Žarko Obradović ( sr-cyr, Жарко Обрадовић, ; born 21 May 1960) is a Serbian politician who served as the
minister of education from 2008 to 2013.
He holds a position of Lecturer at the
Megatrend University
Megatrend University ( sr, Универзитет Мегатренд, Univerzitet Megatrend) is a private university located in New Belgrade, the city of Belgrade, Serbia. It was founded in 1989 as the Megatrend Business School, which later became ...
and the Dean at the University's Faculty of Public Administration.
Biography
Born at
Ivangrad
Berane ( cyrl, Беране) is one of the largest towns of northeastern Montenegro and a former administrative centre of the Ivangrad District. The town is located on the Lim river. From 1949 to 1992, it was named Ivangrad ( cyrl, Ивангр ...
(now Berane) in
Montenegro
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, Obradović graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences at the
University of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade ( sr, / ) is a public university in Serbia. It is the oldest and largest modern university in Serbia.
Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-b ...
, where he later also received his MA and PhD.
He has published two books and ten papers.
From 1998 until 2000, he was Deputy Minister for Local Self-Government and in the Interim Government, while from October 2000 until January 2001 he held the position of Deputy Minister of Higher Education.
He has been MP since 2001. He was President and Deputy President of the
Socialist Party of Serbia
The Socialist Party of Serbia ( sr, Социјалистичка партија Србије, Socijalistička partija Srbije, SPS) is a political party in Serbia. It is led by Ivica Dačić.
It was founded in 1990 as the direct successor to t ...
caucus in the
Serbian parliament
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and has been Deputy President of the Socialist Party of Serbia from December 2006.
On 7 July 2008 he was appointed Minister of Education in the Cabinet of
Mirko Cvetković
Mirko Cvetković ( sr-Cyr, Мирко Цветковић, ; born 16 August 1950) is a Serbian economist and former politician who served as the prime minister of Serbia from 2008 to 2012 and as finance minister from 2007 to 2008, and again from ...
, and held that position in the Cabinet of
Ivica Dačić
Ivica Dačić ( sr-cyr, Ивица Дачић, ; born 1 January 1966) is a Serbian politician serving as first deputy prime minister of Serbia and minister of foreign affairs since 2022, roles which he previously served under governments of Mirk ...
as well until Cabinet reshuffle in 2013.
Apart from his native
Serbian, he speaks
English
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* English language
* English people
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fluently and has a working knowledge of
French
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.
Personal life
He is married, and has two daughters.
References
External links
1960 births
Living people
People from Berane
Serbs of Montenegro
Vasojevići
Socialist Party of Serbia politicians
Members of the National Assembly (Serbia)
University of Belgrade Faculty of Political Science alumni
Government ministers of Serbia
Education ministers of Serbia
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