Filip Petrovski

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Filip Petrovski

Filip Tihomir Petrovski, M.Sci in international politics (Macedonian: Филип Петровски) (born May 28, 1972 in Kumanovo) is a Macedonian intelectual, political activist and librarian.

Presently he is the director of the City Library “Braka Miladinovci” in Skopje. He was appointed in 2005.

At the same time he finished his Masters thesis "Reform of the System for Collective Security in the United Nations". From September 2007 he is working on his doctoral thesis in connection with collective security of UN.

1 Education
- 1.1 Undergraduate education
- 1.2 Postgraduate education
2 Political standings
- 2.1 Political positions
3 Other career activities
4 Published books
5 External links

[edit] Education

[edit] Undergraduate education

Filip Petrovski with macedonian archbishop

He has finished experimental high school in the school “Goce Delcev” in Kumanovo.

He has graduated from the Philosophical Faculty at the University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje, with the graduation thesis “The issues of religion in the works of Lesek Kolakovsky” in the class of Professor Ljubomir Cuculovski.

[edit] Postgraduate education

With the invitation of the American Government he was the only representative from Macedonia and the Balkans to the 1998 USIA International Visitor Program, A project for Young European Leaders. In 1999 he went to the Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government at the course of International leadership and economic development.

[edit] Political standings

Filip Petrovski protesting in front of Macedonian Parliament

Filip Petrovski in the French Parliament

Filip Petrovski is right wing Macedonian politician and activist.

He becomes member of VMRO-DPMNE during his studies of philosophy in Skopje in the early 90's.

At that time Macedonia was still struggling for democracy and international recognition. The former Communist Party, now only with new name over take political power in the country with fraud in the election of 1994. Situation was unbearable. That why in 1997 large protests of students take place and last more than a month and a half. Final stage of the protests was hunger strike. Then Government of Republic of Macedonia was forced to call a special session of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia. In that historic session Filip Petrovski spoke to the Members of parliament.

Story told try photos can be seen on Macedonian blog * , MAKEDONIJA 1997

Shortly after the protests he became a president of Youth Force Union of VMRO-DPMNE. During his presidency with youth wing VMRO-DPMNE won parliamentary elections for the first time in Macedonian history. Filip Petrovski with 2 other representatives from the wing becomes Member of Parliament.

[edit] Political positions

MP in the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia in the period from 1998 until 2001. He was a member of the Parliamentary Committee for Control of the Security and Counterintelligence Institution and the Intelligence Agency, & the Public Research Committee for Protection of Human Rights and Liberties, And the Youth and Sport Committee.

In December 2001, he was appointed to be the first Consul General in the Consulate General of the Republic of Macedonia in New York. After the government changes in 2003, he was removed from the position of Consul General by the SDSM government. A part of the correspondence with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Prime Minister at that time, concerning this subject was placed in the book titled, “Once more for us”.

[edit] Other career activities

In 1996 he was promoted as a candidate for the position of a president of the Student Union of the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje, but because of publicly stating that he is a member of a political party VMRO-DPMNE he was not allowed to run.

During his college years he participated in the student demonstrations of 1997 against the law passed by the Macedonian Government regarding the Pedagogy Faculty.

Because of his activities the Macedonian Ministry of Interior opened a political file on him, codename MARTA, in which he was defined as dangerous for the constitutional order of the Republic of Macedonia] His file was closed after he became a member of the Macedonian Parliament.

His file was published in full in the daily newspaper Makedonija Denes, in nine parts in year 2000. That was a proof of misuse of the security services of the state for the interests of SDSM and their fight against all who held different opinions from theirs.

Some of the activities during the demonstrations can be witnessed through the photographs in the blog * makedonija ’97.