025,[1] following the resignation of Milan Đurić, who served as mayor from 2022 to 2025.[1]

  • Ignjac Hajl (1748 – 1752)
  • Pantelija Milanković (1752 – 1756)
  • József Tir (1756 – 1766)
  • David Racković (1766 – 1772)
  • József Ridi (1772 – 1778)
  • David Racković (1778 – 1784)
  • József Ridi (1784 – 1786)
  • Ferenc Kasonyi (1786)
  • József Szopron (1786 – 1793)
  • Dimitrije Bugarski (1789 – 1793)
  • József Szopron (1800 – 1801)
  • Franz Schtrwetzki (1801 – 1807)
  • Andrea Odi (1807 – 1810)
  • Grigorije Janković (1810 – 1822)
  • Georgije Konstantinović (1822 – 1831)
  • Franz Lang (1835 – 1836)
  • Johann Kerber (1836 – 1839)
  • Franz Lang (1839 – 1840)
  • Jovan Kamber (1840 – 1848)
  • Petar Zako (1848)
  • Pavle Jovanović (1848 – 1849)
  • Karlo Molinari (1849)
  • Jožef Šimić (1849)
  • Pavle Jovanović (1849 – 1850)
  • Grigorije Jovišić (1850 – 1853)
  • Gavrilo Polzović (1853 – 1861)
  • Svetozar Miletić (1861 – 1862)
  • Pavle Mačvanski (1862)
  • Pavle Stojanović (1862 – 1867)
  • Svetozar Miletić (1867 – 1868)
  • Pavle Stojanović (1868 – 1869)
  • Stevan Branovački (1869 – 1872)
  • Pavle Mačvanski (1872 – 1874)
  • Jovan Radanović (1878 – 1884)
  • Stevan Peci Popović (1884 – 1902)
  • Lajos Szalai (1902 – 1906)
  • Vladimir Demetrović (1906 – 1914)
  • Béla Profuma (1914 – 1918)
  • Jovan Živojinović (1919 – 1920)
  • Stevan Adamović (1920 – 1921)
  • Milan Slepčević (1921 – 1922)
  • Žarko Stefanović (1922 – 1925)
  • Jovan Lakić (1926 – 1928)
  • Branislav Borota (1928 – 1936)
  • Branko Ilić (1936 – 1938)
  • Kosta Milosavljević (1938 – 1939)
  • Miloš Petrović (1939 – 1941)
  • Miklós Nagy (1941 – 1944)
  • Alimpije Popović (1944 – 1949) (League of Communists of Yugoslavia)
  • Dušan Ibročkić (1949 – 1951) (League of Communists of Yugoslavia)
  • Radomir Radujkov (1951 – 1952) (League of Communists of Yugoslavia)
  • Todor Jovanović (1952 – 1956) (League of Communists of Yugoslavia)
  • Milosav Gonja (1956) (League of Communists of Yugoslavia)
  • Boža Melkus (1957 – 1962) (League of Communists of Yugoslavia)
  • Tima Vrbaški (1962 – 1967) (League of Communists of Yugoslavia)
  • Dušan Ilijević (1967 – 1973) (League of Communists of Yugoslavia)
  • Milan Čanak (1974) (League of Communists of Yugoslavia)
  • Jovan Dejanović (1974 – 1982) (League of Communists of Yugoslavia)
  • Branislav Dejanović (1982 – 1983) (League of Communists of Yugoslavia)
  • Zdravko Mutin (1983 – 1984) (League of Communists of Yugoslavia)
  • Aleksandar Horvat (1984 – 1985) (League of Communists of Yugoslavia)
  • Boško Petrov (1985 – 1989) (League of Communists of Yugoslavia)
  • Vlada Popović (1989 – 1992) (League of Communists of Yugoslavia)
  Denotes Acting Mayor
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
Vladimir Divjaković
(born 1946)
1992 13 January 1993 1 year Socialist Party of Serbia
Milorad Mirčić
(1956–2025)
13 January 1993 24 June 1994 1 year, 162 days Serbian Radical Party
Milorad Đurđević
(born 1940)
24 June 1994 10 January 1995 200 days Socialist Party of Serbia
Đuro Bajić
(born 1938)
10 January 1995 12 December 1996 1 year, 337 days Socialist Party of Serbia
Mihajlo Svilar
(1947–2013)
12 December 1996 18 June 1997 188 days Serbian Renewal Movement
Stevan Vrbaški
(1940–2022)
18 June 1997 20 October 2000 3 years, 124 days Serbian Renewal Movement
Borislav Novaković
(born 1964)
20 October 2000 5 October 2004 3 years, 351 days Democratic Party
Maja Gojković
(born 1963)
5 October 2004 5 June 2006 1 year, 243 days Serbian Radical Party
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
Maja Gojković
(born 1963)
5 June 2006 16 June 2008 2 years, 11 days Serbian Radical Party
(until 4 March 2008)[2]
Independent
Igor Pavličić
(born 1970)
16 June 2008 12 September 2012 4 years, 88 days Democratic Party
Miloš Vučević
(born 1974)
12 September 2012 26 October 2022 10 years, 44 days Serbian Progressive Party
Milan Đurić
(born 1977)
26 October 2022 24 February 2025 2 years, 121 days Serbian Progressive Party
Žarko Mićin
(born 1982)
24 February 2025 Incumbent 133 days Serbian Progressive Party

Timeline since 1944

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Жарко Мићин нови градоначелник Новог Сада – испред скупштине инциденти". Radio Television of Serbia (in Serbian). 24 February 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Radikali isključili Maju Gojković". blic.rs (in Serbian). 5 March 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2008.