Milutin Mrkonjić

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Name	Mrkonjic, Milutin
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Date of birth	May 23, 1942
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Milutin Mrkonjić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милутин Мркоњић; pronounced [milǔtin mr̩̂kɔɲitɕ]; born May 23, 1942 in Belgrade) is a Serbian politician. He is one of the founding members of Socialist Party of Serbia, together with Slobodan Milošević.

Milutin Mrkonjić graduated on Faculty of Civil Engineering of University of Belgrade in 1968 as a civil engineer for roads, airports and railways. He was the first director of CIP - Institute of Transportation.

He was the head of Reconstruction Agency after NATO bombing of FR Yugoslavia in 1999.

He ran for a president in 2008 election under slogans "Achievements speak for themselves" (Serbian: Дела говоре, Dela govore) and "Our Comrade!" (Наш друг! Naš drug!). Mrkonjić finished fourth with 5.97%.

On May 8, 2007 Mrkonjić has become Vice President of Serbian parliament and on July 7, 2008, he became Minister for Infrastructure in the Serbian government. He became the Minister for Infrastructure and Energy on March 14, 2011.

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• Presidential campaign news

Government offices
Preceded by Velimir Ilić	Minister of Infrastructure 2008-2011	Succeeded by Milutin Mrkonjić
Preceded by Milutin Mrkonjić Petar Škundrić	Minister of Infrastructure and Energy 2011–present	Incumbent