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Predrag Marković
Предраг Марковић
Marković in 2011
Minister of Culture, Media and Information Society
In office
14 March 2011 – 27 July 2012
Prime MinisterMirko Cvetković
Preceded byNebojša Bradić(Culture)
Jasna Matić(Telecommunications and Information Society)
Succeeded byBratislav Petković
President of Serbia
Acting
In office
4 March 2004 – 11 July 2004
Prime MinisterVojislav Koštunica
Preceded byVojislav Mihailović(acting)
Succeeded byBoris Tadić
President of the National Assembly of Serbia
In office
4 March 2004 – 14 February 2007
Preceded byDragan Maršićanin
Succeeded byTomislav Nikolić
Personal details
Born(1955-12-07)7 December 1955(age 68)
Čepure,PR Serbia,FPR Yugoslavia
Political partyG17+(2002–2013)
POKS(2017–present)
EducationParaćin Gymnasium
Alma materUniversity of Belgrade(no degree)
ProfessionPolitical scientist

Predrag Marković(Serbian Cyrillic:Предраг Марковић;born 7 December 1955) is a Serbian politician, author, and historian who served as thepresident of the National Assembly of Serbiafrom 2004 to 2007 and asminister of culture, media and information societyfrom 2011 to 2012. A former member ofG17 Plus,he also briefly served as actingpresident of Serbiauntil the election ofBoris Tadićin2004.

Political career

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Marković wasPresident of the National Assembly of Serbiafrom 2004 to 2007 and the actingPresident of SerbiawithinSerbia and Montenegrobetween 4 March and 11 July 2004.[1]In addition, he has been the president of theG17 PlusManagement 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 thecoat of arms,flagandanthemof Serbia on 17 August 2004[2]and on 5 June 2006 announced Serbia's sovereignty.[3]

Marković was theMovement for the Restoration of the Kingdom of Serbiacandidate forMayor of Belgradeduring the2018 Belgrade City Assembly election.He finished with 4,291 votes.

Literary career

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Marković is a member ofPEN,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 theStubovi kulturepublishing house[4]and has written six books. He speaksSerbian,Russian,andSpanish.

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

Personal life

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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

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  • L‘imun. Isceđen(1982)
  • Morali bi doći nasmejani lavovi(1983)
  • Otmenost duše(1989)
  • Zavodnik ništavila(2017)
  • Kovčeg komedijant(2018)
  • David protiv Otužnog Zloduha(2020)

References

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  1. ^"World News: Election Watch".CNN. 13 June 2004.Retrieved19 November2009.
  2. ^The Victoria Advocate(18 August 2004)."Serbia restores state symbols".Retrieved2 November2015.
  3. ^The Victoria Advocate(6 June 2006)."Serbia declares itself sovereign".Retrieved2 November2015.
  4. ^Erlanger, Steven (2 August 1999)."Yugoslav Opposition Plans Big Rally in Capital Aug. 19".The New York Times.Retrieved19 November2009.
  5. ^Predrag Marković Urban Book Circle bio
  6. ^Urban Book Circle (2 November 2015)."Public and Private by Predrag Markovic".Retrieved12 October2017.
  7. ^Kurir(24 August 2017)."Ima nešto u toj bradi..."(in Serbian).Retrieved29 August2017.
  8. ^Blic(3 October 2017)."Naš političar uživa kraj 36 godina mlađe supruge..."(in Serbian).Retrieved7 October2017.
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Government offices
Preceded by President of Serbia
Acting

2004
Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the National Assembly of Serbia
2004–2007
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Nebojša Bradić
(Culture)
Jasna Matić
(Telecommunications and Information Society)
Minister of Culture, Media and Information Society
2011–2012
Succeeded by