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Miloš Vučević
Милош Вучевић
Vučević in 2024
Prime Minister of Serbia
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 May 2024
PresidentAleksandar Vučić
Preceded byAna Brnabić
Ivica Dačić (acting)
Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia
In office
26 October 2022 – 2 May 2024
Prime MinisterAna Brnabić
Preceded byZorana Mihajlović
Succeeded byAleksandar Vulin
Minister of Defence
In office
26 October 2022 – 2 May 2024
Prime MinisterAna Brnabić
Preceded byNebojša Stefanović
Succeeded byBratislav Gašić
Mayor of Novi Sad
In office
12 September 2012 – 26 October 2022
Preceded byIgor Pavličić
Succeeded byMilan Đurić
Personal details
Born (1974-12-10) 10 December 1974 (age 49)
Novi Sad, SAP Vojvodina, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Political party
  • SRS (until 2008)
  • SNS (since 2008)
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Novi Sad
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Miloš Vučević (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Вучевић, pronounced [mǐloʃ ʋûːtʃeʋitɕ]; born 10 December 1974) is a Serbian lawyer and politician serving as prime minister of Serbia since 2024. He is also the current president of the Serbian Progressive Party. He previously served as deputy prime minister of Serbia and minister of defence 2022 to 2024 and as mayor of Novi Sad from 2012 to 2022.

Early life, education and law career

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Vučević was born on 10 December 1974 in Novi Sad, SAP Vojvodina, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia.[1] He finished elementary school in Novi Sad and high school in Bački Petrovac. Vučević graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Novi Sad, in 2002.[2]

Vučević practised law in the family law office until 2012.[1]

Political career

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Vučević started his political career as a member of the far-right Serbian Radical Party (SRS) where his father was a high-ranking member. The SRS split later in 2008, and Vučević joined the breakaway Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) led by Tomislav Nikolić and Aleksandar Vučić.[3] He is a close associate and confidant of Aleksandar Vučić and his brother Andrej.

Mayor of Novi Sad (2012–2022)

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Following the 2012 local elections, Vučević was elected mayor of Novi Sad by a new SNS-led majority, even though the SNS only won 16.44% of the popular vote.[3][4] He was a member of the board of directors of the National Alliance for Local Economic Development (NALED) from 2015 to 2016.[2] He was re-elected mayor following the 2016[5] and 2020 local elections.[6]

In November 2021, he was elected vice-president of the party at the SNS party assembly.[7]

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence (2022–2024)

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On 23 October 2022, the president of the Serbian Progressive Party Aleksandar Vučić announced that his party would recommend Miloš Vučević as the next deputy prime minister and minister of defence of Serbia.[8] He resigned as the Mayor of the City of Novi Sad on 24 October, and was succeeded by Milan Đurić two days later.[9][10] Vučević was sworn in as deputy prime minister and minister of defence on 26 October as part of the third cabinet of Ana Brnabić.[11] It has been speculated that Vučević will succeed Vučić as the president of the Serbian Progressive Party following his potential resignation.[12]

In April 2023, following the Pentagon document leaks, documents alleging that Serbia had agreed to sell weapons to the Ukrainian Army to fight Russian forces were leaked.[13] Vučević denied the allegations, calling them "a lie". He stated that Serbia had not sold and would not sell arms to either Ukraine or Russia, and suggested that someone was trying to "destabilize his country and involve it in a conflict it did not want to participate in". He also did not rule out the possibility that some Serbian weapons had ended up in the conflict zone by other means.[14]

President of the Serbian Progressive Party (2023–present)

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On 27 May 2023, Vučević was elected president of the SNS.[15] He also confirmed that the SNS would join Vučić's announced People's Movement for the State (NPZD) in late June.[16] Journalist Ana Lalić characterised the change as "cosmetic".[17]

Prime Minister of Serbia (2024–present)

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See also: Cabinet of Miloš Vučević
Vučević at the Bled Strategic Forum alongside Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob and Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković (left to right), 2 September 2024

Vučević led the SNS coalition to yet another victory in the 2023 parliamentary election. On 30 March 2024, Vučević was given a mandate by President Vučić to form the new government of Serbia.[18] On 2 May, the National Assembly of Serbia elected Vučević as Prime Minister of Serbia.[19]

In July 2024, Vučević tested positive for the coronavirus. Vučević was placed on home treatment, and he continued to perform his duties as prime minister from home.[20]

Political positions

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Foreign policy

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Vučević is in favour of Serbia's accession to the European Union, at the same time claiming that Serbia cannot become its member by "being humiliated and ashamed, because then it will never be a good member of the EU".[21] On 24 March 2019, Vučević stated that the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia was a war crime.[22] He opposes sanctioning Russia due to its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.[23]

