Draško Petrović

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Draško Petrović, MSc (Serbian Cyrillic: Драшко Петровић; born 1965) is a Serbian politician and businessman.

He graduated from the University of Belgrade's Faculty of Law before going on to obtain a Masters degree from the Faculty of Transport at the same university.

In May 1990 he became one of the founding members of the Democratic Party's (DS) Youth Wing. In July 1992, he was amongst the group that left DS and led by Vojislav Koštunica founded the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS).

From December 2000 until February 2008, Petrović was the CEO of Telekom Srbija, the biggest telecommunications company in Serbia. He was one of the longest serving CEOs of a state controlled company in Serbia and gained a reputation as an exceptional manager. He was succeeded at the post by Branko Radujko.