Mlađan Dinkić ( sr-cyr, Млађан Динкић, ; born 20 December 1964) is a Serbian economist, musician and former politician. He was the 1st Governor of the National Bank of Serbia, serving from 2000 to 2003. He then served as the

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from 2004 to 2006. He also served as the Minister of Economy and Regional Development and

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from 2007 until his sacking in 2011. His last political post was as the Minister of Finance and Economy from 2012 to 2013. Following the 2014 parliamentary election, he announced his retirement from the politics.

Early life and education

Dinkić was born in

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. He graduated from the First Economy highschool in Belgrade in 1983 and obtained his

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at the

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in 1988 and his

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in 1993. He has served as a

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for Theory and Planning of Economic Development at the

since 1994. Dinkić's main fields of research are: high

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and shadow financial markets, public sector deficits and its macroeconomic implications and measuring efficiency of resource use (on the macro and project level). Dinkić is an avid guitar player and has his own rock band called "Monetary Coup".

Political career

Mlađan Dinkić entered politics as a co-founder of the G17 Plus

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in 1997. He later served as vice-president of the G17 Plus from 2003 to 2006 after it became a political party. Dinkić was elected leader of the G17 Plus in 2006 after incumbent leader

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stepped down. Dinkić served as governor of the

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from 2000 to 2003, at age 36 he was the youngest governor of the bank in its history. Dinkić received the 2007 award for ''

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'' by

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magazine. He received the 2009 award for ''Reformer of the Year'' for his contribution to the development of a climate conductive to business in Serbia and many others. In 2014, following the 2014 parliamentary election and poor results of his party, he announced his retirement from politics.

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