Radoslav Cokić ( sr-cyr, Радослав Цокић; born 1958) is a politician in

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. He has been a member of the

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since 2016, serving as a member of the

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. Previously, he was the mayor of

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from 2004 to 2008 and governor of the

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from 2014 to 2016.

Early life and career

Cokić is a

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engineer in private life. He has also pursued a side project as a singer.

Political career

Mayor

Cokić was elected as mayor of Smederevska Palanka in 2004 as a member of the

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. In 2007, he fended off an attempt by the

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, the

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, and the Democratic Party to force his recall. He fielded his own

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in 2008, but it did not cross the

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to win representation in the assembly. This notwithstanding, he was described in 2011 as leading an opposition group called "Together." Cokić introduced a monthly series of spiritual public forums in 2005, with the intent of enhancing the social role of Orthodox religious culture.

Governor

Cokić was appointed as governor of the

on February 14, 2014. This area was badly affected by the

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, and Cokić made an urgent appeal during this time for drinking water to be imported to the area. He resigned in July 2016, following his election to the Serbian assembly.

Legislator

Cokić received the seventy-seventh position on the Progressive Party's ''

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– Serbia Is Winning'' electoral list in the

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and was elected when the list won a majority with 131 out of 250 mandates. He is a member of the parliamentary environmental protection committee; a deputy member of two other committees; and a member of the parliamentary friendship groups for

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, and

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.Radoslav Cokic
National Assembly of Serbia, accessed 31 March 2017.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cokic, Radoslav 1958 births Living people Members of the National Assembly (Serbia) People from Smederevska Palanka Serbian Renewal Movement politicians Serbian Progressive Party politicians