Darko Glišić (, born 28 May 1973) is a Serbian politician, serving as minister for public investments since 2024. He was previously the mayor of Ub. A former member of the

Serbian Radical Party The Serbian Radical Party (, abbr. SRS) is a Far-right politics in Serbia, far-right, Ultranationalism, ultranationalist List of political parties in Serbia, political party in Serbia. Founded in 1991, its co-founder, first and only leader is ...

(SRS), he is now the president of the executive board of the ruling

Serbian Progressive Party The Serbian Progressive Party (, SNS) is a major populist, catch-all party, catch-all List of political parties in Serbia, political party in Serbia. It has been the Ruling party, ruling party since 2012. Miloš Vučević, the former prime mi ...

(SNS).

Early life and education

Glišić was born on 28 May 1973 in Ub,

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. He graduated from the Higher Construction and Surveying School in

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Political career

In 1997, Glišić joined the

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(SRS) and was elected vice-president of the party's

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branch. In 2000, he was elected president of the SRS's Kolubara District branch. He served as the president of the Assembly of the Municipality of Ub from 2005 to 2006 and was a member of the

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from 2004 to 2008. SRS split later in 2008, and Glišić was one of the founders of the

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(SNS) led by

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and

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. He is a close associate and confidant of President Aleksandar Vučić. Since 2012, Glišić has been serving as the mayor of Ub. In 2016, Glišić was elected president of SNS's executive board succeeding

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. He has been described as one of the most powerful people in SNS and its key operative. In May 2023, during the ongoing protests, Glišić said that the actors who are against the regime "should go act somewhere else". Actor

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reacted by saying that Glišić's statement has "traces of fascism". His statements were also criticized by actors

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and

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. On 4 June 2023, Glišić insulted government minister Rade Basta, calling him a "NATO scum".

Government minister

On 2 May 2024, Glišić was appointed minister for public investments in the cabinet of

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. Following the Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse and the resignation of

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, Glišić was appointed acting minister of construction, transport and infrastructure on 25 November 2024 and will serve until the new minister takes office. In October 2024, he was awarded honorary citizenship of

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Personal life

Glišić is married and has two sons. He is a fan of foreign

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and is the president of ŽOK Ub, a women's volleyball club.

References

1973 births Living people People from Ub, Serbia Serbian Progressive Party politicians Serbian Radical Party politicians Members of the National Assembly (Serbia) Mayors of places in Serbia {{DEFAULTSORT:Glišić, Darko