Gašo Knežević

Gašo Knežević
Гашо Кнежевић
Minister of Education and Sport
In office
25 January 2001  3 March 2004
Preceded by Mihajlo Jokić
Succeeded by Ljiljana Čolić
Minister of Higher and High Education
In office
24 October 2000  25 January 2001
Preceded by Jevrem Janjić
Succeeded by Gašo Knežević (Merged into Ministry of Education and Sport)
Personal details
Born (1953-09-15)15 September 1953
Belgrade, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Died 14 March 2014(2014-03-14) (aged 60)
Belgrade, Serbia
Nationality Serbian
Political party Civic Alliance of Serbia
Residence Belgrade, Serbia
Alma mater University of Belgrade Faculty of Law
Profession Professor

Gašo Knežević (15 September 1953 – 14 March 2014) was a Serbian law scholar, a professor at the University of Belgrade's Law School, and was the best known for serving as Serbia's Education Minister.[1]

Between October 2000 and January 2001 he served as the Minister of Higher and High Education in the Interim Government, formed after the fall of Slobodan Milošević. He then served as the Minister of Education and Sport from 2001 to 2004.[2]

Knežević was a member and a high-ranking official of the Civic Alliance of Serbia.

References

  1. "Knežević: Oživljavanje prošlosti i kroz zakon o obrazovanju". B92 (in Croatian). 26 April 2004. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
  2. Pedi Ešdaun, zastupnik u britanskom Domu lordova. "Preminuo profesor Gašo Knežević - Kurir". Kurir-info.rs. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
Preceded by
Mihajlo Jokić
Minister of Education and Sport
2001 2004
Succeeded by
Ljiljana Čolić
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