Aleksandar Vučić

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Aleksandar Vučić Александар Вучић

Serbian Minister of Information
In office March 24, 1998 – October 24, 2000

Born	5 March 1970 (1970-03-05) (age 38) Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Political party	Serbian Radical Party
Residence	Belgrade, Serbia
Alma mater	University of Belgrade
Religion	Serbian Orthodox

Aleksandar Vučić (Serbian: Александар Вучић listen (help·info), born March 5, 1970, in Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia)^[1] is the secretary-general of the Serbian Radical Party and a deputy in the National Assembly of Serbia. He is the vice-president of the Serbian Radical Party's parliamentary club.^[2] Besides Serbian, Aleksandar Vučić is fluent in English and has a working knowledge of French and Russian. He is married and has two children.

1 Political career
- 1.1 As minister of information
- 1.2 Campaign for mayor
  - 1.2.1 2004 local elections
  - 1.2.2 2008 local elections
2 References
3 External links

[edit] Political career

In 1993, Vučić became a member of the Serbian Radical Party and was selected as a representative for the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia. Two years later, when 24, Vučić was selected as the party's secretary-general.

[edit] As minister of information

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[edit] Campaign for mayor

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[edit] 2004 local elections

Aleksandar Vučić was a candidate for Mayor of Belgrade in the 2004 local elections, but lost to Nenad Bogdanović of the Democratic Party.^[3] He was the Serbian Radical Party's candidate for Mayor of Belgrade once again in 2008.

[edit] 2008 local elections

On May 14, 2008, the Socialist Party of Serbia, Democratic Party of Serbia and the Serbian Radical Party agreed to form a majority in the Assembly of the City of Belgrade.^[4] A coalition agreement for the city assembly was signed between the parties on May 28, 2008, allowing Aleksandar Vučić to be the 73^rd mayor of Belgrade.^[5]