Svetozar Čiplić Explained

Svetozar Čiplić
Native Name:Светозар Чиплић
Native Name Lang:sr
Office:Minister of Human and Minority Rights
Primeminister:Mirko Cvetković
Term Start:7 July 2008
Term End:14 March 2011
Predecessor:Position established
Successor:Milan Marković
Birth Date:21 April 1965
Birth Place:Novi Sad, Yugoslavia
Nationality:Serbian
Occupation:Politician
Education:Faculty of Law
Alma Mater:University of Novi Sad
Children:2

Svetozar Čiplić (Serbian: Светозар Чиплић, born 21 April 1965) is a Serbian politician. He served as the Minister of Human and Minority Rights from 2008 to 2011.

Education and career

Born in Novi Sad in 1965,[1] he graduated from the University of Novi Sad Faculty of Law, where he also received a master's degree. He has been employed at the school since 1995, where he teaches constitutional law.[1]

He was a member of the Novi Sad Executive Council, in charge of administration and regulations in 2001.[1] From 2002 to 2007, he served on the bench of the Serbian Constitutional Court.[1] From 7 July 2008 to 14 March 2011, he was the Minister of Human and Minority Rights, until his Ministry merged into Ministry of State Administration and Local Self-Government.[2]

Čiplić publicly stated that minority ethnic group voter registration went smoothly despite widespread allegations of fraud.[2]

Personal life

He is married, and has two children.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.pf.uns.ac.rs/english/department_of_public_law.htm;link no longer viable.
  2. Web site: SABIC: MINISTER CIPLic's STATEMENT COULD NOT BE FURTHER FROM TRUTH - Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection.