Slobodan St. Milosavljević ( sr-cyr, Слободан Ст. Милосављевић, born 19 November 1965) is a Serbian economist and politician.
Early life
He graduated from the
University of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade () is a public university, public research university in Belgrade, 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 me ...
Faculty of Economics in 1990, where he also received an MA in 1996 and a PhD in macroeconomics and management in 2001. From 1991 he worked at the Market Research Institute (IZIT) in Belgrade and from 1996 served as Director of the Centre for Market Research and Macroeconomic Analysis.
Political career
In the period 2001–2004 he was Minister of Trade, Tourism and Services in the first Serbian democratic government and from 2004 President of the
Serbian Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia (abbr. CCIS or PKS) is independent, modern and responsible non-budget institution, the national association of all Serbian businesses which its tradition, experience, and knowledge put in the best int ...
. He is also President of the National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce, Vice-President of the Euro-Mediterranean association Euro/Med TDS, member of the ASCAME Executive Board and member of the Managing Board of the Chamber of Italian, Serbian and Montenegrin Businessmen. He was Secretary General of the Yugoslav Marketing Association (JUMA) and in 1996 and 1997 economics and commercial advisor for AYUCO International in
Abu Dhabi
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. In the period 2001/2004 he was also President of the government Committee for monitoring living standards, President of the Supervising Board of the Serbian Development Fund and member of the Executive Board of the Belgrade Business School and the National Employment Service. He was awarded the 2005 PRO DANUBIO prize for his contribution to the development of
Danubian countries, development projects, peace and tolerance in the Southeast European region. He was also awarded the
Michael I. Pupin Medal in 2005 by the
Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
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The Academy's membership has included Nobel Prize, Nobel la ...
. He has published over 50 scientific and research works in various journals, publications and monographs of national and international importance. From December 2004 he is President of the Resource Board for Trade, Tourism and Services.
Between 15 May 2007 and 7 July 2008, he served as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management.
From 2008 to 2011, Milosavljević was serving as the Minister of Trade and Services.
On December 26, 2015, he was arrested on
corruption
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charges, along with 78 other politicians and businessmen.
Personal
He speaks English and is married, with two children.
He was a member of the presidency of
KK Crvena zvezda
Košarkaški klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб Црвена звезда, ), usually referred to as KK Crvena zvezda or simply Crvena zvezda, currently named Crvena zvezda Meridianbet for sponsorship reasons, is a men ...
.
See also
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Government of Serbia
The government of Serbia ( sr-cyrl, Влада Србије, Vlada Srbije), formally the Government of the Republic of Serbia ( sr-cyrl, Влада Републике Србије, Vlada Republike Srbije), commonly abbreviated to Serbian Governme ...
References
External links
Ministry of Trades and Services
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1965 births
Living people
Politicians from Belgrade
KK Crvena Zvezda executives
Government ministers of Serbia
Democratic Party (Serbia) politicians
University of Belgrade Faculty of Economics alumni