Jelena Tanasković ( sr-cyrl, Јелена Танасковић; born 1976) is a Serbian banker and politician who served as minister of agriculture, forestry and water economy from 2022 to 2024.

Early life

Jelena Tanasković was born in 1976 in

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. She finished her primary, secondary studies, as well as basic studies of economics in Belgrade.

Career

She began her career in a privately held external trading firm in the finance sector in 2003; she later worked as a banker for NLB Group for ten years. In 2017, she was appointed as the secretary of finance for

. A year later, she became the state secretary in the

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, during which she was a close associate of Siniša Mali. In 2020, she was named member of the executive board of

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and as the state secretary in the ministry of environmental protection.

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy

It was announced on 23 October 2022 that Tanasković would serve as the minister of agriculture, forestry and water economy in the third cabinet of Ana Brnabić. She was sworn in on 26 October, succeeding Branislav Nedimović. She was succeeded by Aleksandar Martinović on 2 May 2024.

Political positions

Tanasković declared that "environmentalism is one of the three key priorities of the country" in July 2021.

Personal life

Tanasković is married and has two children.

References

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