Bojan Pajtić ( sr-cyr, Бојан Пајтић; born 2 May 1970) is a Serbian lawyer and former politician who is a professor at the University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Law. A member of the Democratic Party (DS), he served as the

president of the government of Vojvodina The president of the Government of Vojvodina () serves as the head of government of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, within the Republic of Serbia. The current president of the Government of Vojvodina is Maja Gojković, since 8 May 2024. ...

from 2004 to 2016 and as the president of DS from 2014 to 2016.

Early life

Bojan Pajtić was born on 2 May 1970 in

Senta Senta ( sr-cyrl, Сента, ; Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Zenta'', ; Romanian language, Romanian: ''Zenta'') is a town and municipality located in Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated on the bank of the Tisza, Tisa river in the geographical ...

, SAP Vojvodina, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia. He finished primary and secondary education in Senta, after which he studied and graduated from the University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Law in 1995. He earned the title

Doctor of Law A Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) is a doctoral degree in legal studies. The abbreviation LL.D. stands for ''Legum Doctor'', with the double “L” in the abbreviation referring to the early practice in the University of Cambridge to teach both canon law ...

in 2008 and perfected his title at the

Heidelberg University Heidelberg University, officially the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (; ), is a public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1386 on instruction of Pope Urban VI, Heidelberg is Germany's oldest unive ...

Legal career

Pajtić became an assistant at the Faculty of Law in 1996. He was promoted to the position of docent in 2009, associated professor in 2014, and professor in 2019.

Political career

Pajtić has denied being a member of the People's Party, led by Milan Paroški, saying that his father was only briefly a member of its presidency during its foundation. He joined the Democratic Party (DS) in 1996. He was the

from 2004 to 2016. He was the president of DS from 2014 to 2016.

Personal life

Besides his native Serbian, he also speaks Hungarian, and English. He is an author of a number of law-related scientific works, which he published in magazines.

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, - , - , - 1970 births Living people People from Senta Democratic Party (Serbia) politicians Members of the Executive Council of Vojvodina Government ministers of Vojvodina Members of the National Assembly (Serbia) University of Novi Sad alumni {{Serbia-politician-stub