Aleksandar Pravdić (born in

Čačak Čačak ( sr-Cyrl, Чачак, ) is a city and the administrative center of the Moravica District in central Serbia. It is located in the West Morava Valley within the geographical region of Šumadija. , the city proper has 73,331 inhabitants, wh ...

in 1958) is a former Deputy Prime Minister in the

Government of Serbia (2001-2004) The Government of Serbia ( sr, Влада Србије, Vlada Srbije), formally the Government of the Republic of Serbia ( sr, Влада Републике Србије, Vlada Republike Srbije), commonly abbreviated to Serbian Government ( sr, � ...

. He graduated from 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 ...

Faculty of Economics A faculty is a division within a university or college comprising one subject area or a group of related subject areas, possibly also delimited by level (e.g. undergraduate). In American usage such divisions are generally referred to as colleges ...

and until 2000 was employed as an economist in the Health Center in

Gornji Milanovac Gornji Milanovac ( sr-Cyrl, Гoрњи Милановац, ) is a town and municipality located in the Moravica District of central Serbia. The population of the town is 24,216, while the population of the municipality is 44,406. The town was foun ...

. He is a long-standing member of the

Democratic Party of Serbia The New Democratic Party of Serbia ( sr, Нова демократска странка Србије, Nova demokratska stranka Srbije, , NDSS or New DSS) is a national-conservative political party in Serbia. Initially known and formed as Democ ...

and has held elected positions within the party as Member of the General Committee of the DSS several times. He also served as the vice-president of DSS and was elected as Member of the Federal Assembly of the

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...

in 2000, when he moved to Belgrade. Since 2005, Mr Pravdić has been the government appointed CEO of Galenika the biggest pharmaceuticals company in Serbia, which is still government owned. He was given the award as the "best manager in Serbia" for 2007 because under his leadership Galenika has markedly improved its business performance. He is married with two children. He is currently a member of the Advisory Council of the DSS.

External links

Advisory Council of the DSS (2008) The Best Manager in Serbia 2007 article from Galenika web site Interview with Aleksandar Pravdić december 2006
1958 births Living people Politicians from Čačak Democratic Party of Serbia politicians Serbian economists University of Belgrade Faculty of Economics alumni {{Serbia-academic-bio-stub