Government of Serbia (2001-2004)
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In the first post-Milošević Serbian parliamentary elections
held on December 20, 2000, the Democratic Opposition of Serbia
coalition won 64.7% of the popular vote translating into 176 seats in the Serbian National Assembly (out of 250 seats).
Zoran Đinđić, the leader of the Democratic Party
, was designated as Prime Minister and given the task of forming Serbia's first freely elected post-communist and post-Milošević Government. The Government was sworn in on 25 January 2001 and its term officially ended on March 3, 2004, when the new government under PM Vojislav Koštunica
was unveiled following the 2003 Serbian parliamentary election
held in late December.
When PM Zoran Đinđić got assassinated on March 12, 2003, Nebojša Čović (one of the five deputy PMs at the time) became the acting PM for four days until Zoran Živković
got named as the new Prime Minister on March 16, 2003.
After Đinđić's assassination, the government also went through a slight reconfiguration as Čedomir Jovanović
, up to that point DOS' parliamentary club chief, became deputy PM.
(The post of Deputy Minister has since 2004 been abolished and a new post of State Secretary (državni sekretar) has been instituted (of which there are several in each Ministry).
Serbian parliamentary election, 2000
The first free democratic parliamentary election after the fall of Slobodan Milošević was held in the Republic of Serbia on 23 December 2000.-Results:...
held on December 20, 2000, the Democratic Opposition of Serbia
Democratic Opposition of Serbia
The Democratic Opposition of Serbia was a wide alliance of political parties in Serbia , formed as a coalition against the ruling Socialist Party of Serbia and its leader, Slobodan Milošević in 2000...
coalition won 64.7% of the popular vote translating into 176 seats in the Serbian National Assembly (out of 250 seats).
Zoran Đinđić, the leader of the Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Serbia)
The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of...
, was designated as Prime Minister and given the task of forming Serbia's first freely elected post-communist and post-Milošević Government. The Government was sworn in on 25 January 2001 and its term officially ended on March 3, 2004, when the new government under PM Vojislav Koštunica
Vojislav Koštunica
Vojislav Koštunica is a Serbian politician, statesman and the president of the Democratic Party of Serbia. He was the last President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, succeeding Slobodan Milošević and serving from 2000 to 2003...
was unveiled following the 2003 Serbian parliamentary election
Serbian parliamentary election, 2003
Parliamentary elections were held in the Republic of Serbia on December 28, 2003. The Republic of Serbia then was one of the two federal units of Serbia and Montenegro, formerly known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia....
held in late December.
When PM Zoran Đinđić got assassinated on March 12, 2003, Nebojša Čović (one of the five deputy PMs at the time) became the acting PM for four days until Zoran Živković
Zoran Živkovic
Zoran Živković may refer to:*Zoran Živković , Serbian handball player and coach widely known under his nickname Tuta*Zoran Živković , Serbian writer...
got named as the new Prime Minister on March 16, 2003.
After Đinđić's assassination, the government also went through a slight reconfiguration as Čedomir Jovanović
Cedomir Jovanovic
Čedomir "Čeda" Jovanović is a Serbian politician and president of the Liberal Democratic Party .- Early life :...
, up to that point DOS' parliamentary club chief, became deputy PM.
