Aleksandar Vučić
| Aleksandar Vučić Александар Вучић |
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| Serbian Minister of Information | |
| In office 24 March 1998 – 24 October 2000 |
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| Born | 5 March 1970 Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Political party | Serbian Radical Party (1993–2008) Serbian Progressive Party (2008–) |
| Residence | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Alma mater | University of Belgrade |
| Religion | Serbian Orthodox |
Aleksandar Vučić (Serbian: Александар Вучић, born 5 March 1970, in Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia)[1] is a Serbian politician, Deputy President of the Serbian Progressive Party. He is a former secretary-general of the Serbian Radical Party and was President of the Serbian Radical Party's city parliamentary club before joining the Serbian Progressive Party.[2] Besides Serbian, Aleksandar Vučić is fluent in English and has a working knowledge of French and Russian. He is married and has two children.
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[edit] Political career
In 1993, Vučić became a member of the Serbian Radical Party and was selected as a representative for the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia. Two years later, when 24, Vučić was selected as the party's secretary-general.
[edit] As minister of information
On 24 March 1998 Vučić became Serbian minister of information in the government of Mirko Marjanović. His term as a minister will be remembered by his controversial Information Law, which brought high fines for independent journalists, who were against Milošević's regime. During implementation of Vučić's law, Serbian journalists were fined with 24.000.000 Serbian Dinars in total.
[edit] Campaigns for mayor
[edit] 2004 local elections
Aleksandar Vučić was a candidate for Mayor of Belgrade in the 2004 local elections, but lost to Nenad Bogdanović of the Democratic Party.[3] He was the Serbian Radical Party's candidate for Mayor of Belgrade once again in 2008.
[edit] 2008 local elections
On 14 May 2008, the Socialist Party of Serbia, Democratic Party of Serbia and the Serbian Radical Party agreed to form a majority in the Assembly of the City of Belgrade.[4] A coalition agreement for the city assembly was signed between the parties on 28 May 2008, allowing Aleksandar Vučić to be the 72nd mayor of Belgrade.[5] However, SPS later changed their side, joining coalition with For a European Serbia and Liberal Democratic Party. Vučić's opponent Dragan Đilas from DS, became mayor of Belgrade.
[edit] Resignation from the Serbian Radical Party
On 6 September 2008 Deputy Leader of the Radical Party and de-facto leader due to absence of Vojislav Šešelj, Tomislav Nikolić resigned, because of disagreement with Šešelj over SRS support to Serbia's EU membership, and with some other well known Radical Party members formed new parliamentary club called "Napred Srbijo!" (Forward Serbia!). On 12 September 2008 Nikolić and his group were officially ejected from the Radical Party on the session of SRS leadership. Vučić, as secretary-general was called to attend this session, but he did not arise. Tomislav Nikolić announced he would form his own party and called Vučić to join. Vučić, one of the most popular figures among SRS supporters, resigned from Radical Party on 14 September 2008. [1] Next day, Vučić announced his temporarily withdrawal from the politics. [2]
[edit] Member of Serbian Progressive Party
On 6 October 2008 Vučić confirmed in a TV interview that he will join new formed Nikolić's Serbian Progressive Party and that he will be Deputy President of the party. [3]
[edit] Croatian relations
In 1995 Vučić visited Knin, Croatia (then under control of the rebel Republic of Serb Krajina) with Vojislav Šešelj to protest against the Z-4 plan.[6] In 2007 Vučić made inflammatory remarks about the Democratic League of Croats in Vojvodina, calling it a branch of the Croatian Democratic Union.[7] In 2008, with the establishment of the Serbian Progressive Party, Vučić said that the goal of a Greater Serbia taking Croatian territory up to the proposed Virovitica-Karlovac-Karlobag line was no longer realistic.[8] In December 2008 Vučić announced that he would make a visit to Croatian Serbs, causing a controversy.[9] The Croatian Serb group SKD Prosvjeta commented negatively on the visit.[10]
[edit] References
- ^ "Detalji o narodnom poslaniku: Vučić, Aleksandar" (in Serbian). National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia.
- ^ "Detalji o poslaničkoj grupi: Srpska radikalna stranka" (in Serbian). National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia.
- ^ "Rezultati izbora za gradonačelnika" (in Serbian). City of Belgrade. https://birackispisak.beograd.gov.rs/GradonacelnikRezultati.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
- ^ Tanjug (2008-05-14). "Vučić gradonačelnik Beograda?" (in Serbian). B92. http://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2008&mm=05&dd=14&nav_id=298612. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- ^ Ekipa Glasa javnosti (2008-05-28). "Aleksandar Vučić gradonačelnik i zvanično" (in Serbian). Glas javnosti. http://www.glas-javnosti.rs/clanak/glas-javnosti-28-05-2008/aleksandar-vucic-gradonacelnik-i-zvanicno. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
- ^ Anto Đapić (HSP): Vučiću, dobro došao u Hrvatsku!
- ^ Šešeljevac vodi Skupštinu, a Vuk Drašković Vijeće Europe, Jutarnji List
- ^ Vučić sad nije za veliku Srbiju
- ^ A. Vučić: Mogu me i ubiti, ali doći ću u Knin
- ^ Srbi u Hrvatskoj različito oko Vučićevog posjeta
