Secretary of the Presidency of the League of Communists of Macedonia

Secretary of the Presidency of the League of Communists of Macedonia
Macedonian: Секретар на Претседателството на Сојузот на комунистите на Македонија
Emblems of the LCY
Type	Chief of staff
Member of	SKM Presidency
Appointer	SKM Presidency
Term length	Two years, renewable (1972–1990)
Constituting instrument	LCY Charter & SKM Charter
Formation	12 November 1966
First holder	Boško Stankovski
Final holder	Tito Petkovski
Abolished	20 April 1991

The secretary was the highest administrative leader of the Presidency of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Macedonia (SKM), the ruling party of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia (SR Macedonia) in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and a branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (LCY). The officeholder was elected by and answerable to the SKM Presidency.

Office history

Officeholders

References

Bibliography

• Bechev, Dimitar (2019). Historical Dictionary of North Macedonia. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 9781538119617.
• Lewytzkyj, Borys; Stroynowski, Juliusz, eds. (1978). Who's Who in the Socialist Countries. K. G. Saur Verlag. ISBN 3-7940-3017-6.
• Spasenovski, Aleksandar (December 2019). "The Transformation of the Macedonian Party System: From Monism Towards Pluralism". Political Thought. 17 (58). Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the Institute for Democracy Societas Civilis: 19–38. Archived from the original on 11 June 2023.
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• Vuković, Zdravko; Rajović, Radošin (1989). Od deformacija SDB do maspoka i liberalizma: Od deformacija SDB do maspoka i liberalizma: moji stenografski zapisi 1966–1972 [From Deformations of SDB to Maspok and Liberalism: My Shorthand Notes 1966–1972] (in Serbo-Croatian). Narodna knj. ISBN 9788633101288.

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League of Communists of Yugoslavia

Central organisation

Leaders Filip Filipović (1919–1921) Sima Marković (1920–1922) Vacant (1922–1924) Triša Kaclerović (1924–1925) Sima Marković (1926–1927) Đuro Cvijić (1927–1928) Jovan Mališić (1928–1931) Filip Filipović (1931–1932) Vacant (1932–1934) Milan Gorkić (1934–1937) Josip Broz Tito (1937–1980) Stevan Doronjski (1980) Lazar Mojsov (1980–1981) Dušan Dragosavac (1981–1982) Mitja Ribičič (1982–1983) Dragoslav Marković (1983–1984) Ali Šukrija (1984–1985) Vidoje Žarković (1985–1986) Milanko Renovica (1986–1987) Boško Krunić (1987–1988) Stipe Šuvar (1988–1989) Milan Pančevski (1989–1990) Miomir Grbović (May 1990) Miroslav Ivanović (1990–1991) Secretaries Mijalko Todorović (1966–1969) Stane Dolanc (1972–1979) Dušan Dragosavac (1979–1981) Dobroslav Čulafić (1981–1982) Nikola Stojanović (1982–1984) Dimče Belovski (1984–1986) Radiša Gačić (1986–1988) Štefan Korošec (1988–1990) Petar Škundrić (acting, 1990) Central Committee President Secretary Presidency Executive Secretary Control Commission League of Socialist Youth Borba National meetings Elected organs Central Committee Commission on Statutory Questions Supervisory Commission Committee for the Preparation of the Democratic and Programmatic Renewal Congresses 1st: 1919 2nd: 1920 3rd: 1926 4th: 1928 5th: 1948 6th: 1952 7th: 1958 8th: 1964 9th: 1969 10th: 1974 11th: 1978 12th: 1982 13th: 1986 14th: 1990 Conferences 1st: 1922 2nd: 1923 3rd: 1924 4th: 1934 5th: 1940 1st (6th): 1970 2nd (7th): 1972 3rd (8th): 1972 4th (9th): 1973 (10th): 1988 Rules "Statute of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia" "Standing Rules of the Presidency of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia" "Rules of Procedure on the Organisation and Activity of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia" Elected by the Central Committee Presidency 1st: 1919–1920 2nd: 1920–1926 3rd: 1926–1928 4th: 1928–1948 5th: 1948–1952 6th: 1952–1958 7th: 1958–1964 8th: 1964–1969 9th: 1969–1974 (Executive Bureau Presidency) 10th: 1974–1978 (Executive Committee Presidency) 11th: 1978–1982 12th: 1982–1986 13th: 1986–1990 Secretariat 3rd: 1926–1928 4th:1928–1948 5th: 1948–1952 6th: 1952–1958 Control Commission 5th: 1948–1952 6th: 1952–1958 7th: 1958–1964 8th: 1964–1969 Elected by Congress Central Committee 1st: 1919–1920 2nd: 1920–1926 3rd: 1926–1928 4th: 1928–1948 5th: 1948–1952 6th: 1952–1958 7th: 1958–1964 8th: 1964–1969 9th: 1969–1974 10th: 1974–1978 11th: 1978–1982 12th: 1982–1986 13th: 1986–1990 Statutory Commission 9th: 1969–1974 10th: 1974–1978 11th: 1978–1982 12th: 1982–1986 13th: 1986–1990 Supervisory Commission 5th: 1948–1952 6th: 1952–1958 7th: 1958–1964 8th: 1964–1969 9th: 1969–1974 10th: 1974–1978 11th: 1978–1982 12th: 1982–1986 13th: 1986–1990

