Predrag Marković Explained

Predrag Marković
Order:Minister of Culture, Media and Information Society
Primeminister:Mirko Cvetković
Term Start:14 March 2011
Term End:27 July 2012
Predecessor:Nebojša Bradić (Culture)
Jasna Matić (Telecommunications and Information Society)
Successor:Bratislav Petković
Order2:President of Serbia
Status2:Acting
Primeminister2:Vojislav Koštunica
Term Start2:4 March 2004
Term End2:11 July 2004
Predecessor2:Vojislav Mihailović (acting)
Successor2:Boris Tadić
Order3:President of the National Assembly of Serbia
Term Start3:4 March 2004
Term End3:14 February 2007
Predecessor3:Dragan Maršićanin
Successor3:Tomislav Nikolić
Birth Date:7 December 1955
Birth Place:Čepure, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Party:G17+ (2002–2013)
POKS (2017–present)
Profession:Political scientist
Education:Paraćin Gymnasium
Alma Mater:University of Belgrade (no degree)
Native Name Lang:sr

Predrag Marković (Serbian: Предраг Марковић; born 7 December 1955) is a Serbian politician, author, and historian who served as the president of the National Assembly of Serbia from 2004 to 2007 and as minister of culture, media and information society from 2011 to 2012. A former member of G17 Plus, he also briefly served as acting president of Serbia until the election of Boris Tadić in 2004.

Political career

Marković was President of the National Assembly of Serbia from 2004 to 2007 and the acting President of Serbia within Serbia and Montenegro between 4 March and 11 July 2004.[1] In addition, he has been the president of the G17 Plus Management Board, the President of the G17 Plus Political Council and member of their Executive Board. In 2003, he was chosen as an honorary president of the G17 Plus Party.

During Marković's tenure as President of the National Assembly, the National Assembly unanimously returned the coat of arms, flag and anthem of Serbia on 17 August 2004[2] and on 5 June 2006 announced Serbia's sovereignty.[3]

Marković was the Movement for the Restoration of the Kingdom of Serbia candidate for Mayor of Belgrade during the 2018 Belgrade City Assembly election. He finished with 4,291 votes.

Literary career

Marković is a member of PEN, the Serbian Literary Society and is the former president of the Association of Publishers of Serbia and Montenegro. From 1993 to 2013, he was the owner of the Stubovi kulture publishing house[4] and has written six books. He speaks Serbian, Russian, and Spanish.

Marković is a contributor and honourable member of the Urban Book Circle (Canada).[5]

Personal life

Marković is known for keeping details from his personal life private.[6] On 26 December 2015, Marković married Vesna (née Vujatović; born 1991).[7] He has a son from a previous marriage.[8]

Published books

Notes and References

  1. News: World News: Election Watch. 13 June 2004. CNN. 19 November 2009.
  2. Web site: Serbia restores state symbols . The Victoria Advocate . The Victoria Advocate . 2 November 2015 . 18 August 2004 . English.
  3. Web site: Serbia declares itself sovereign . The Victoria Advocate . The Victoria Advocate . 2 November 2015 . 6 June 2006 . English.
  4. News: Yugoslav Opposition Plans Big Rally in Capital Aug. 19. 2 August 1999. The New York Times . 19 November 2009 . Steven . Erlanger.
  5. http://www.urbanbookcircle.com/predrag-markovic.html Predrag Marković Urban Book Circle bio
  6. Web site: Public and Private by Predrag Markovic . Urban Book Circle . 12 October 2017 . 2 November 2015 . English.
  7. Web site: Ima nešto u toj bradi... . Kurir . Kurir . 29 August 2017 . 24 August 2017 . Serbian.
  8. Web site: Naš političar uživa kraj 36 godina mlađe supruge... . Blic . Blic . 7 October 2017 . 3 October 2017 . Serbian.