Branimir Gvozdenović Explained

Branimir Gvozdenović
Office:	Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro
Alongside:	Dragan Đurović, Žarko Rakčević
Primeminister:	Filip Vujanović
Alongside2:	Dragan Đurović, Jusuf Kalamperović, Miroslav Ivanišević
Primeminister2:	Milo Đukanović
Party:	Democratic Party of Socialists
Profession:	Politician
Birth Place:	Bar, FPR Yugoslavia (now Bar, Montenegro)
Spouse:	Marijana Gvozdenović
Children:	Marko, Marija
Alma Mater:	University of Montenegro
Term Start:	July 2, 2001
Term End:	January 8, 2003
Term Start2:	January 8, 2003
Term End2:	November 10, 2006

Branimir Gvozdenović (Serbian: Бранимир Гвозденовић; born 1961) is a Montenegrin Serb politician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister in the Government of Montenegro, as well as Minister of Economic Development, Minister of Spatial Planning and Environment, and Minister of Sustainable Development and Tourism, in several DPS-led governments between 1990s and 2016. Gvozdenović most recently served as the Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Montenegro, from 2016 until 2020. He's a high-ranking member of the DPS, which ruled Montenegro since 1990 until 2020 parliamentary election.

Political career

Gvozdenović served three terms as Deputy Prime Minister,^[1] beginning in 2003 as part of the cabinet of Prime Minister Filip Vujanović and then continuing for Prime Minister Milo Đukanović.

On February 29, 2008, Gvozdenović was appointed Minister for Economic Development.^[2] ^[3] He held that post until June 9, 2009, when he was appointed Minister of Spatial Planning and Environment.^[4] ^[5]

In 2010, Gvozdenović was the Political Director of the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists,^[6] a post he held until December 4, 2012, when he was appointed Minister of Sustainable Development and Tourism.^[7] ^[8]

Personal life

Gvozdenović has an electrical engineering degree from the University of Podgorica.^[9] He is married to Marijana, and has 2 children: Marko and Marija.^[10] He is the uncle of Canadian tennis player Milos Raonic.^[11] ^[12]

Notes and References

Web site: Branimir Gvozdenovic, Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro: MONTENEGRO A CHALLENGE TO INVESTORS. June 17, 2003. Government of Montenegro. February 15, 2016.
Web site: Press release: New Government elected. February 29, 2008. Government of Montenegro. April 9, 2016.
Web site: Events sponsored by the U.S. - Montenegro Business Council. U.S. - Montenegro Business Council. April 9, 2016.
Web site: Keynote Speech of Prime Minister designate Milo Djukanovic in the Montenegrin Parliament. June 9, 2009. Government of Montenegro. April 9, 2016.
Web site: Montenegro pledges to fight climate change. October 30, 2009. Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe. February 15, 2016.
Web site: Politički direktor Demokratske partije socijalista Crne Gore. August 3, 2010. Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro. Political Director of the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro. April 9, 2016.
Web site: Montenegro's new government headed by Milo Đukanović gets voted in. December 4, 2012. Prime Minister of Montenegro. April 9, 2016. January 24, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130124203922/http://www.predsjednik.gov.me/en/news/118037/Montenegro-s-new-government-headed-by-Milo-dukanovic-gets-voted-in.html. dead.
Web site: Branimir Gvozdenović, Minister of Sustainable Development and Tourism. Government of Montenegro. February 15, 2016.
Web site: Branimir Gvozdenovic. Mediterranean Basin Initiative. April 9, 2016.
News: GDJE STUDIRAJU I ČIME SE BAVE DJECA CRNOGORSKIH FUNKCIONERA: Inostrane diplome, skupi život i privatni poslovi. October 31, 2014. Monitor Online. Where to Study and What Children Involved in Montenegro Officials: Foreign Diplomas, expensive life and private affairs. April 9, 2016.
News: Canadian Raonic stuns Youzhny at Aussie Open. January 22, 2011. CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. January 22, 2011.
News: Thornhill's Raonic piling up aces and upsets in Melbourne. Mark. January 22, 2011. Toronto Star. Zwolinski. March 10, 2016.