President of the City Assembly of Novi Sad
| President of the City Assembly of Novi Sad | |
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Coat of arms of Novi Sad | |
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Incumbent Sinišia Sević since 14 September 2012 | |
| Style | President |
| Residence | No official residence |
| Seat | City Hall |
| Appointer | City Assembly |
| Term length | 4 years |
| Inaugural holder | Zoran Vučević |
| Formation | 29 November 2004 |
The President of the City Assembly of Novi Sad is the speaker of the City Assembly of Novi Sad (the second largest city in Serbia and the administrative seat of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina). The President's term lasts four years, and is elected by members of each new assembly. The current President of the City Assembly of Novi Sad is Sinišia Sević (SPS).
The offices of the President of the City Assembly of Novi Sad and the Mayor of Novi Sad were merged and held by the same person until 2004, when they were separated.
Office
According to the current legislation, the City Assembly elects the President and Deputy President of the City Assembly of Novi Sad from the complement of the councilors for the four years’ term.[1]
Authorities (competences)
- Organizing the work of the City Assembly;
- Summoning sessions, suggesting the agenda and presiding over the City Assembly sessions;
- Looking after implementation of the transparency of work of the City Assembly;
- Signing bylaws adopted by the City Assembly, and
- Performing any other operations entrusted by the City Assembly.[1]
List of Presidents
| # | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) |
Term of Office | Party | |
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| 1 |  | Zoran Vučević | 29 November 2004 | 16 June 2008 | Serbian Radical Party |
| 2 | | Aleksandar Jovanović (b. 1976) | 16 June 2008 | 29 June 2012 | League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina |
| 3 |  | Aleksandra Jerkov (b. 1982) | 29 June 2012 | 14 September 2012 | League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina |
| 4 | | Sinišia Sević (b. 1972) | 14 September 2012 | Incumbent | Socialist Party of Serbia |