Slobodan Milosavljević

Dr
Slobodan St. Milosavljević
Др Слободан Ст. Милосављевић
Minister of Trade and Services
In office
7 July 2008  14 March 2011
Preceded by Predrag Bubalo
Succeeded by Dušan Petrović
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management
In office
15 May 2007  7 July 2008
Preceded by Ivana Dulić-Marković
Succeeded by Saša Dragin
Minister of Trade, Tourism and Services
In office
25 January 2001  3 March 2004
Succeeded by Bojan Dimitrijević
Personal details
Born (1965-11-19) 19 November 1965
Belgrade
Nationality Serbian
Political party Democratic Party
Residence Belgrade, Serbia
Alma mater Ph.D. of University of Belgrade
Religion Serbian Orthodox

Slobodan St. Milosavljević, PhD (др Слободан Ст. Милосављевић) (born 19 November 1965 in Belgrade, Serbia, then Yugoslavia) is a Serbian economist and politician.

Early life

He graduated from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Economics in 1990, where he also received an MA in 1996 and a PhD in macroeconomics and management in 2001. From 1991 he worked at the Market Research Institute (IZIT) in Belgrade and from 1996 served as Director of the Centre for Market Research and Macroeconomic Analysis.[1]

Political career

In the period 2001–2004 he was Minister of Trade, Tourism and Services in the first Serbian democratic government and from 2004 President of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce. He is also President of the National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce, Vice-President of the Euro-Mediterranean association Euro/Med TDS, member of the ASCAME Executive Board and member of the Managing Board of the Chamber of Italian, Serbian and Montenegrin Businessmen. He was Secretary General of the Yugoslav Marketing Association (JUMA) and in 1996 and 1997 economics and commercial advisor for AYUCO International in Abu Dhabi. In the period 2001/2004 he was also President of the government Committee for monitoring living standards, President of the Supervising Board of the Serbian Development Fund and member of the Executive Board of the Belgrade Business School and the National Employment Service. He was awarded the 2005 PRO DANUBIO prize for his contribution to the development of Danubian countries, development projects, peace and tolerance in the Southeast European region. He was also awarded the Michael I. Pupin Medal in 2005 by the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. He has published over 50 scientific and research works in various journals, publications and monographs of national and international importance. From December 2004 he is President of the Resource Board for Trade, Tourism and Services.[1]

Between 15 May 2007 and 7 July 2008, he served as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management.

From 2008 to 2011, Milosavljević was serving as the Minister of Trade and Services.[2]

On December 26, 2015, he was arrested on corruption charges, along with 78 other politicians and businessmen.[3]

Personal

He speaks English and is married, with two children.

See also

References

Government offices
Preceded by
Milorad Mišković
Minister of Trade, Tourism and Services of Serbia
2001 2004
Succeeded by
Bojan Dimitrijević
Preceded by
Ivana Dulić-Marković
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of Serbia
2007 2008
Succeeded by
Saša Dragin
Preceded by
Predrag Bubalo
Minister of Trade and Services of Serbia
2008 2011
Succeeded by
Dušan Petrović
(Merged with Ministry of Agriculture)
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