Mladen Đurić () is a Serbian politician serving as the president of the Medijana Municipality since 30 July 2024. A close associate of

Dragan Milić Dragan Milić (; born August 12, 1965) is a Serbian cardiac surgeon, university professor and politician who is currently the director of the Clinic for Cardiac Surgery in Niš. He was elected to the City Assembly of Niš in the 2024 local ele ...

, he is one of the founders of Milić's citizens' group which participated in the 2024 local elections.

Early life, education and private career

Đurić was born in

Niš Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ; names of European cities in different languages (M–P)#N, names in other languages), less often spelled in English as Nish, is the list of cities in Serbia, third largest city in Serbia and the administrative cente ...

. He graduated from the College of Management and Business in

Zaječar Zaječar ( sr-Cyrl, Зајечар, ; or ) is a city and the administrative center of the Zaječar District in eastern Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the city administrative area had a population of 48,621 inhabitants. Zaječar is widely ...

. By education, he is a manager. Since 2008, he is employed in JKP Medijana.

Political career

Đurić started his political career as a member of

G17 Plus G17 Plus was a centre-right List of political parties in Serbia, 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 ...

Mlađan Dinkić Mlađan Dinkić ( sr-cyr, Млађан Динкић, ; born 20 December 1964) is a Serbian economist, musician and former politician. He was the List of governors of national banks of Serbia and Yugoslavia, 1st Governor of the National Bank of Se ...

. After the dissolvement of G17 Plus, Đurić was active within the

People's Movement of Serbia The People's Movement of Serbia (, abbr. NPS) is a centre-right political party in Serbia. Miroslav Aleksić has been the party's president since its reformation in August 2023. NPS previously existed from 2014 to 2017 and was also led by Alek ...

and later within the Niš My City political organization. He served multiple terms in the Municipal Assembly of Medijana and the

City Assembly of Niš The City Assembly of Niš is the legislature of the City of Niš, third largest city in Serbia. It is a representative body that executes the essential functions of the local government stipulated by the legislation and the City Charter. Composit ...

. Prior to the 2024 local election, Đurić was one of the founders of the Dr Dragan Milić Citizens's Group along with the prominent surgeon

. The group took part in the local elections in Niš and Medijana. The group placed first in the Medijana election and Đurić was elected president of the municipality on 30 June. Medijana is currently the only municipality in Serbia not under the control of the

Serbian Progressive Party The Serbian Progressive Party (, SNS) is a major populist, catch-all party, catch-all List of political parties in Serbia, political party in Serbia. It has been the Ruling party, ruling party since 2012. Miloš Vučević, the former prime mi ...

or its allies.

References

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