Siniša Stanković

Siniša Stanković
Siniša Stanković in 1969
President of the Presidency of ASNOS
In office
12 November 1944  7 April 1945
Prime MinisterJosip Broz Tito
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
1st President of Serbia
as President of the Presidency of the People's Assembly of Serbia
In office
7 April 1945  20 November 1946
Prime MinisterBlagoje Nešković
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAćim Grulović
Personal details
Born(1892-03-26)26 March 1892
Zaječar, Kingdom of Serbia
Died24 February 1974(1974-02-24) (aged 81)
Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia
NationalityYugoslav
Political partyLeague of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)
Awards Order of National Liberation
Order of Merits for the People

Siniša Stanković (Serbian: Синиша Станковић; Serbian pronunciation: [sǐniʃa stǎːŋkoʋitɕ]; 26 March 1892 – 24 February 1974) was a Yugoslav and Serbian scientist and politician. As a prominent biologist, he became member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. As a politician and statesman, from 1944 to 1946, he was the most senior state official of Serbia, then a federated state within Yugoslavia, and thus considered as the 1st President of Serbia as the President of the Presidency of the People's Assembly of Serbia.