Mlađan Dinkić

Mlađan Dinkić
1st Governor of the National Bank of Serbia
In office November 28, 2000 – July 22, 2003
Preceded by	Dušan Vlatković
Succeeded by	Kori Udovički
Minister of Finance
In office March 3, 2004 – November 9, 2006
Preceded by	Božidar Đelić
Succeeded by	Mirko Cvetković
Minister of Economy and Regional Development
In office May 15, 2007 – February 22, 2011
Preceded by	Predrag Bubalo
Succeeded by	Nebojša Ćirić
Deputy Prime Minister
In office July 7, 2008 – February 22, 2011
Personal details
Born	December 20, 1964 (1964-12-20) Belgrade, Serbia
Nationality	Serbian
Profession	Economist

Mlađan Dinkić (Serbian Cyrillic: Млађан Динкић, Serbian pronunciation: [mlǎdʑan dîːŋkitɕ]; born December 20, 1964 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia) is Serbian politician. He is the former Minister of Economy and Regional Development in the Government of Serbia and a Deputy Prime Minister serving from 2007 until he was sacked by the Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković for inadequate work results. Previously he also served as the Minister of Finance of Serbia from 2004 to 2006 and as the Governor of the National Bank of Serbia from 2000 to 2003.

Born to father Dušan and mother Milosinka, he graduated from the First Economy School in Belgrade in 1983 and obtained his B.A. at School of Economics of University of Belgrade in 1988 and his M.Sc. in 1993.

He is the President of the G17 Plus since 2006. Before he served as the Vice-president from 2003 until 2006 and as the Executive Director of the G17 PLUS NGO from 1999 until 2000.

He is an Associate Professor of Theory and Planning of Economic Development at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Economics since 1994.

Main Research Areas of Mlađan Dinkić are high inflation and shadow financial markets, public sector deficits and its macroeconomic implications and measuring efficiency of resource use (on the macro and project level).

Media

Mlađan Dinkić received the award Euromoney Finance Minister of the Year by Euromoney Magazine in 2007, Reformer of 2009 Award for his contribution to the development of a climate conductive to business in Serbia and many others.

He has his own rock band called "Monetary Coup". Dinkić was the youngest Governor in the history of the National Bank of Serbia.

According to the data from the Serbian web page "Istinometar", Dinkić was pronounced having one of the biggest number of failed promises in the government of Serbia. In response to these claims he stated for B92 media that he worked the most among the ministers in the government and he should be respected for that. In another statement he explains that he had to promise so many things because of the president Tadic.