Mladen Šarčević (, born 22 January 1957) is a
Serbian
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politician who served as the
minister of education, science and technological development from 2016 to 2020.
Biography
He was born in
Belgrade
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, where he finished elementary school and high school. After finishing primary and secondary school, he graduated from the
Faculty of Mathematics
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Although re ...
- Department of Geography. He completed his postgraduate studies at the Center for Multidisciplinary Studies of the
University of Belgrade - Department of Environmental Protection.
At the age of 33, he became the principal of the elementary school "Nikola Tesla" in Belgrade. He participated in the establishment of many
public schools
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. He is the founder of several
private schools, both in
Serbia and in the
Balkans. Šarčević is the founder of the "Ruđer Bošković" educational system.
In August 2016, he became the
Minister of Education, Science and Technological Development of the
Republic of Serbia. Since then, all his activities in the "Ruđer Bošković" educational system have been frozen.
He remained minister in the government of Serbia until 28 October 2020.
He was soon after appointed as the special adviser for education to president of Serbia,
Aleksandar Vučić. In January 2023, he was appointed acting director of the Official Messenger.
Controversies
After appearing on
Radio Television of Serbia
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, talking about peer violence in schools, he stated that some children have a writing "beat me" on their foreheads. This provoked sharp criticism in public. Shortly afterwards, numerous
LGBT rights organisations criticised him after he said that every teacher who "incites homosexuality and teaches children to be genderless beings" will be punished.
References
External links
Званична страница основне школе БошковићРампа за преписивање на матури - интервју („Политика”, 9. јун 2018)
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Politicians from Belgrade
University of Belgrade Faculty of Mathematics alumni
1957 births
Living people
Government ministers of Serbia
Education ministers of Serbia