Aleksandar Vučić

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name = Aleksandar Vučić
Александар Вучић
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office = Serbian Minister of Information
term_start =March 24, 1998
term_end =October 24, 2000
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birth_place = Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
nationality = Serbian
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residence = Belgrade, Serbia
alma_mater = University of Belgrade
party = Serbian Progressive Party
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religion =Serbian Orthodox


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Aleksandar Vučić ( _sr. Александар Вучић Audio|Aleksandar_Vucic.ogg|listen, born March 5, 1970, in Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia) [cite web |url=http://www.parlament.sr.gov.yu/content/lat/sastav/poslanici_detalji.asp?id=799 |title=Detalji o narodnom poslaniku: Vučić, Aleksandar |accessdate=2008-03-25 |publisher=National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia |language=Serbian] 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. [cite web |url=http://www.parlament.sr.gov.yu/content/lat/sastav/grupe_detalji.asp?id=45 |title=Detalji o poslaničkoj grupi: Srpska radikalna stranka |accessdate=2008-03-25 |publisher=National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia |language=Serbian] Besides Serbian, Aleksandar Vučić is fluent in English and has a working knowledge of French and Russian. He is married and has two children.

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.

As minister of information

On March 24, 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.

Campaigns for mayor

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. [cite web |url=https://birackispisak.beograd.gov.yu/GradonacelnikRezultati.htm |title=Rezultati izbora za gradonačelnika |accessdate=2007-12-25 |publisher=City of Belgrade |language=Serbian] He was the Serbian Radical Party's candidate for Mayor of Belgrade once again in 2008.

2008 local elections

On May 14, 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. [cite web |url=http://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2008&mm=05&dd=14&nav_id=298612 |title=Vučić gradonačelnik Beograda? |author=Tanjug |authorlink=Tanjug |date=2008-05-14 |accessdate=2008-05-14 |publisher=B92 |language=Serbian] A coalition agreement for the city assembly was signed between the parties on May 28, 2008, allowing Aleksandar Vučić to be the 72^nd mayor of Belgrade. [cite web |url=http://www.glas-javnosti.co.yu/clanak/glas-javnosti-28-05-2008/aleksandar-vucic-gradonacelnik-i-zvanicno |title=Aleksandar Vučić gradonačelnik i zvanično |accessdate=2008-05-28 |author=Ekipa Glasa javnosti |date=2008-05-28 |publisher=Glas javnosti |language=Serbian] 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.

Resignation from the Serbian Radical Party

On September 6, 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!" (English: "Forward Serbia!"). On September 12, 2008 Nikolić and his group were officialy 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 arised. 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 September 14, 2008. [http://www.mtsmondo.com/news/vesti/text.php?vest=109484] Next day, Vučić announced his temporarily withdrawal from the politics. [http://www.mtsmondo.com/news/vesti/text.php?vest=109568]

Member of Serbian Progressive Party

On October 6, 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. [http://www.mtsmondo.com/news/vesti/text.php?vest=111693]

References

External links

* [http://assembly.coe.int/ASP/AssemblyList/ALMemberDetails.asp?MemberID=5741 Profile on the Council of Europe website]