Dušan Petrović ( sr-cyr, Душан Петровић, ; born 8 September 1966) is a Serbian former politician, a former long-time member of

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(DS) and the former Minister of Agriculture, Trade, Forestry and Water Management between 2011 and 2012 and former Minister of Justice in the

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between 2007 and 2008. Leader of the broken-off wing of DS, he was the chairman of the Together for Serbia party from 2013 to 2016.

Biography

Petrović completed elementary and high school in his hometown of Šabac, and graduated from the

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. From 1992 to 2000 he worked as a lawyer, and from 2000 to 2004 he was the mayor of Šabac, as well as a

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in the House of Citizens in the Parliament of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He is the member of the Democratic Party since 1992, and he progressed from the position of its local council in Šabac (1996), member of the party's Presidency (2000), one of its vice-presidents (since 18 February 2006), and the deputy president to the party's chairman

Boris Tadić Boris Tadić ( sr-cyr, Борис Тадић, ; born 15 January 1958) is a Serbian politician who served as the president of Serbia from 2004 to 2012. Born in Sarajevo, he graduated from the University of Belgrade with a degree in psychology ...

(since 25 March 2006). In the

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, where he was elected in the 2003 election he held the position of chief of DS deputy group, and in 2003–2007 he was also the vice-president of the Assembly. After difficult tripartite negotiations among Democratic Party,

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 G17+ following the

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he became the Minister of Justice in the government led by

Vojislav Koštunica Vojislav Koštunica ( sr-cyrl, Војислав Коштуница, ; born 24 March 1944) is a Serbian former politician who served as the last president of FR Yugoslavia from 2000 to 2003 and as the prime minister of Serbia from 2004 to 2008. ...

General references

Biography
Official website of Democratic Party.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Petrovic, Dusan 1966 births Living people Politicians from Šabac Government ministers of Serbia Democratic Party (Serbia) politicians Together for Serbia politicians University of Belgrade Faculty of Law alumni Justice ministers of Serbia