Predrag Bubalo became the Minister of Industry and Privatization in the Government of Serbia

Government of Serbia

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 in October 2004, replacing Dragan Maršićanin

Dragan Maršicanin

Dragan Maršićanin is a Serbian politician. He was the ambassador of Serbia to Switzerland, serving from 2004 to 2009. He was also Serbian Minister of Economy, but his position was put on hold when he decided to run for president in 2004...

. Before that Bubalo was the Minister of International Economic Relations.

He was the Minister of Trade and Services in the Government of Serbia

Government of Serbia

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 between 2007 and 2008. He was succeeded by Slobodan Milosavljević

Slobodan Milosavljevic

Slobodan St. Milosavljević, PhD is a Serbian economist and politician.-Early life:...

.

The Anti-Corruption Council of Serbia has made public, on 3 September 2010, a list of persons facing criminal charges related to the privatization of the Port of Belgrade company. The criminal complaint was filed three months earlier against 17 persons for abusing their official position during the 2005 privatization. Among them are former minister Predrag Bubalo, officials of the Privatization Agency of Serbia, and businessman Milan Beko.

He was born in 1954 in Vladičin Han

Vladicin Han

Vladičin Han is a town and municipality located in the Pčinja District of Serbia. According to 2011 census, the population of the town is 8,053, while population of the municipality is 20,938...

. He received a PhD from the University of Novi Sad

University of Novi Sad

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's Faculty of Law. Since 2002, Bubalo has been the general manager of Kikinda-based foundry Kikinda

Kikinda

Kikinda is a town and a municipality located in Serbia, in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is the administrative centre of the North Banat District. The town has 42,000 inhabitants, while the municipality has approximately 67,000 inhabitants.The modern city was founded in 18th century...

. He is married with two children.

Sources

• Official profile at the Government of Serbia
• http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Politika/205555/Beko-i-Bubalo-medju-optuzenima-za-korupciju-u-slucaju-Luka-Begrad