Branko Pavlović ( sr-cyrl, Бранко Павловић; born 11 June 1960) is a

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n politician and lawyer. Following the overthrow of

Slobodan Milošević Slobodan Milošević ( sr-Cyrl, Слободан Милошевић, ; 20 August 1941 – 11 March 2006) was a Yugoslav and Serbian politician who was the President of Serbia between 1989 and 1997 and President of the Federal Republic of Yugos ...

, Pavlović served as a member of the

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repr ...

from January 2001 to December 2003 and was the director of the Agency for Privatization from 15 April to 15 July 2004. He is now one of the representatives of the

right-wing populist Right-wing populism, also called national populism and right populism, is a political ideology that combines right-wing politics with populist rhetoric and themes. Its rhetoric employs anti- elitist sentiments, opposition to the Establishm ...

We–The Voice from the People political organization.

Early life, education and career

Pavlović was born on 11 June 1960 in

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PR Serbia The Socialist Republic of Serbia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / ", Социјалистичка Република Србија, Socijalistička Republika Srbija), previously known as the People's Republic of Serbia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / " ...

, FPR Yugoslavia. He graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Belgrade in 1984, and in 1986 he started working as a trainee lawyer. He passed the bar exam in 1988, and since 1989 he has been practicing law.

Political career

Pavlović was a member of the

League of Communists of Yugoslavia The League of Communists of Yugoslavia, known until 1952 as the Communist Party of Yugoslavia, was the founding and ruling party of SFR Yugoslavia. It was formed in 1919 as the main communist opposition party in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats ...

(SKJ) from 1983 until 1987. He was later one of the founders of the Civic Alliance of Serbia (GSS). Following a split within GSS, Pavlović, along with Žarko Korać, was one of the founders of the Social Democratic Union (SDU) and was elected its vice-president. He served as a member of the

from January 2001 to December 2003 after being elected MP as part of the

Democratic Opposition of Serbia The Democratic Opposition of Serbia ( sr-cyrl, Демократска oпозиција Cрбије, Demokratska opozicija Srbije, abbr. DOS) was a wide electoral alliance of political parties in Serbia, intent on ousting the ruling Socialist Par ...

(DOS) coalition. He left SDU in 2003 and formed the Initiative for Normal Serbia. In 2004, he was the director of the Agency for Privatization. He was the leader of the list ''Branko Pavlović – "Because it has to be better"'' on

2007 Serbian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia on 21 January 2007 to elect members of the National Assembly of Serbia, National Assembly. The first session of the new National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia was held on 14 February 2007. The elec ...

that won no seats. He was elected to the

in 2023 election as a candidate of the

We–The Voice from the People political organization.

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1960 births Living people Social Democratic Union (Serbia) politicians {{Serbia-politician-stub Members of the National Assembly (Serbia) 21st-century Serbian lawyers Civic Alliance of Serbia politicians