Bosnian-Herzegovinian branch

Leaders Isa Jovanović (1939–1943) Đuro Pucar (1943–1965) Cvijetin Mijatović (1965–1969) Branko Mikulić (1969–1978) Nikola Stojanović (1978–1982) Hamdija Pozderac (1982–1984) Mato Andrić (1984–1986) Milan Uzelac (1986–1988) Abdulah Mutapčić (1988–1989) Nijaz Duraković (1989–1991) Secretaries Branko Mikulić (1966–1969) Nijaz Dizdarević (Jan.–Apr. 1969) Hamdija Pozderac (1969–1971) Hasan Grabčanović (1971–1974) Nikola Stojanović (1974–1978) Hrvoje Ištuk (1978–1982) Ivan Brigić (1982–1984) Živko Grubor (1984–1986) Šaban Kevrić (1986–1989) Dragan Kragulj (1989–1991) Central Committee President Secretary Presidency Executive Secretary Control Commission League of Socialist Youth Branch meetings Elected organs Central Committee Commission on Statutory Questions Supervisory Commission Congresses 1st: 1948 2nd: 1954 3rd: 1959 4th: 1965 5th: 1969 6th: 1974 7th: 1978 8th: 1982 9th: 1986 10th: 1991 Elected by Congress Supervisory Commission 1st: 1948–1954 2nd: 1954–1959 3rd: 1959–1965 4th: 1965–1969 5th: 1969–1974 6th: 1974–1978 7th: 1978–1982 8th: 1982–1986 9th: 1986–1989 10th: 1989–1991 Statutory Commission 5th: 1969–1974 6th: 1974–1978 7th: 1978–1982 8th: 1982–1986 9th: 1986–1989 10th: 1989–1991 Central Committee 1st: 1948–1954 2nd: 1954–1959 3rd: 1959–1965 4th: 1965–1969 5th: 1969–1974 6th: 1974–1978 7th: 1978–1982 8th: 1982–1986 9th: 1986–1989 10th: 1989–1991

Croatian branch

Leaders Đuro Špoljarić (1937–1939) Rade Končar (1939–1940) Vladimir Popović (1940–1942) Andrija Hebrang (1942–1944) Vladimir Bakarić (1944–1969) Savka Dabčević-Kučar (1969–1971) Milka Planinc (1971–1982) Jure Bilić (1982–1983) Josip Vrhovec (1983–1984) Mika Špiljak (1984–1986) Stanko Stojčević (1986–1989) Ivica Račan (1989–1990) Secretaries Miko Tripalo (1966–1969) Pero Pirker (1969–1971) Josip Vrhovec (1971–1974) Dušan Dragosavac (1974–1978) Milutin Baltic (1978–1982) Marijan Kalanj (1982–1984) Stanko Stojčević (1984–1986) Dragutin Dimitrović (1986–1989) Boris Malada (1989–1990) Central Committee President Secretary Presidency Executive Secretary Control Commission League of Socialist Youth Branch meetings Elected organs Central Committee Commission on Statutory Questions Supervisory Commission Congresses 1st: 1937 2nd: 1948 3rd: 1954 4th: 1959 5th: 1965 6th: 1968 7th: 1974 8th: 1978 9th: 1982 10th: 1986 11th: 1989 12th: 1990 Elected by Congress Supervisory Commission 1st: 1937–1948 2nd: 1948–1954 3rd: 1954–1959 4th: 1959–1965 5th: 1965–1968 6th: 1968–1974 7th: 1974–1978 8th: 1978–1982 9th: 1982–1986 10th: 1986–1989 11th: 1989–1990 Statutory Commission 6th: 1968–1974 7th: 1974–1978 8th: 1978–1982 9th: 1982–1986 10th: 1986–1989 11th: 1989–1990 Central Committee 1st: 1937–1948 2nd: 1948–1954 3rd: 1954–1959 4th: 1959–1965 5th: 1965–1968 6th: 1968–1974 7th: 1974–1978 8th: 1978–1982 9th: 1982–1986 10th: 1986–1989 11th: 1989–1990

