Aleksandar Stijović (; born 27 January 1981) is a Montenegrin forestry engineer and politician. He serves as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management in the

Government of Montenegro The Government of Montenegro ( cnr, Vlada Crne Gore, Влада Црне Горе) is the executive branch of state authority in Montenegro. It is headed by the prime minister. It consists of the prime minister, the deputy prime ministers as well ...

and the cabinet of

Zdravko Krivokapić Zdravko Krivokapić ( cyrl, Здравко Кривокапић; born 2 September 1958) is a Montenegrin professor and politician who served as Prime Minister of Montenegro from 2020 to 2022. In addition to his professorship at the Universities ...

Biography

Stijović was born in SR Serbia in 1981. Aleksandar Stijović graduated from a forestry high school in Berane, then enrolled at the Faculty of Forestry, University of Belgrade, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree and later earned a

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

with a thesis “''Use of forest biomass in mountainous conditions of Montenegro''".

Professional career

As a chief engineer, he was employed at the Institute of Forestry of Montenegro from 2014 to 2018. For over eight years he was engaged in the Institute of Forestry of Montenegro on the project as an expert on forest health. He was engaged in many other projects lasting from several months to a year or more in important departments from the Delegation of the

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in Podgorica through the National Parks of Montenegro, the International Center for Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment, the European Bank for Rural Development,

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etc.

Political career

On 5 November 2020, the prime minister-designate of Montenegro,

, appointed him a candidate for the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management in the new

.PM Designate Zdravko Krivokapic Presents New Government
Total Montenegro News, 7 November 2020 He serves as minister in

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, when he was officially appointed by the parliament.

References

Living people 1981 births People from Berane Montenegrin politicians Agriculture ministers of Montenegro Forestry ministers of Montenegro Water ministers of Montenegro University of Belgrade Faculty of Forestry alumni Serbs of Montenegro Forestry engineers Montenegrin people of Serbian descent {{Montenegro-politician-stub