Andrej Vučić ( sr-cyr, Андреј Вучић) is a Serbian businessman and a senior official of the

Serbian Progressive Party The Serbian Progressive Party ( sr-cyrl, Српска напредна странка, Srpska napredna stranka, SNS) has been the ruling political party of Serbia since 2012. Founded by Tomislav Nikolić and Aleksandar Vučić in 2008 as a s ...

. He was previously an executive of the Institute for Manufacturing Banknotes and Coins of the

National Bank of Serbia The National Bank of Serbia ( sr, Народна банка Србије, Narodna banka Srbije) is the central bank of Serbia. Founded in 1884, the responsibilities of the bank are: monetary policy, sole issuer of Serbian banknotes and coins, p ...

and a board member of

KK Partizan Košarkaški klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб Партизан, English: Partizan Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Partizan or simply Partizan, is a professional basketball team based in Belgrade, Serbia. It is ...

. He is also the brother of Serbian president

Aleksandar Vučić Aleksandar Vučić ( sr-Cyrl, Александар Вучић, ; born 5 March 1970) is a Serbian politician serving as the president of Serbia since 2017, and as the president of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) since 2012. Vučić served ...

Biography

Andrej Vučić is a son of Angelina and Anđelko Vučić, and the younger brother of

, the

President of Serbia The president of Serbia ( sr, Председник Србије, Predsednik Srbije), officially styled as the President of the Republic ( sr, Председник Републике, Predsednik Republike) is the head of state of Serbia. The curr ...

. While working at the Institute for Manufacturing Banknotes and Coins, Andrej Vučić's identity card and his signature were "stolen" and "used" to incorporate the company Asomakum. Asomakum company was a subject of discussions in the

National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia The National Assembly ( sr-cyr, Народна скупштина, Narodna skupština, ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of Serbia. The assembly is composed of 250 Deputy (legislator), deputies who are Proportional representation, pr ...

about frauds and subject to official prosecutorial decision in Belgrade curt in 2011 due to taxes avoidance. Andrej Vučić filed a claim for stolen identity. In September 2014, during Pride parade in

Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...

, a group of gendarmes physically attacked Andrej Vučić and his bodyguards. In September 2015 five members of United States Congress (

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, Scott Perry,

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, and

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) have informed Vice President of the United States Joseph Biden that Andrej Vučić is leading a group that smears media freedom in

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

. Former Mayor of Belgrade,

Siniša Mali Siniša Mali ( sr-Cyrl, Синиша Мали, ; born 25 August 1972) is a Serbian economist and politician serving as deputy prime minister of Serbia since 2022 and as minister of finance since 2018. A member of the Serbian Progressive Party ( ...

, claimed that his candidature for the post of mayor was the idea of Andrej Vučić.

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