Tomislav Momirović (; born 17 October 1983) is a Serbian businessman and politician who served as minister of internal and foreign trade from 2022 to 2024. A member of the

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(SNS), he served as minister of construction, transport and infrastructure from 2020 to 2022.

Biography

Early life and family

Momirović was born in 1983 in

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which at the time was a part of the

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to parents Đorđe and Nada who is from

Nikšić Nikšić (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Никшић, ), is the second largest city in Montenegro, with a total population of 32,046 (2023 census) located in the west of the country, in the centre of the spacious Nikšić field at the foot of Trebjesa ...

. His parents founded the Mona Fashion House in 1989. He graduated from the

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Business career

Since 2007, Momirović was employed in the company Mona d.o.o. in the position of advisor. The accelerated development of the hotel business began in 2011 with the separation of the company Mona Hotel Management d.o.o. Since the founding of the new company, he has been the General Manager of Mona Hotel Management, which manages three hotels (Hotel Zlatibor Mona on Zlatibor, Hotel Javor in Kušići, Hotel Argo in Belgrade) and one residential building Vila Bella in

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. He is a member of the HORES business association, where he has been the president of the HORES assembly (Association of hoteliers and restaurateurs - Business association of hotel and catering industry) since 2013, and from 2009 to 2013 he was the president of the HORES board. Since 2016, he has been the President of Mona Hotel Management d.o.o. Momirović is also known for tweets in which he shares his views on workers, the economy and business, as well as business advice that caused controversy on social networks.

Political career

On 25 October 2020, it was announced that Momirović will be the new Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure in the

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and

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Ana Brnabić starting from 28 October 2020.

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pointed out that Momirović's candidacy for the Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, should not be a surprise as "not only did he come from a successful company, but he was willing to accept the blows of various political, and especially economic ignoramuses, even when he opposed an increase in the minimum wage". Momirović said that "Vučić is a historical figure for him and that it is an honor for him to be a part of this story". In the cabinet of Miloš Vučević, Momirović was appointed minister of internal and foreign trade. Following the Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse and the death of 15 people on 1 November 2024, Momirović announced his resignation on 20 November. His resignation was acknowledged by the National Assembly on 25 November.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Momirovic, Tomislav 1983 births Businesspeople from Belgrade Construction ministers of Serbia Government ministers of Serbia Living people Politicians from Belgrade Serbian people of Montenegrin descent Serbian Progressive Party politicians University of Belgrade Faculty of Law alumni