Zoran Đorđević ( sr-cyr, Зоран Ђорђевић, born 11 February 1970) is a Serbian politician. He served as the
Minister of Defence of Serbia in the
Government of Serbia
The government of Serbia ( sr-cyrl, Влада Србије, Vlada Srbije), formally the Government of the Republic of Serbia ( sr-cyrl, Влада Републике Србије, Vlada Republike Srbije), commonly abbreviated to Serbian Governme ...
from 2016 to 2017, and the
Minister of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Policy from 2017 to 2020.
Education and career
Đorđević graduated from the
School of National Defense in Belgrade.
He later acquired a
joint-master's degree in international banking and finance from the
John Naisbitt University
Megatrend University () is a private university located in New Belgrade, the city of Belgrade, Serbia. It was founded in 1989 as the Megatrend Business School, which later became Megatrend University.
In 2015, the Council of Megatrend University ...
Faculty of International Economics and the
Panteion University. He currently completes his doctoral studies in the field of economic sciences at the University Business Academy in Novi Sad.
He gained professional experience in leading positions in financial and executive management domestic and regional companies including Comtrade, Kabel-X and others.
Political career
From 2012, he served as the Deputy
Minister of Defence of Serbia.
He also serves as the president of the Political Council for Gender Equality of the
Government of the Republic of Serbia and National Director of Arms. On 2 March 2016, he was appointed as the Minister of Defence of Serbia.
In February 2017, the
Prime Minister of Serbia
The prime minister of Serbia ( sr-Cyrl, премијер Србије, premijer Srbije; feminine gender, feminine: премијерка/premijerka), officially the president of the Government of the Republic of Serbia ( sr-Cyrl, председн ...
Aleksandar Vučić
Aleksandar Vučić, (born 5 March 1970) is a Serbian politician serving as President of Serbia since 2017. A founding member of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), he previously served as President of the SNS from 2012 to 2023, Deputy Prim ...
decided to run for the
2017 Serbian presidential elections. He won the elections in the first round and was sworn as the
President of Serbia
The president of Serbia (), officially styled as President of the Republic (), is the head of state of Serbia. The current officeholder is Aleksandar Vučić, who was elected in 2017 and has held the role since 31 May 2017.
According to the C ...
on 31 May 2017. Weeks later, he gave mandate to
Ana Brnabić to form the governmental cabinet. On 29 June 2017, the cabinet of Ana Brnabić was formed, with Đorđević swapping minister positions with
Aleksandar Vulin to become the
Minister of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Policy. His term ended on 28 October 2020, when
Darija Kisić Tepavčević was appointed as new minister.
Since 4 March 2021, Đorđević has been serving as director of the national postal service
Pošta Srbije. On 16 May 2024, he was dismissed from the position.
Personal life
He is married and has a son and daughter.
He speaks English and Russian and is a member of
Mensa Serbia.
References
External links
1970 births
Living people
Politicians from Belgrade
Government ministers of Serbia
Defence ministers of Serbia
Megatrend University alumni
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