Composition
| Position | Portfolio | Name | Party |
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| Prime Minister | Zoran Đinđić (2001-2003) Nebojša Čović Nebojša Covic Nebojša Čović, Ph.D is a Serbian politician and businessman. He is the President of the Social Democratic Party... (acting) (2003) Žarko Korać Žarko Korac Professor Žarko Korać , Ph.D. is a Serbian psychologist and politician.He teaches psychology at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy and is one of the founders and president of the Social Democratic Union... (acting) (2003) Zoran Živković Zoran Živkovic (politician) Zoran Živković is a former Prime Minister of Serbia who replaced assassinated Prime Minister Zoran Đinđić in March 2003. He was born on December 22, 1960 in Niš where he finished high-school Bora Stanković. Živković received a community college diploma in Economics in Belgrade and worked as... (2003-2004) |
DS Democratic Party (Serbia) The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of... DA Democratic Alternative (Serbia) The Democratic Alternative was a political party in Serbia, founded by secession of pro-democratic members of the ruling Socialist Party of Serbia in 1997. Its President was Nebojša Čović... SDU Social Democratic Union (Serbia) The Social Democratic Union is a social democratic political party in Serbia.At the last legislative elections, on January 21, 2007, the party was a member of the LDP-GSS-SDU-LSV Coalition that won 15 seats.... DS Democratic Party (Serbia) The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of... |
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| Deputy Prime Minister | Nebojša Čović Nebojša Covic Nebojša Čović, Ph.D is a Serbian politician and businessman. He is the President of the Social Democratic Party... |
DA Democratic Alternative (Serbia) The Democratic Alternative was a political party in Serbia, founded by secession of pro-democratic members of the ruling Socialist Party of Serbia in 1997. Its President was Nebojša Čović... |
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| Deputy Prime Minister | Interior | Dušan Mihajlović Dušan Mihajlovic (politician) Dušan Mihajlović is a Serbian politician. Mihajlović was the founder and president of the New Democracy political party with its base in Valjevo, Serbia. Mihajlović earned a degree from the University of Belgrade's Law School... |
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| Deputy Prime Minister | Žarko Korać Žarko Korac Professor Žarko Korać , Ph.D. is a Serbian psychologist and politician.He teaches psychology at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy and is one of the founders and president of the Social Democratic Union... |
SDU Social Democratic Union (Serbia) The Social Democratic Union is a social democratic political party in Serbia.At the last legislative elections, on January 21, 2007, the party was a member of the LDP-GSS-SDU-LSV Coalition that won 15 seats.... |
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| Deputy Prime Minister | József Kasza József Kasza József Kasza is an ethnic Hungarian politician, economist and banker in Serbia.... |
SVM Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians The Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians ; , Savez vojvođanskih Mađara ) is an ethnic Hungarian political party in the Serbian province of Vojvodina. Its chairman is István Pásztor. The former party chairman József Kasza is now its honorary president... |
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| Deputy Prime Minister | Momčilo Perišić Momcilo Perišic Momčilo Perišić was a Serbian general and Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav Army until 1998. On 6 September 2011 Perišić was found guilty for war crimes and crimes against humanity and was sentenced to 27 years of imprisonment... (2001-2002) |
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| Deputy Prime Minister | Aleksandar Pravdić Aleksandar Pravdic Aleksandar Pravdić is a former Deputy Prime Minister in the Government of Serbia . He graduated from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Economics and until 2000 was employed as an economist in the Health Center in Gornji Milanovac... (2001) |
DSS Democratic Party of Serbia The Democratic Party of Serbia is a political party in Serbia.-Foundation:The Democratic Party of Serbia was founded when a faction of the Democratic Party that supported its involvement in the Democratic Movement of Serbia split from the party and formed their own in 1992.Soon after the March... |
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| Deputy Prime Minister | Miodrag Isakov (2001-2002) | RV Reformists of Vojvodina Reformists of Vojvodina is a political party in the Serbian province of Vojvodina. At the last legislative elections in Vojvodina, on September 19, 2004, the party won 2 seats in the provincial parliament.... |
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| Deputy Prime Minister | Vuk Obradović Vuk Obradovic Vuk Obradović was a Serbian general and politician. He was one of the leaders of the Democratic Opposition of Serbia in the Bulldozer Revolution in October 2000.... (2001) |
SD Social Democracy (Serbia) Social Democracy is a political party in Serbia. The party leader is Nenad Vukasović. It took part in Serbian parliamentary election, 2007 as an independent list but won no seats with only 0.12 percent of vote or 4,903 votes... |
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| Deputy Prime Minister | Čedomir Jovanović Cedomir Jovanovic Čedomir "Čeda" Jovanović is a Serbian politician and president of the Liberal Democratic Party .- Early life :... (2003-2004) |
DS Democratic Party (Serbia) The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of... |
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| Minister | Finance | Božidar Đelić | DS Democratic Party (Serbia) The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of... |
