Dragan Maršićanin[pronunciation?] (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Маршићанин; born 26 January 1950) is a Serbian economist and politician. He was the ambassador of Serbia to Switzerland from 2004 to 2009. He served as the Minister of Economy in 2004, only to leave it in order to run for president in 2004. He later resigned from the position and was replaced by Predrag Bubalo in October 2004.
Dragan Maršićanin | |
|---|---|
Драган Маршићанин | |
 Maršićanin in 2004 | |
| President of the National Assembly of Serbia | |
| In office 22 January 2001 – 6 December 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Dragan Tomić |
| Succeeded by | Nataša Mićić |
| In office 4 February 2004 – 3 March 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Nataša Mićić |
| Succeeded by | Predrag Marković |
| President of Serbia | |
Acting | |
| In office 4 February 2004 – 3 March 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Zoran Živković |
| Preceded by | Nataša Mićić (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Vojislav Mihailović (acting) |
| Minister of Economy | |
| In office 3 March 2004 – 10 May 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Office established[a] |
| Succeeded by | Zora Simović (acting) Predrag Bubalo |
| Serbian Ambassador to Switzerland | |
| In office 4 July 2004 – 27 January 2009 | |
| Succeeded by | Milan St. Protić |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 January 1950 Belgrade, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Political party | DS (1990–1992) DSS/NDSS (1992–present) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Economist |
In the 2004 Serbian presidential election Maršićanin finished 4th with 13.3% of the vote.[1]
He was the President of the National Assembly of Serbia in 2001 and in 2004,[2][3] and the interim acting President of Serbia between 4 February and 3 March 2004.
Maršićanin graduated from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Economics.[4] Following university studies, he worked for companies such as Elektron, Novi Kolektiv and Belgrade Water Utility Company.[4] He has been a member of the Democratic Party of Serbia since the party's founding. For a time he was the secretary of party, and currently is its vice-president.[4] He served as chairman of Vračar municipality in Belgrade until 1996.
See also
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edit- ^ Split from Ministry of Finance and Economy
References
edit- ^ Nichol, Ulric R. (2007). Focus on Politics and Economics of Russia and Eastern Europe. Nova Publishers. p. 238. ISBN 9781600213175.
- ^ B92 (24 June 2004). "Konačni rezultati izbora" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 24 June 2004.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia | Multi-party National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia (1991–2020)". www.parlament.rs.
- ^ a b c "Ministers Biographies". arhiva.srbija.gov.rs. Serbian Government Archives.