Mihailo Jovanović (politician) explained

Mihailo Jovanović
Native Name:Михаило Јовановић
Native Name Lang:sr
Office:Minister of Information and Telecommunications
Primeminister:Ana Brnabić
Term Start:26 October 2022
Term End:2 May 2024
Predecessor:Office re-established
Successor:Dejan Ristić
Birth Place:Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Occupation:Politician
Alma Mater:University of Belgrade
Party:Independent
Children:2

Mihailo Jovanović (Serbian: Михаило Јовановић; born 1972) is a Serbian engineer and politician who served as minister of information and telecommunications from 2022 to 2024.

Early life

Mihailo Jovanović was born in 1972 in Belgrade, Socialist Republic of Serbia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.[1] He graduated and earned his master's degree from the School of Electrical Engineering at the University of Belgrade. He received his doctorate in topics of economics in 2012.[2]

Career

He began his career at Pošta Srbije, where he worked in telecommunications.[3] He also previously worked at Telekom Srbija. He was later appointed director of the Office for Information Technologies and Electronic Administration of the Government of Serbia in April 2017. He is a close associate of Ana Brnabić.[4]

Minister of Information and Telecommunications

It was announced on 24 October 2022 that Jovanović would serve as minister of information and telecommunications in the third cabinet of Ana Brnabić.[5] He was sworn in on 26 October.[6]

Personal life

Jovanović is married and has two children. He received two awards, in 2002 and 2022 respectively, due to his work on information technologies. He is a member of the Chamber of Engineers of Serbia.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 24 October 2022 . Odluka o izboru Vlade i biografije predloženih članova Vlade . 25 October 2022 . National Assembly of Serbia . sr . 25 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221025174054/http://www.parlament.gov.rs/upload/archive/files/cir/pdf/akta_procedura/13_saziv/2189-22.pdf . live .
  2. Web site: Matić . Nada . 25 October 2022 . Ko je Mihailo Jovanović, kandidat za novog ministra informisanja i telekomunikacija . 26 October 2022 . Blic . sr . 26 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221026130203/https://www.blic.rs/biznis/vesti/ko-je-mihailo-jovanovic-kandidat-za-novog-ministra-informisanja-i-telekomunikacija/dvqc1ch . live .
  3. Web site: 24 October 2022 . Ko je novi ministar informisanja: Mihailo Jovanović - od Telekoma i Pošte do vladine Kancelarije za IT . 25 October 2022 . Danas . sr-RS.
  4. Web site: 24 October 2022 . Ministar informisanja Mihailo Jovanović: Od Pošte do medija i telekomunikacija . 26 October 2022 . Vreme . sr-RS . 26 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221026130203/https://www.vreme.com/vesti/ministar-informisanja-mihailo-jovanovic-od-poste-do-medija-i-telekomunikacija/ . live .
  5. News: 24 October 2022 . I Jovanović i Blagojević ministri, predlog novog sastava Vlade upućen Skupštini . sr . Tanjug . 24 October 2022 . 24 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221024113929/http://www.tanjug.rs/full-view.aspx?izb=754996 . live .
  6. Web site: 26 October 2022 . Druga posebna sednica Narodne skupštine Republike Srbije u Trinaestom sazivu . 30 October 2022 . National Assembly of Serbia . sr . 30 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221030122835/http://www.parlament.gov.rs/Druga_posebna_sednica_Narodne_skup%C5%A1tine_Republike_Srbije_u_Trinaestom_sazivu.45714.941.html . live .