Novak Nedić (; born 1982) is a Serbian politician, lawyer and sports administrator who served as the secretary-general of 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 ...

from 2014 to 2025. A member of the

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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 ...

(SNS).

Early life, education and law career

Nedić was born in 1982 in

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. He graduated from the Sixth Belgrade Gymnasium and the

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at 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 ...

. From 2000 to 2005, he worked as a volunteer intern at the Commercial Court in Belgrade and then as an intern and later a lawyer at the Nedić Law Firm. He deals with commercial and criminal law and holds a Certificate of Special Knowledge on the Rights of the Child and the Criminal Law Protection of Juveniles.

Political career

Nedić is a high-ranking member of the

(SNS). On 28 November 2012, he was appointed deputy secretary-general of the

and the

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. He was appointed secretary-general of the Government of Serbia and the first cabinet of

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on 1 May 2014. Since then, he has been serving as the secretary-general and also held this position during the

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and the

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and third cabinet of

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, and

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. He briefly served in the

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until his dismissal on 17 April 2025. He is a member of the main and executive board of SNS, and the president of the legal affairs council of SNS's Belgrade branch.

Sports administrator

Nedić is also known for his involvement with

FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Партизан, ; ), often referred to in English as Partizan Belgrade, is a Serbian professional Football club (association football), football club based in Belgrade. It forms ...

, where he served as a member of the board of directors until 2014, when he resigned. His father, Vojislav Nedić, a prominent lawyer and also a member of the SNS, was the vice-president of the club until 2016. The Nedić family has been considered as ''

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'' of the club for a long time.

Disputes

During the

2023 Serbian protests In May 2023, a series of mass protests began in Belgrade and other locations in Serbia, following Belgrade school shooting, a school shooting in Belgrade and Mladenovac and Smederevo shootings, a spree shooting near Mladenovac and Smederevo. ...

, Nedić was seen with a group of men who were allegedly sent to break up the protests of farmers who blocked the traffic in Pančevo, where SNS held a rally on the same day.

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, the vice-president of the

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accused Nedić of "leading SNS hooligans" to a rally in Pančevo even though this has not been proven.

Alleged harassment

In February 2014 Serbian media reported that a female government employee alleged that she had been subjected to inappropriate behavior and threats by a high-ranking official within the General Secretariat of the Government of Serbia. According to the reports, the employee claimed that the official had initially assisted her in obtaining her position, but later began to act in a threatening manner when she feared she might be dismissed. The timing of the allegations, which came after the employee reportedly learned she was about to be removed from her role, has led to public debate about the credibility and potential motivations behind the claims. As of June 2025, no formal criminal complaint or internal disciplinary procedure has been publicly confirmed. The accused official has not responded publicly, and no official action has been taken against him.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nedic, Novak 1982 births Living people Politicians from Belgrade University of Belgrade Faculty of Law alumni Serbian Progressive Party politicians 21st-century Serbian lawyers