Government of Serbia

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The Government of Serbia (Serbian: Влада Републике Србије / Vlada Republike Srbije) is the main element of the executive branch of government in Serbia.

It is led by the Prime Minister (Predsednik Vlade), commonly abbreviated to premier (premijer). Prime Minister is chosen by the National Assembly of the Republic . Ministers are nominated by the Prime Minister and chosen by the National Assembly.


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PM Vojislav Koštunica
PM Vojislav Koštunica
Further information: Serbian parliamentary election, 2007

The Government of Serbia was formed on May 15, 2007 after three month long negotiations and fierce political scandals and fighting that much disturbed the population, and exactly 7 minutes before midnight when the three month constitutional deadline would pass. It is formed by the Democratic Party (including the minor Sanjak Democratic Party), the coalition of the Democratic Party of Serbia and New Serbia, and G17 Plus. The DS, DSS-NS and G17+ parliamentary clubs elected the new cabinet proposed by Vojislav Koštunica (DSS), the previous Prime Minister, with the further support of some of the minorities (List for Sanjak and Roma Union of Serbia) votes accumulating 133 of the parliament's 250 seats. The Cabinet was sworn 15 minutes before midnight, the deadline, in front of Milutin Mrkonjić (SPS), the temporary acting Speaker. The five new Ministers (Dragan Šutanovac, Božidar Đelić, Milan Marković, Mlađan Dinkić and Dušan Petrović) that were Deputies in the parliament have immediately filed their resignations, as per the Constitution which disables a Minister to be an active member in the National Assembly.

The key principles of the Government were:

  1. Preservation of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia
  2. European Integrations of Serbia
  3. Cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
  4. Improvement of the social status of citizens
  5. Fighting corruption

So far the government has succeeded in reopening the tables for the next rounds of negotiations with the Kosovo Albanians for the final status of Kosovo, the Republic's southern province under international protectorate whose Albanian majority favors independence. One month after the government was formed, SAA negotiations with the European Union continued for the first time after a half-year pause. During this government's term ICTY indictees Vlastimir Đorđević and Zdravko Tolimir were arrested and dispatched to the Hague. From the economic point of view however, the government didn't make progress, as the prices, of electricity and basic food sources mostly, jumped greatly.

Although Tolimir was arrested in the Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina), he made shocking statements that he was arrested in Serbia by the Serbian forces and then brutally and covertly shipped across Drina river to be officially arrested in Republika Srpska.

The Government collapsed on March 8, 2008, new parliamentary elections with be held together with local on May 11, 2008.

Position Portfolio Name Party
Prime Minister General Affairs Vojislav Koštunica DSS
Deputy Prime Minister European Integrations Božidar Đelić DS
Secretary-General Dejan Mihajlov DSS
Minister Finance Mirko Cvetković DS
Minister Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Slobodan Milosavljević DS
Minister Defence Dragan Šutanovac DS
Minister Justice Dušan Petrović DS
Minister Foreign Affairs Vuk Jeremić DS
Minister Labour and Social Policy Rasim Ljajić SDP
Minister Public Administration and Local Self-Government Milan Marković DS
Minister Environmental Protection Saša Dragin DS
Minister Telecommunications and Information Society Aleksandra Smiljanić DS
Minister Diaspora Milica Čubrilo DS
Minister Culture Vojislav Brajović DS
Minister without Portfolio National Investment Plan Dragan Đilas DS
Minister Interior Dragan Jočić DSS
Minister Energy and Mining Aleksandar Popović DSS
Minister Infrastructure Velimir Ilić NS
Minister Kosovo-Metohija Slobodan Samardžić DSS
Minister Education Zoran Lončar DSS
Minister Trade and Services Predrag Bubalo DSS
Minister Religion Radomir Naumov DSS
Minister Economy and Regional Development Mlađan Dinkić G17+
Minister Science Ana Pešikan G17+
Minister Health Tomica Milosavljević G17+
Minister Youth and Sports Snežana Samardžić-Marković G17+

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