Predrag Marković

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Predrag Marković
Предраг Марковић
Predrag Marković

In office
04 March 2004 – 11 July 2004
Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica
Preceded by Dragan Maršićanin (Acting)
Succeeded by Boris Tadić

Speaker of Parliament of Serbia
In office
04 March 2004 – 07 May 2007
Preceded by Dragan Maršićanin
Succeeded by Tomislav Nikolić

Born 7 December 1955 (1955-12-07) (age 52)
Čepur, SFR Yugoslavia
Political party G17 Plus
Residence Belgrade, Serbia
Profession Political Scientist
Religion Serbian Orthodox

Predrag Marković (Serbian: Предраг Марковић) (born December 7, 1955, Čepur, near Paraćin, Serbia, Yugoslavia) was Speaker of the National Assembly of Serbia 2004 - 2007 and the acting President of Serbia within Serbia and Montenegro between 4 March and 11 July 2004. He is the owner of the publishing house Stubovi kulture.

In his political career, 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.

Marković is a member of PEN and the Serbian Literary Society and the president of the Association of Publishers of Serbia and Montenegro. Marković was also an editor of several newspapers and poet.

He 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. His main research areas involve XIX and XX century history of political thought in the Balkans.

Political offices
Preceded by
Dragan Maršićanin
Acting
President of Serbia
Acting

2004
Succeeded by
Boris Tadić
Preceded by
Vojislav Mihailović
Speakers of the National Assembly of Serbia
March 4, 2004May 7, 2007
Succeeded by
Tomislav Nikolić