Macedonian branch

Leaders Blažo Orlandić (1939–1940) Metodi Shatorov (1940–1941) Lazar Koliševski (Aug.–Nov. 1941) Bane Andrejev (1941–1942) Cvetko Uzunovski (Jun.–Sep. 1942) Kuzman Josifovski Pitu (1942–1943) Lazar Koliševski (1943–1963) Krste Crvenkovski (1963–1969) Angel Čemerski (1969–1982) Krste Markovski (1982–1984) Milan Pančevski (1984–1986) Jakov Lazaroski (1986–1989) Petar Gošev (1989–1991) Secretaries Boško Stankovski (1966–1968) Angel Čemerski (1968–1969) Slavko Milosavlevski (1969–1972) Boro Denkov (1972–1982) Milan Pančevski (1982–1984) Jakov Lazaroski (1984–1986) Mihail Danev (1986–1989) Tito Petkovski (1989–1991) Central Committee President Secretary Presidency Executive Secretary Control Commission League of Socialist Youth Branch meetings Elected organs Central Committee Commission on Statutory Questions Supervisory Commission Congresses 1st: 1948 2nd: 1953 3rd: 1959 4th: 1963 5th: 1968 6th: 1974 7th: 1978 8th: 1982 9th: 1986 10th: 1989 11th: 1991 Elected by Congress Supervisory Commission 1st: 1948–1954 2nd: 1954–1959 3rd: 1959–1965 4th: 1965–1968 5th: 1968–1974 6th: 1974–1978 7th: 1978–1982 8th: 1982–1986 9th: 1986–1989 10th: 1989–1991 Statutory Commission 5th: 1968–1974 6th: 1974–1978 7th: 1978–1982 8th: 1982–1986 9th: 1986–1989 10th: 1989–1991 Central Committee 1st: 1948–1954 2nd: 1954–1959 3rd: 1959–1965 4th: 1965–1968 5th: 1968–1974 6th: 1974–1978 7th: 1978–1982 8th: 1982–1986 9th: 1986–1989 10th: 1989–1991

Montenegrin branch

Leaders Jovan Tomašević (1920–1924) Stanko Dragojević (Feb.–late 1924) Aleksa Pavićević (1924–1925) Nikola Kovačević (1925–1928) Nisa Milanović (1928–1929) Adolf Muk (Jul.–Oct. 1930) Božo Ljumović (1932–1934) Nikola Lekić (1934–1936) Božo Ljumović (1940–1942) Blažo Jovanović (1943–1963) Đorđije Pajković (1963–1968) Veselin Đuranović (1968–1977) Vojislav Srzentić (1977–1982) Dobroslav Ćulafić (1982–1984) Vidoje Žarković (May–Jul. 1984) Marko Orlandić (1984–1986) Miljan Radović (1986–1989) Veselin Vukotić (Jan.–Apr. 1988) Milica Pejanović (April 1989) Momir Bulatović (1989–1991) Secretaries Veselin Đuranović (1966–1968) Dobroslav Ćulafić (1968–1969) Vojislav Srzentić (1969–1974) Miljan Radović (1974–1978) Vuko Vukadinović (1978–1982) Velisav Vuksanović (1982–1986) Savo Šekarić (1986–1989) Milo Đukanović (1989–1991) Central Committee President Secretary Presidency Executive Secretary Control Commission League of Socialist Youth Branch meetings Elected organs Central Committee Commission on Statutory Questions Supervisory Commission Congresses 1st: 1948 2nd: 1954 3rd: 1959 4th: 1965 5th: 1968 6th: 1974 7th: 1978 8th: 1982 9th: 1986 10th: 1989 10th: 1991 Elected by Congress Supervisory Commission 1st: 1948–1954 2nd: 1954–1959 3rd: 1959–1965 4th: 1965–1968 5th: 1968–1974 6th: 1974–1978 7th: 1978–1982 8th: 1982–1986 9th: 1986–1989 10th: 1989–1991 Statutory Commission 5th: 1968–1974 6th: 1974–1978 7th: 1978–1982 8th: 1982–1986 9th: 1986–1989 10th: 1989–1991 Central Committee 1st: 1948–1954 2nd: 1954–1959 3rd: 1959–1965 4th: 1965–1968 5th: 1968–1974 6th: 1974–1978 7th: 1978–1982 8th: 1982–1986 9th: 1986–1989 10th: 1989–1991

