Dragan Šoć (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet ( sr, / , ) is a variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language, updated in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to write standard modern Serbian, th ...

: Драган Шоћ, born 1957 in

Cetinje Cetinje (, ) is a town in Montenegro. It is the former royal capital (''prijestonica'' / приjестоница) of Montenegro and is the location of several national institutions, including the official residence of the president of Montenegro ...

SR Montenegro The Socialist Republic of Montenegro ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Crna Gora, Социјалистичка Република Црна Гора), commonly referred to as Socialist Montenegro or simply Montenegro, was ...

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) is a Montenegrin lawyer, retired politician and former

Minister of Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a v ...

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 ...

, from 1998 until 2000. Šoć was one of the founders of conservative People's Party (NS) in 1990, and former party president between 2000 and 2006, he also served as the People's Party representative in the

Parliament of Montenegro The Parliament of Montenegro ( cg, Скупштина Црне Горе, Skupština Crne Gore) is the unicameral legislature of Montenegro. The Parliament currently has 81 members, with each member elected to a four-year term. Following the 2006 ...

from 1990 to 1998, and again from 2001 until 2009. During the Montenegrin independence referendum in May 2006, he was one of the leaders of the unionist bloc, which advocated Montenegro's remaining in the state union with Serbia. He is currently active as lawyer and member of the legal team of the

Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral The Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral of the Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr, Митрополија црногорско-приморска Српске православне цркве, Mitropolija crnogorsko-primorska Srpske pravoslav ...

and

Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro Eastern Orthodoxy in Montenegro refers to adherents, religious communities, institutions and organizations of Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Montenegro. It is the largest Christian denomination in the country. According to the latest census of ...

.Šoć: Zgadili su mi se "profesionalni Srbi i profesionalni Crnogorci"
N1 Beograd, 22 May 2020

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Montenegrin lawyers Justice ministers of Montenegro 1957 births Living people Serbs of Montenegro People from Cetinje University of Montenegro alumni Members of the Serbian Orthodox Church {{Montenegro-politician-stub