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.
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.
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]
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]