Dušan Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Петровић, ; born 8 September 1966) is a Serbian former politician, a former long-time member of Democratic Party (DS) and the former Minister of Agriculture, Trade, Forestry and Water Management between 2011 and 2012 and former Minister of Justice in the

Government of Serbia The government of Serbia ( sr-cyrl, Влада Србије, Vlada Srbije), formally the Government of the Republic of Serbia ( sr-cyrl, Влада Републике Србије, Vlada Republike Srbije), commonly abbreviated to Serbian Governme ...

between 2007 and 2008. Leader of the broken-off wing of DS, he was the chairman of the

Together for Serbia Together for Serbia ( sr-cyrl, Заједно за Србију, Zajedno za Srbiju, ZZS) was a centre-left political party in Serbia. It was formed by Dušan Petrović in 2012, and he led the party until 2016, when he was succeeded by Nebojša ...

party from 2013 to 2016.

Biography

Petrović completed elementary and high school in his hometown of Šabac, and graduated from the

University of Belgrade The University of Belgrade () is a public university, public research university in Belgrade, Serbia. It is the oldest and largest modern university in Serbia. Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it me ...

Law School A law school (also known as a law centre/center, college of law, or faculty of law) is an institution, professional school, or department of a college or university specializing in legal education, usually involved as part of a process for b ...

. From 1992 to 2000 he worked as a lawyer, and from 2000 to 2004 he was the mayor of Šabac, as well as a

deputy Deputy or depute may refer to: * Steward (office) * Khalifa, an Arabic title that can signify "deputy" * Deputy (legislator), a legislator in many countries and regions, including: ** A member of a Chamber of Deputies, for example in Italy, Spain, ...

in the House of Citizens in the

Parliament of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. T ...

. He is the member of the Democratic Party since 1992, and he progressed from the position of its local council in Šabac (1996), member of the party's Presidency (2000), one of its vice-presidents (since 18 February 2006), and the deputy president to the party's chairman

Boris Tadić Boris Tadić, (born 15 January 1958) is a Serbian politician who served as the president of Serbia from 2004 to 2012. Born in Sarajevo, he graduated from the University of Belgrade with a degree in psychology. He later worked as a journalist ...

(since 25 March 2006). In the

National Assembly of Serbia The National Assembly ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Народна скупштина, Narodna skupština, ), fully the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia (), is the unicameral legislature of Serbia. The assembly is composed of 250 deputies who are ...

, where he was elected in the 2003 election he held the position of chief of DS deputy group, and in 2003–2007 he was also the vice-president of the Assembly. After difficult tripartite negotiations among Democratic Party,

Democratic Party of Serbia The New Democratic Party of Serbia (, , abbr. NDSS), known as the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) until 2022, is a national-conservative political party in Serbia. Miloš Jovanović serves as the current president of NDSS. DSS was formed as ...

and

G17+ G17 Plus was a centre-right political party in Serbia. Founded as a non-governmental organization dealing with economic issues, in 2002 it transformed into a political party that became part of several ruling coalition governments in Serbia thro ...

following the

2007 elections The following elections occurred in the year 2007. * Electoral calendar 2007 * Elections in 2007 * 2007 United Nations Security Council election Africa * 52nd National Conference of the African National Congress * 2007 Algerian legislative elect ...

he became the Minister of Justice in the government led by

Vojislav Koštunica Vojislav Koštunica ( sr-cyrl, Војислав Коштуница, ; born 24 March 1944) is a Serbian former politician who served as the last President of Serbia and Montenegro, president of FR Yugoslavia from 2000 to 2003 and as the Prime Min ...

General references

Biography
Official website of Democratic Party.

Notes

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Petrovic, Dusan 1966 births Living people Politicians from Šabac Government ministers of Serbia Democratic Party (Serbia) politicians Together for Serbia politicians University of Belgrade Faculty of Law alumni Justice ministers of Serbia