Dragan Šutanovac
| Dragan Šutanovac MP | |
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 Dragan Šutanovac at the Pentagon in 2009 | |
| Minister of Defence | |
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In office 15 May 2007 – 27 July 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Zoran Stanković |
| Succeeded by | Aleksandar Vučić |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 24, 1968 Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Marija Šutanovac |
| Children | Two |
| Residence | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Alma mater | Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade |
| Religion | Serbian Orthodox |
Dragan Šutanovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Шутановац, [drǎɡan ʃutǎːnoʋat͡s]; born 24 July 1968 in Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former Minister of Defence in the Government of Serbia.
Background
He graduated from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. He specialised in security courses in the field of law enforcement and gained a diploma for security issues and oversight. He is also holder of the diploma of George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. From April to May 2000, he served in the European Parliament in Strasbourg and Brussels. In September 2000, he was appointed special advisor at the Federal Ministry of Interior and in 2001 he became Assistant Federal Minister of Interior. In parliamentary elections in 2000, 2003 and 2007 he was selected as an MP.
From 2002 to 2003 he was president of the Serbian Parliament’s committee for defence and security. In local elections in 2000 and 2004, he was voted deputy in the Belgrade City Assembly.
External links
- Biography at Ministry of Defence
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Media related to Dragan Šutanovac at Wikimedia Commons
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Zoran Stanković |
Minister of Defence of Serbia 2007–2012 |
Succeeded by Aleksandar Vučić |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Bojan Pajtić |
President of the Democratic Party 2016–present |
Incumbent |