Dimitar Kovačevski (, ; born 24 July 1974) is a
Macedonian politician and economist who served as
prime minister of North Macedonia
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from January 2022 to January 2024.
A member of the
Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM), Kovačevski previously served as deputy finance minister from 2020 until his appointment as prime minister in 2022 after the resignation of
Zoran Zaev and as president of SDSM from 2021 to 2024.
Background
Kovačevski was born in
Kumanovo. He is the son of
Slobodan Kovačevski, mayor of Kumanovo from 2000 to 2005 and ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia to Montenegro after the establishment of
diplomatic relations between the two countries in 2006. He completed high school education in
Waterville, Minnesota, United States. In 1998 he graduated at the Faculty of Economics at
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje and received a master's degree at the same Faculty in 2003. In 2008 he completed doctoral studies in economics at the
Faculty of Economics at the University of Montenegro.
Kovačevski started his working career in 1998 at the Macedonian telecommunications company
Makedonski Telekom. From 2005 to 2017 he held a number of managerial positions in the company. From 2017 to 2018 he was the executive director of
A1 Macedonia (then known as one.Vip), a subsidiary of
Telekom Austria Group.
Kovačevski was an assistant professor at two private universities in Skopje since 2012, first at the New York University of Skopje, and then at the Faculty of Business Economics and Management at
University American College Skopje, where in 2018 he was elected associate professor.
In 2018, Kovačevski co-founded a private company, which opened the first domestic factory for the production of
photovoltaic modules in North Macedonia.
He has been a member of the
Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM) since 1994.
Political career
After the
2020 parliamentary elections in North Macedonia, Kovačevski was appointed Deputy Minister of Finance in
Zoran Zaev's second government. The parliament elected him to this position on 23 September 2020.
Zaev announced his resignation as both
prime minister
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and leader of the
SDSM after a defeat in the 2021 local elections. This caused instability in the fragile ruling majority, which nevertheless survived a push from the opposition led by
VMRO-DPMNE for a no-confidence vote. In the aftermath, Zaev's government strengthened its majority in the parliament by gaining the support of four other MPs from
Alternativa, which until then was in the opposition. Kovačevski accompanied Zaev during negotiations with Alternativa, which launched his name as Zaev's most likely successor.
After Zaev officially resigned as president of the SDSM, Kovačevski won the internal party elections on 12 December 2021, leaving the other two candidates far behind in votes and succeeding Zaev as leader of the party. He was sworn in as prime minister on 16 January 2022.
On 25 January 2024, Kovačevski resigned. Starting from 28 January, 100 days prior to the
parliamentary elections on 8 May, a technical government in accordance with the
Pržino Agreement led the country. After SDSM's defeat in the parliamentary elections, he stepped down from his position as party leader and was succeeded by
Venko Filipče.
References
External links
Dimitar Kovacevski - Deputy Minister of Finance ''www.vlada.mk''.
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1974 births
Living people
People from Kumanovo
Ethnic Macedonian people
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje alumni
Macedonian economists
Social Democratic Union of Macedonia politicians
Prime ministers of North Macedonia