Slobodan Milosavljevic
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Slobodan St. Milosavljević, PhD
(др Слободан Ст. Милосављевић) (born in 1965 in Belgrade
, Serbia
, then Yugoslavia
) is a Serbia
n economist and politician.
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.
. 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.
Between May 15, 2007 and July 7, 2008 he served as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management. As of July 7, 2008 Milosavljević is serving as the Minister of Trade and Services.
Doctor of Philosophy
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(др Слободан Ст. Милосављевић) (born in 1965 in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Serbia
Serbia
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, then Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
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) is a Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n economist and politician.
Early life
He graduated from the University of BelgradeUniversity of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...
Faculty of Economics
University of Belgrade Faculty of Economics
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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.
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 DhabiAbu Dhabi
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. 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
Danube
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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
Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
The Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts is the most prominent academic institution in Serbia today...
. 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.
Between May 15, 2007 and July 7, 2008 he served as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management. As of July 7, 2008 Milosavljević is serving as the Minister of Trade and Services.