Predrag Marković

Predrag Marković
Minister of Culture, Media and Information Society
In office 14 March 2011 – 27 July 2012
Prime Minister	Mirko Cvetković
Preceded by	Nebojša Bradić (Culture) Jasna Matić (Telecommunications and Information Society)
Succeeded by	Bratislav Petković
President of Serbia Acting
In office 4 March 2004 – 11 July 2004
Prime Minister	Vojislav Koštunica
Preceded by	Vojislav Mihailović (Acting)
Succeeded by	Boris Tadić
8th President of the National Assembly of Serbia
In office 4 March 2004 – 14 February 2007
Preceded by	Dragan Maršićanin
Succeeded by	Tomislav Nikolić
Personal details
Born	7 December 1955 Čepure, Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Political party	G17 Plus
Residence	Belgrade, Serbia
Profession	Political scientist
Religion	Serbian Orthodox

Predrag Marković (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Марковић; born 7 December 1955) is a Serbian politician, author and historian.

Political career

Marković was President of the National Assembly of Serbia^[1] from 2004 to 2007 and the acting President of Serbia within Serbia and Montenegro between 4 March and 11 July 2004.^[2] In addition, he has been the president of the G17 Plus Management Board, the President of the G17 Plus Political Council and member of their Executive Board. Since 2003, he has been Vice-President of the G17 Plus Party.^[3]

Literary career

Marković is a member of PEN and the Serbian Literary Society and the president of the Association of Publishers of Serbia and Montenegro. He is the owner of the Stubovi kulture publishing house^[4] and has written two books: Morali su doći nasmejani lavovi (Smiling Lions Had to Come) in 1983 and Otmenost duše (Prestige of the Soul) in 1989. He speaks Serbian, Russian, and Spanish.

Marković is a contributor and honourable member of the Urban Book Circle (Canada).^[5]

Personal life

On 26 December 2015, Marković married Vesna (née Vujatović; born 1991).

References

1. The Victoria Advocate (6 June 2006). "Serbia declares itself sovereign". Retrieved 2 November 2015.
2. "World News: Election Watch". CNN. 13 June 2004. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
3. The Victoria Advocate (18 August 2004). "Serbia restores state symbols". Retrieved 2 November 2015.
4. Erlanger, Steven (2 August 1999). "Yugoslav Opposition Plans Big Rally in Capital Aug. 19". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
5. Predrag Marković Urban Book Circle bio