Nebojša Rodić (, born 1953) is a

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politician, lawyer and diplomat who currently serves as the Ambassador of Serbia to

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. He served as the

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of Serbia from 2 September 2013 to 27 April 2014 and as the Director of the

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from 3 August 2012 to 3 September 2013. He is a member of the

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Biography

He graduated from the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law in 1977, while he passed the bar exam in 1979. In addition, he graduated from the School of National Defense in the center of military high schools "Maršal Tito". He worked in the state administration bodies of Serbia and later was the Assistant Minister of Information and Deptuty State Secretary. From 2005 to 2007, he was the director of the High Technological School of Vocational Studies in

Šabac Šabac ( sr-Cyrl, Шабац, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative centre of the Mačva District in western Serbia. The traditional centre of the fertile Mačva region, Šabac is located on the right banks of the river ...

. After the

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and the formation of the new Dačić cabinet, Rodić was appointed Director of the Security Intelligence Agency. He served at this function until September 2013, when he was named as the new Minister of Defence replacing

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. He served at this function until April 2014 when he was named as the Ambassador of Serbia to

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. In 2018, he was named as the new Ambassador of Serbia to Austria.

References

, - 1953 births Living people Politicians from Šabac Government ministers of Serbia University of Belgrade Faculty of Law alumni Serbian Progressive Party politicians Serbian diplomats Defence ministers of Serbia {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodic, Nebojsa