| Minister | Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management | Dragan Veselinov Dragan Veselinov Dragan Veselinov is a Serbian politician. As the president of the Serbian Peasants Party in 1990, he was among the few Serbians to go openly against the Serb nationalist policies of Slobodan Milosevic and his allies in the early 1990s.... (2001-2003) Stojan Jevtić (2003-2004) |
KV Vojvodina Coalition Vojvodina Coalition is a political party in the Serbian province of Vojvodina.... DS Democratic Party (Serbia) The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of... |
| Minister | Justice | Vladan Batić Vladan Batic Vladan Batić was a Serbian politician. He graduated from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law. He was the Minister of Justice in the Serbian Government from 2000 to 2003. It 2001, Batić announced that warrants would be made for the arrests of former persons in power before the 5 October... |
DHSS Christian Democratic Party of Serbia The Christian Democratic Party of Serbia is a Christian democratic political party in Serbia. At the final legislative elections in Serbia and Montenegro, held December 28, 2003, the party won no seats... |
| Minister | Labour and Employment | Dragan Milovanović | |
| Minister | Social Affairs | Gordana Matković Gordana Matkovic Gordana Matković is a General Advisor of the President of Serbia, appointed by Boris Tadić.She is the Director of the Social Policy Studies Department in Centre for Liberal-democratic studies and her professional interest covers different fields such as social insurance and social policy,... |
DS Democratic Party (Serbia) The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of... |
| Minister | Health (and Environmental Protection) | Obren Joksimović Obren Joksimovic Obren Joksimović is Serbian politician and former health minister. He was the leader of Democratic Community of Serbia which emerged from the Democratic Party of Serbia and merged into Serbian Radical Party.-References:... (2001) Tomica Milosavljević Tomica Milosavljevic Tomica Milosavljević, Prof Dr sci is Serbian politician. He was Minister of Health in the Government of Serbia until January 28, 2011... (2002-2003) |
DSS Democratic Party of Serbia The Democratic Party of Serbia is a political party in Serbia.-Foundation:The Democratic Party of Serbia was founded when a faction of the Democratic Party that supported its involvement in the Democratic Movement of Serbia split from the party and formed their own in 1992.Soon after the March... G17+ G17 Plus G17 Plus , abbreviated to G17+, is a centre-right political party in Serbia. With 22 seats in the National Assembly, it is the third-largest party, and currently participates in a coalition with, amongst others, the Democratic Party and the Socialist Party... |
| Minister | Transport and Telecommunications | Marija Rašeta Vukosavljević | DS Democratic Party (Serbia) The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of... |
| Minister | International Economic Relations | Goran Pitić | DS Democratic Party (Serbia) The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of... |
| Minister | Culture and Media | Branislav Lečić Branislav Lecic Branislav Lečić is a Serbian actor, and politician. He graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts of the University of Belgrade as an actor in 1978... |
DS Democratic Party (Serbia) The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of... |
| Minister | Energy and Mining | Goran Novaković (2001-2002) Kori Udovički (2002-2003) |
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| Minister | Education and Sport | Gašo Knežević Gašo Knezevic Gašo Knežević is a Serbian law scholar. He is a professor at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law, and is best known for serving as Serbia's Education Minister.... |
GSS Civic Alliance of Serbia Civic Alliance of Serbia was a social-liberal party in Serbia.Known widely by its three-letter acronym in Serbian, GSS was founded and registered in 1992... |
| Minister | Trade Tourism and Services | Slobodan Milosavljević Slobodan Milosavljevic Slobodan St. Milosavljević, PhD is a Serbian economist and politician.-Early life:... |
DS Democratic Party (Serbia) The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of... |
| Minister | Religion | Vojislav Milovanović | SPC Serbian Orthodox Church The Serbian Orthodox Church is one of the autocephalous Orthodox Christian churches, ranking sixth in order of seniority after Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, and Russia... |
| Minister | Economy and Privatisation | Aleksandar Vlahović | DS Democratic Party (Serbia) The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of... |
| Minister | Construction and Urban Planning | Dragoslav Šumarac | DS Democratic Party (Serbia) The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of... |
| Minister | Science, Technology and Development | Dragan Domazet | DS Democratic Party (Serbia) The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of... |
| Minister | Public Administration and Local Self-Government | Rodoljub Šabić (2002-2003) | SD Social Democracy (Serbia) Social Democracy is a political party in Serbia. The party leader is Nenad Vukasović. It took part in Serbian parliamentary election, 2007 as an independent list but won no seats with only 0.12 percent of vote or 4,903 votes... |
| Minister | Natural Resources and Environmental Protection | Anđelka Mihajlov (2002-2004) | DS Democratic Party (Serbia) The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of... |
Deputy Ministers
The Deputy Ministers in the Serbian Government appointed in February 2001 were :- Mirko CvetkovićMirko CvetkovicMirko Cvetković is a Serbian economist and the Prime Minister of Serbia as well as the Minister of Finance.-Biography:...
