The cabinet of the Government of Serbia, led by prime minister Ana Brnabić, was elected on 29 June 2017 by a majority vote in the National Assembly. It succeeded the second cabinet of Aleksandar Vučić, formed after the 2016 parliamentary election, after Vučić resigned the prime minister post following his election as the President of Serbia. Vučić appointed Ana Brnabić, previously the Minister of Public Administration, as his successor on 15 June 2017.[1][2]
Cabinet of Ana Brnabić | |
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15th Cabinet of Republic of Serbia | |
2017–2020 | |
Date formed | 29 June 2017 |
Date dissolved | 28 October 2020 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Aleksandar Vučić |
Head of government | Ana Brnabić |
Member parties | SNS, SPS, SDPS, PS, PUPS, SNP |
History | |
Election | 24 April 2016 |
Predecessor | Second cabinet of Aleksandar Vučić |
Successor | Second cabinet of Ana Brnabić |
History
editThe cabinet comprises ministers from the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), Social Democratic Party of Serbia (SDPS), Movement of Socialists (PS), Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (PUPS), and Serbian National Party (SNP), as well as some without a party affiliation. It consists mostly of the same ministers from the previous cabinet, with three new members introduced: Branko Ružić (SPS) taking the Brnabić's previous ministry, Goran Trivan (SPS) taking the new post of Minister of Environmental Protection, and Nenad Popović (SNP) a minister without portfolio in charge of innovations. Aleksandar Vulin, formerly the Minister of Labour, and Zoran Đorđević, formerly the Minister of Defence, swapped places. Jadranka Joksimović, formerly a minister without portfolio, assumed the new Ministry of European Integration. The cabinet was approved by 157 votes for and 57 against, out of 250 members of the National Assembly.[3]
On 7 May 2018, Minister of Finance Dušan Vujović resigned from the position for personal reasons.[4] On 28 May 2018, Siniša Mali, at the time Mayor of Belgrade, was appointed as the new Minister of Finance.[5]
Supporting parties
editParty | Main ideology | Political position | Leader | |
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Government parties | ||||
Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) | Populism | Big tent | Aleksandar Vučić | |
Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) | Social democracy | Centre-left | Ivica Dačić | |
Movement of Socialists (PS) | Left-wing nationalism | Centre-left | Aleksandar Vulin | |
Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (PUPS) | Pensioners' interests | Centre | Milan Krkobabić | |
Social Democratic Party of Serbia (SDPS) | Social democracy | Centre-left | Rasim Ljajić | |
Serbian People's Party (SNP) | National conservatism | Right-wing | Nenad Popović | |
Confidence and supply | ||||
United Serbia (JS) | National conservatism | Right-wing | Dragan Marković | |
Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (VMSZ) | Hungarian minority interests | Centre-right | István Pásztor | |
Bosniak Democratic Union of Sandžak (BDZS) | Bosniak minority interests | Right-wing | Muamer Zukorlić |
Cabinet members
editNominating party: SNS SPS n-p (SNS-nominated) SDPS (SNS-nominated) PS (SNS-nominated) SNP (SNS-nominated) PUPS (SNS-nominated)
References
edit- ^ "Serbia gets its first female – and gay – prime minister". The Guardian. 15 June 2017.
- ^ "Serbia's president formally nominates country's first openly gay prime minister". The Daily Telegraph. 15 June 2017.
- ^ "SRBIJA DOBILA NOVU VLADU Premijerka Ana Brnabić i ministri položili zakletvu" [Serbia gets a new government: Prime minister Ana Brnabić and the ministers took the oath]. Blic. 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Vujović podneo ostavku". b92.net (in Serbian). Tanjug. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ Antonijević, M. (28 May 2018). "Mali od danas više neće biti gradonačelnik, evo ko će VODITI BEOGRAD do izbora novog". blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 28 May 2018.