Serbian branch

Leaders Blagoje Parović (1933–1934) Trajko Stamenković (1934–1935) Aleksandar Ranković (1937–1941) Blagoje Nešković (1941–1949) Petar Stambolić (1949–1957) Jovan Veselinov (1957–1966) Dobrivoje Radosavljević (1966–1968) Petar Stambolić (Jan.–Nov. 1968) Marko Nikezić (1968–1972) Tihomir Vlaškalić (1972–1982) Dušan Čkrebić (1982–1984) Ivan Stambolić (1984–1986) Slobodan Milošević (1986–1989) Bogdan Trifunović (1989–1990) Secretaries Stevan Doronjski (1966–1968) Latinka Perović (1968–1972) Nikola Petronić (1972–1974) Đorđe Lazić (1974–1976) Ivan Stambolić (1976–1978) Spiro Galović (1978–1982) Radiša Gačić (1982–1986) Zoran Sokolović (1986–1989) Milomir Minić (1989–1991) Central Committee President Secretary Presidency Executive Secretary Control Commission League of Socialist Youth Branch meetings Elected organs Central Committee Commission on Statutory Questions Supervisory Commission Congresses 1st: 1945 2nd: 1949 3rd: 1954 4th: 1959 5th: 1965 6th: 1968 7th: 1974 8th: 1978 9th: 1982 10th: 1986 11th: 1989 12th: 1990 Elected by Congress Supervisory Commission 1st: 1945–1949 2nd: 1949–1954 3rd: 1954–1959 4th: 1959–1965 5th: 1965–1968 6th: 1968–1974 7th: 1974–1978 8th: 1978–1982 9th: 1982–1986 10th: 1986–1989 11th: 1989–1990 Statutory Commission 6th: 1969–1974 7th: 1974–1978 8th: 1978–1982 9th: 1982–1986 10th: 1986–1989 11th: 1989–1990 Central Committee 1st: 1945–1949 2nd: 1949–1954 3rd: 1954–1959 4th: 1959–1965 5th: 1965–1968 6th: 1968–1974 7th: 1974–1978 8th: 1978–1982 9th: 1982–1986 10th: 1986–1989 11th: 1989–1990

Slovenian branch

Leaders Franc Leskošek (1937–1945) Boris Kidrič (1945–1946) Miha Marinko (1946–1966) Albert Jakopič (1966–1968) France Popit (1968–1982) Andrej Marinc (1982–1986) Milan Kučan (1986–1989) Ciril Ribičič (1989–1990) Secretaries France Popit (1966–1968) Andrej Marinc (1968–1972) Franc Šetinc (1972–1982) Miha Ravnik (1982–1986) Miloš Prosenc (1986–1989) Sonja Lokar (1989–1990) Central Committee President Secretary Presidency Executive Secretary Control Commission League of Socialist Youth Branch meetings Elected organs Central Committee Commission on Statutory Questions Supervisory Commission Congresses 1st: 1937 2nd: 1948 3rd: 1954 4th: 1959 5th: 1965 6th: 1968 7th: 1974 8th: 1978 9th: 1982 10th: 1986 11th: 1989 Elected by Congress Supervisory Commission 1st: 1945–1948 2nd: 1948–1954 3rd: 1954–1959 4th: 1959–1965 5th: 1965–1968 6th: 1968–1974 7th: 1974–1978 8th: 1978–1982 9th: 1982–1986 10th: 1986–1989 11th: 1989–1990 Statutory Commission 6th: 1969–1974 7th: 1974–1978 8th: 1978–1982 9th: 1982–1986 10th: 1986–1989 11th: 1989–1990 Central Committee 1st: 1945–1948 2nd: 1948–1954 3rd: 1954–1959 4th: 1959–1965 5th: 1965–1968 6th: 1968–1974 7th: 1974–1978 8th: 1978–1982 9th: 1982–1986 10th: 1986–1989 11th: 1989–1990