, Deputy Minister of Economy and Privatisation (appointed Prime Minister of Serbia in July 2008) - Dejan PopovićDejan PopovicDejan Popović is a Professor of Law and was the Vice-Chancellor of Belgrade University between 2004 and 2006. In 2008 he was appointed Ambassador of Serbia to the United Kingdom....
, Deputy Minister of Finance - Dragan MarkovićDragan MarkovićDragan Marković , born in Končarevo in 1960 and commonly known as Palma , is a Serbian politician and entrepreneur, currently serving as a member of the National Assembly of Serbia and founder and the party leader of United Serbia political party...
, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management - Đurđe Ninković, Deputy Minister of Justice
- Dimitrije VukčevićDimitrije VukcevicDimitrije Vukčević studied Nuclear Physics at the University of Belgrade before embarking on a career in commerce. In the 1990s he spent a number of years living and working in the USA...
,Deputy Minister of Energy and Mining - Zoran Radivojević, Deputy Minister of Transport and Telecommunications
- Radojko ObradovićRadojko ObradovicRadojko Obradović is a Vice-President of the Serbian National Assembly. He was appointed to this position in 2007. He is a long standing MP for the Democratic Party of Serbia and represents the DSS in coalition with New Serbia. He is also the President of the Political Committee of the DSS...
, Deputy Minister of Construction and Urban Planning - Ferenc MokanjFerenc MokanjFerenc Mokanj a senior member of the Reformists of Vojvodina political party which was a member of the Democratic Opposition of Serbia coalition which finally ousted Slobodan Milosevic in October 2000 after he attempted to rig the Presidential election which he had lost in September of that year...
, Deputy Minister of Trade, Tourism and Services - Dobrosav MilovanovićDobrosav MilovanovicDobrosav Milovanović is the former Deputy Minister for International Economic Relations in the Government of Serbia . He has a law degree from the University of Belgrade's Law School, as well as a Masters degree and a PhD from the same faculty....
, Deputy Minister of International Economic Relations - Dušan Protić, Deputy Minister of Public Administration and Local Self-Government
- Nebojša Miletić, Deputy Minister of Labour and Employment
- Liljana LučićLiljana LucicLiljana Lučić . Lučić studied Sociology at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy. Her professional career she spent working as a Professor and Consultant at the Federal Agency for International Cultural and Educational Co-operation in Belgrade.She has been a member of the Democratic...
, Deputy Minister for Social Affairs - Radojica Pešić, Deputy Minister for Science,Technology and Development
- Vigor MajićVigor MajicVigor Majić was the Deputy Minister of Education and Sport in the Government of Serbia .-Overview:Prior to being appointed as Deputy Minister, he had been the director of the Petnica Science Center in Serbia since 1982, when he was one of the founders of the centre...
, Deputy Minister of Education and Sport - Uroš Jovanović, Deputy Minister of Health and Environmental Protection, 2001-2002
- Dragan Celiković, Deputy Minister of Health
- Zivojin StjepićZivojin StjepicZivojin Stjepić was the Deputy Minister of Religion in the Government of Serbia . He was in large part responsible for the reinstitution of religious education as a school subject in Serbian schools after it had been ignored for 60 years by the communist regime...
, Deputy Minister of Religion
(The post of Deputy Minister has since 2004 been abolished and a new post of State Secretary (državni sekretar) has been instituted (of which there are several in each Ministry).
See also
- Cabinet of Serbia (2004–2007)
- Cabinet of Serbia (2007–2008)
- Cabinet of Serbia