Goran Bogdanović ( sr-Cyrl, Горан Богдановић, born 2 February 1963) is a Serbian politician who served as the
Minister for Kosovo and Metohija in the Cabinet of
Mirko Cvetković
Mirko Cvetković ( sr-Cyr, Мирко Цветковић, ; born 16 August 1950) is a Serbian economist and former politician who served as the Prime Minister of Serbia, prime minister of Serbia from 2008 to 2012 and as finance minister from 200 ...
from 2008 to 2012.
Early years and education
He was born in 1963 in
Raška and holds a degree from the
University of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade () is a public university, public research university in Belgrade, Serbia. It is the oldest and largest modern university in Serbia.
Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it me ...
Faculty of Agriculture.
Professional career
From 1992 to 1996, he was manager of JUKO in
Srbica
Skenderaj ( sq-definite, Skënderaji) or Srbica ( sr-Cyrl, Србица) is a town and municipality located in the Mitrovica District of Kosovo. According to the 2021 census, the municipality of Skënderaj has 52,586 inhabitants.
It is the large ...
. Afterwards held the position of as state agricultural inspector until 2002, before becoming Minister of Agriculture of Kosovo and Metohija and later on resuming the position of state agricultural inspector.
Bogdanović has been a member of the
Demokratska Stranka
The Democratic Party (; , abbr. DS) is a social democratic political party in Serbia. Srđan Milivojević has led the party as its president since 2024. The party is colloquially known as the ''žuti'' (yellows) because of one of its main c ...
since 2000 and leads the Party provincial committee. He was elected MP to the
National Assembly of Serbia
The National Assembly ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Народна скупштина, Narodna skupština, ), fully the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia (), is the unicameral legislature of Serbia. The assembly is composed of 250 deputies who are ...
on 21 January 2007. On 7 July 2008, he was named Minister for Kosovo and Metohija. On 13 January 2010, he was stopped and then escorted by
Kosovo Police
The Kosovo Police (Albanian language, Albanian: ''Policia e'' ''Kosovës'') is the national police, policing law enforcement agency of Kosovo. It was established in 1999 and took its current form with the 2008 police law. It consists of five dep ...
to the Kosovo-Serbia border at
Merdare
Merdare ( sr-cyr, Мердаре) is a village located in the municipality of Kuršumlija, Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 151 people. The border crossing between Serbia and Kosovo is located in Merdare.
Not ...
, for "illegal political activities". In June 2012, he was banned from entering Kosovo for trying to enter "illegally".
Personal life
Bogdanović is married with two sons. He speaks
Russian
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*Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*A citizen of Russia
*Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages
*''The Russians'', a b ...
,
English
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* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Culture, language and peoples
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
* ''English'', an Amish ter ...
and his native
Serbian
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* Pertaining to Serbia in Southeast Europe; in particular
**Serbs, a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans
** Serbian language
** Serbian culture
**Demographics of Serbia, includes other ethnic groups within the co ...
.
See also
*
Politics of Serbia
The Politics of Serbia are defined by a unitary parliamentary framework that is defined by the Constitution of Serbia in which the President of the Republic is the head of state while the Prime Minister is the head of government. Executive powe ...
*
Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija
The Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija (APKM) (; ), commonly known as Kosovo (; ) and abbreviated to Kosmet (from ''Kosovo (region), Kosovo'' and ''Metohija, Metohija''; ) or KiM (), is an autonomous province that occupies the souther ...
References
External links
Ministry of Kosovo and Metohija homepage
1963 births
Living people
People from Raška, Serbia
Democratic Party (Serbia) politicians
Members of the National Assembly (Serbia)
University of Belgrade Faculty of Agriculture alumni
Social Democratic Party (Serbia) politicians
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