Miodrag "Mile" Isakov (; born 20 March 1950) is a Serbian former politician, journalist, and diplomat. He is most notable as a long-time leader of the Reformists of Vojvodina (RV) political party. Until February 2009, he was the Serbian Ambassador to

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Early life

Born in the suburb of the capital

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, Isakov attended primary school in the villages of

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and Silbaš near

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. He then completed secondary education ( gymnasium) in

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and also attended high school in Carsonville, a village in the US state of

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. In 1974, he graduated from the

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's Faculty of Philosophy with a degree in Yugoslav literature. In 1975 he got a job at TV Novi Sad, a state-run broadcaster where he stayed until 1994. During the late 1980s he wrote the screenplay of the comedy series '' Specijalna redakcija'' starring

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, Emir Hadžihafizbegović, and

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among others.

Politics

His party was part of the wide

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coalition that won power in

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(federal level) and Serbia (republic level) in 2000. In the subsequent division of power, Isakov became one of five deputy prime ministers in the

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of prime minister

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. Disillusioned with the way things were going, Isakov resigned his post in 2004, and eventually left politics altogether. In 2005 his book ''ParaDOS'' was published, chronicling his time in high politics. The same year he was the mayoral candidate at the Novi Sad municipal elections.Mile Isakov na spisku kandidata za novosadskog gradonačelnika: Ni Solun, ni Hag, već Novi Sad
''Glas javnosti'', 9 July 2004 He eventually lost to Maja Gojković.

Personal

He was married to Doda Toth. They have a daughter named Iva.

References

External links

Lik i delo: Miodrag Mile Isakov
''Vreme'' Politicians of Vojvodina Serbian journalists Living people People from Zemun Ambassadors of Serbia to Israel 1950 births University of Novi Sad alumni Reformists of Vojvodina politicians {{Serbia-politician-stub