Kosovo question

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See also: Political status of Kosovo

Vučević is against the recognition of independence of Kosovo, adding that Kosovo is the "state-forming DNA of our people and our country".[24]

Personal life

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Vučević's father Zoran was a lawyer and high-ranking member of the SRS who served as president of the City Assembly of Novi Sad from 2004 to 2007. His father died in 2021.[25] He is of paternal Montenegrin Serb descent and his family hails from the village of Bezjovo near Podgorica and belongs to the Kuči tribe. His paternal great-grandfather died fighting in World War I, while his paternal grandfather died fighting in World War II.[26]

Vučević is married and has two sons.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b admin. "Miloš Vučević". Istinomer (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Biografija | Novi Sad". www.novisad.rs. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Čovek bez svojstava – Portret savremenika – Miloš Vučević, gradonačelnik Novog Sada i potpredsednik SNS-a – Nedeljnik Vreme". www.vreme.com (in Serbian). 10 March 2021. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Miloš Vučević novi gradonačelnik Novog Sada". balkans.aljazeera.net (in Bosnian). Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Novi Sad: Miloš Vučević ponovo gradonačlenik". N1 (in Serbian). 1 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Miloš Vučević ponovo izabran za gradonačelnika Novog Sada". Ekspres.net (in Serbian (Latin script)). Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Vučić predsednik SNS do izbora, izabrani novi potpredsednici – Politika – Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). 27 November 2021. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Ovo je nova Vlada Srbije, Nova.rs, 2022-10-23". 23 October 2022. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Vučević podneo ostavku i najavio kandidata za naslednika na čelu Novog Sada, N1, 2022-10-24". 24 October 2022. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Milan Đurić novi gradonačelnik Novog Sada". Radio Television of Serbia (in Serbian). 26 October 2022. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Polaganjem zakletve počeo mandat nove vlade Srbije". Novinska agencija Beta (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Počela je metamorfoza Vučevića u Vučića, gledali smo prvi čin". NOVA portal (in Serbian). 3 November 2022. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  13. ^ "Tajni dokumenti Pentagona: Srbija šalje oružje Ukrajini; Ministarstvo negira – Rat u Ukrajini – Nedeljnik Vreme". www.vreme.com (in Serbian). 12 April 2023. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  14. ^ "Vučević: Laž je da je Srbija slala oružje Ukrajini". www.klix.ba (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  15. ^ Marić, Dunja (27 May 2023). "Miloš Vučević novi predsednik SNS". NOVA portal (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  16. ^ Nicović, Boško (27 May 2023). "Miloš Vučević zvanično izabran za novog predsednika SNS". N1 (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  17. ^ Mitkovski, Ivan (27 May 2023). "Ana Lalić: Vučević samo kozmetička promena, SNS ostaje u rukama porodice Vučić". N1 (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  18. ^ Evropa, Radio Slobodna (31 March 2024). "Miloš Vučević mandatar za sastavljanje nove Vlade Srbije". Radio Slobodna Evropa (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  19. ^ "Izabrana nova Vlada Srbije, Miloš Vučević premijer". BBC News na srpskom (in Serbian (Latin script)). 30 April 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  20. ^ "Premijer Srbije zaražen korona virusom". Danas (in Serbian). 29 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  21. ^ Vojvodine, Javna medijska ustanova JMU Radio-televizija. "Vučević: Srbiji mesto u EU, ali ne kao ponižena i postiđena". JMU Radio-televizija Vojvodine. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  22. ^ "Vučević: NATO bombardovanje je bilo ratni zločin". N1 (in Serbian). 24 March 2019. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  23. ^ Colic, Nina (22 May 2022). "Vučević: Problemi zbog neuvođenja sankcija Rusiji sve veći – Politika – Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  24. ^ Vojvodine, Javna medijska ustanova JMU Radio-televizija. "Vučević: Kosovo i Metohija su duhovni i državotvorni DNK našeg naroda i države". JMU Radio-televizija Vojvodine. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  25. ^ Vojvodine, Javna medijska ustanova JMU Radio-televizija. "Preminuo Zoran Vučević nekadašnji predsednik Skupštine grada Novog Sada". JMU Radio-televizija Vojvodine. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  26. ^ "VUČEVIĆ ponosan na CRNOGORSKO porijeklo: SRBIJA JE SPREMNA DA POMOGNE OPŠTINAMA U CRNOJ GORI". Mondo Crna Gora. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
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Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Novi Sad
2012–2022 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia
2022–2024 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Defence
2022–2024 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Serbia
2024–present 		Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by Leader of the Serbian Progressive Party
2023–present 		Incumbent
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