Verica Kalanović ( sr-Cyrl, Верица Калановић, ; born 1954) is a Serbian politician. She served as the
Minister of Regional Development and Local Self-Government from 2012 to 2013, and as the
Minister of National Investment Plan from 2008 to 2012. She also served as the
Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia
The Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia ( sr, Потпредседник Владе Србије / Potpredsednik Vlade Srbije, literally translated as Vice President of the Government of Serbia), is the official Deputy of the Prime Minister of Ser ...
from 2011 to 2012.
Education and career
Kalanović was born in
Trstenik,
SR Serbia
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, status = Constituent state of Yugoslavia
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,
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
and graduated in 1977 from the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy in
Belgrade, where she also received a master's degree in 1980.
From 1980 to 1993, she worked in
Prva Petoletka in
Trstenik. From 1993 to 2003, she was professor at the post-secondary technical school in Trstenik. From 2000 to 2001, she was member of the Trstenik municipality executive council.
From 2003 to 2006, she was head of
G17 Plus
G17 Plus was a centre-right political party in Serbia. Founded as a non-governmental organization dealing with economic issues, in 2002 it transformed into a political party that became part of several ruling coalition governments in Serbia thro ...
caucus in the parliament of Serbia and Montenegro. She was president of the Serbia-Montenegrin Parliament's Committee for interior economic relations and finances, a member of the parliamentary delegation in the
Council of Europe and a member of the committee for local and regional development in the Council of Europe.
She was State Secretary in the Ministry of Economy and Regional Development from 2007 to July 2008.
On 7 July 2008 she was elected Minister for National Investment Plan., and resigned to the post following announcement of Cabinet re-shuffle which took place on 2 September 2013.
Personal life
Kalanović is married with two children.
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kalanovic, Verica
1954 births
Living people
People from Trstenik, Serbia
G17 Plus politicians
Government ministers of Serbia
Women government ministers of Serbia
21st-century Serbian women politicians
21st-century Serbian politicians