Yugoslav People's Army branch

Leaders Džemil Šarac (1971–1978) Dane Ćuić (1978–1984) Georgije Jovičić (1984–1988) Petar Šimić (1988–1990) Božidar Grubišić (May–Dec. 1990) Secretaries Milan Krdžić (1975–1978) Georgije Jovičić (1978–1982) Slavko Maričević (1982–1984) Simeon Bunčić (1984–1988) Nebojša Tica (1988–1990) Committee President & Secretary Presidency Executive Secretary Control Commission Branch meetings Elected organs Central Committee Commission on Statutory Questions Supervisory Commission Conferences 1st: 1969 2nd: 1970 3rd: 1971 4th: 1972 5th: 1977 6th: 1980 7th: 1982 8th: 1986 9th: 1989 10th: 1990

Provincial committees with representation in the LCY's leading bodies

Kosovo Leaders Miladin Popović (Jul.–Dec. 1937) Petar Radović (1937–1938) Miladin Popović (1939–1941) Boro Vukmirović (1941–1943) Pavle Jovićević (1943–1944) Miladin Popović (1944–1945) Đorđije Pajković (1945–1956) Dušan Mugoša (Feb.–Jun. 1956) Veli Deva (1956–1971) Mahmut Bakalli (1971–1981) Veli Deva (1981–1982) Sinan Hasani (1982–1983) Ilijaz Kurteši (1983–1984) Svetislav Dolašević (1984–1985) Kolj Široka (1985–1986) Azem Vllasi (1986–1988) Kaqusha Jashari (Apr.–Nov. 1988) Remzi Kolgeci (1988–1989) Rahman Morina (1989–1990) Secretaries ? (1966–1969) Mihajlo Zvicer (1969–1972) Dušan Ristić (1972–1978) Petar Kostić (1978–1982) Mitar Samardžić (1982–1984) Bajram Seljami (1984–1986) Vojislav Zajić (1986–1988) ? (1988–1989) Ljubomir Popović (1989–1990) Provincial Committee President Secretary Presidency Executive Secretary Control Commission Branch meetings Elected organs Central Committee Commission on Statutory Questions Supervisory Commission Conferences 1st: 1937 2nd: 1939 3rd: 1945 4th: 1948 5th: 1951 6th: 1953 7th: 1956 8th: 1959 9th: 1965 10th: 1968 11th: 1974 12th: 1978 13th: 1982 14th: 1986 15th: 1989 16th: 1990 Vojvodina Leaders Jovan Veselinov (1936) Lazar Milankov (1936) Žarko Zrenjanin (1938–1942) Jovan Veselinov (1943–1946) Dobrivoje Vidić (1946–1951) Stevan Doronjski (1951–1966) Mirko Tepavac (1966–1969) Mirko Čanadanović (1969–1972) Dušan Alimpić (1972–1981) Boško Krunić (1981–1982) Marko Đuričin (1982–1983) Slavko Veselinov (1983–1984) Boško Krunić (1984–1985) Đorđe Stojšić (1985–1988) Milovan Šogorov (Apr.–Oct. 1988) Boško Kovačević (1988–1989) Nedeljko Šipovac (1989–1990) Secretaries Mirko Čanadanović (1966–1969) Miloš Radojčin (1969–1972) Jon Srbovan (1972–1974) Nándor Major (1974–1978) Boško Krunić (1978–1982) Sreta Stajić (1982–1984) Katalin Hajnal (1984–1986) Milovan Šogorov (1986–1988) Janko Drča (Apr.–Oct. 1988) Miodrag Koprivica (1988–1989) Emilija Bruner-Bala (1989–1990) Provincial Committee President Secretary Presidency Executive Secretary Control Commission Branch meetings Elected organs Provincial Committee Commission on Statutory Questions Supervisory Commission Conferences 1st: ? 2nd: ? 3rd: ? 4th: 1935 5th: 1938 6th: 1940 7th: 1945 8th: 1948 9th: 1951 10th: 1953 11th: 1956 12th: 1960 13th: 1965 14th: 1968 15th: 1974 16th: 1978 17th: 1982 18th: 1986 19th: 1989 20th: 1990