Zoran Radojičić ( sr-cyr, Зоран Радојичић; born 24 October 1963) is a Serbian pediatric surgeon and politician who served as the

mayor of Belgrade The Mayor of Belgrade ( sr, Градоначелник Београда / ''Gradonačelnik Beograda'') is the head of the City of Belgrade (the capital and largest city of Serbia). The Mayor acts on behalf of the city, and performs an executive ...

from 2018 to 2022.

Biography

Early life and education

He was born on 24 October 1963 in

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, at the time part of

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. In 1989, he graduated from the

University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine The Belgrade Faculty of Medicine ( sr, Медицински факултет Универзитета у Београду/''Medicinski fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu'') is a constituent institution of the University of Belgrade, which offers a wi ...

, and later obtained magisterial and doctoral thesis in 1998 and 2006, respectively.

Medical career

Before taking political office in 2018, he practiced pediatric urology at University Children's Hospital in Belgrade, and he is also a professor of

surgery Surgery ''cheirourgikē'' (composed of χείρ, "hand", and ἔργον, "work"), via la, chirurgiae, meaning "hand work". is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a person to investigate or treat a pat ...

at the

Political career

On 7 June 2018, he was appointed as the

Mayor of Belgrade The Mayor of Belgrade ( sr, Градоначелник Београда / ''Gradonačelnik Beograda'') is the head of the City of Belgrade (the capital and largest city of Serbia). The Mayor acts on behalf of the city, and performs an executive ...

on the nomination of

Serbian Progressive Party The Serbian Progressive Party ( sr-cyrl, Српска напредна странка, Srpska napredna stranka, SNS) has been the ruling political party of Serbia since 2012. Founded by Tomislav Nikolić and Aleksandar Vučić in 2008 as a s ...

(SNS), following the

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s. Although Radojičić was the mayor, deputy mayor

Goran Vesić Goran Vesić (; born 18 February 1969) is a Serbian politician serving as minister of construction, transport and infrastructure since 2022. A member of the Serbian Progressive Party, he has been serving as a member of the National Assembly of Se ...

wielded more power and influence and was sometimes described as

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mayor. Radojičić left office on 20 June 2022 when he was succeeded by

Aleksandar Šapić Aleksandar Šapić ( sr-cyrl, Александар Шапић; born 1 June 1978) is a Serbian politician, and former professional water polo player serving as mayor of Belgrade since 20 June 2022. A member and current vice-president of the Serbi ...

Personal life

He is married to Tijana and has two sons with her – Ivan and Ognjen.

References

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1963 births Living people Mayors of Belgrade Serbian pediatric surgeons Serbian politicians University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine alumni {{Serbia-politician-stub