Nebojša Stefanović | |
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Небојша Стефановић | |
.jpg) Stefanović in 2018 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia | |
| In office 11 August 2016 – 26 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Aleksandar Vučić Ivica Dačić (acting) Ana Brnabić |
| Preceded by | Kori Udovički |
| Succeeded by | Siniša Mali |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 28 October 2020 – 26 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Ana Brnabić |
| Preceded by | Aleksandar Vulin |
| Succeeded by | Miloš Vučević |
| Minister of Internal Affairs | |
| In office 27 April 2014 – 28 October 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Aleksandar Vučić Ivica Dačić (acting) Ana Brnabić |
| Preceded by | Ivica Dačić |
| Succeeded by | Aleksandar Vulin |
| President of the National Assembly of Serbia | |
| In office 23 July 2012 – 16 April 2014 | |
| President | Tomislav Nikolić |
| Preceded by | Slavica Đukić Dejanović |
| Succeeded by | Maja Gojković |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1976-11-20)20 November 1976 (age 49) |
| Political party | SRS (2001−2008) SNS (2008–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Megatrend University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | nebojsastefanovic |
Nebojša Stefanović (Serbian Cyrillic:Небојша Стефановић,pronounced[nɛ̌bɔːjʃastɛfǎːnɔʋitɕ]; born 20 November 1976) is a Serbian politician who served asdeputy prime minister of Serbia from 2016 to 2022 and asminister of defence from 2020 to 2022. A member of theSerbian Progressive Party (SNS), he previously served aspresident of the National Assembly of Serbia from 2012 to 2014 and asminister of internal affairs from 2014 to 2020.[1][2]
Initially a member of theSerbian Radical Party (SRS), he was one of the founding members of SNS in 2008. Additionally, he served as chairman of the Belgrade board of SNS.[3] Stefanović holds a disputed PhD in economics, which caused controversy.
Nebojša Stefanović was born on 20 November 1976 in Belgrade. He grew up inNew Belgrade, where he finished elementary school and IX Grammar School "Mihajlo Petrović Alas" in Belgrade. He graduated from the Graduate School of Business Studies of theMegatrend University. He received his master's degree in Economics defending his master's thesisContemporary Principles of Management in Local Self-Government in 2011. Furthermore, in June 2013, he earned his doctorate in Economics with the thesisA New Role of Strategic Management in Managing Local Self-Government.
He has begun his business career in 2004 in domestic and foreign trade company "Interspeed Ltd." on the position ofMarketing Manager. In 2008, he was appointed on the position of deputy financial director of company "Jabuka."
Nebojša Stefanović speaks English and Russian. He has two children.[4]
Stefanović has been involved in politics for more than 25 years. He has begun his political career in theSerbian Radical Party (SRS). He is one of the founders of theSerbian Progressive Party (SNS), member of the Presidency[5] and chairman of theBelgrade board of Serbian Progressive Party from 2008 to 2021.[6] As the chairman of the Belgrade board, he made significant achievements along with his team. In the 2014Belgrade City Assembly election, SNS came to power with 43.62% votes,[7] while in the2018 election, SNS won again with 44.99% votes.[8]
From the establishment of the SNS until the fourth assembly of the SNS (held in 2016), he was a vice president of the main board of SNS.
As a representative of SRS, He was a councillor in theCity Assembly of Belgrade during the 2004–2008 tenure. In the2007 parliamentary elections, he was elected for member of theNational Assembly of Serbia,[9] and in the same time he served as Chair of the Committee for Trade and Tourism of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia.
In the2012 parliamentary elections, as a representative of SNS, he was reelected for member of the National Assembly of Serbia and councillor in the City Assembly of Belgrade.
From July 2012 until April 2014, Nebojša Stefanović wasSpeaker of the National Assembly of Serbia, as well as the Chair of the Committee for the Rights of the Child. Moreover, he was a Head of Delegation of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia in the Inter-Parliamentary Union.[10]
During his tenure as speaker of the National Assembly, he was remembered for his struggles and commitments to pregnant women and mothers. On his initiative, the Law on Right to Healthcare for children, pregnant women and maternities was adopted.[11] He also launched the notable initiative Priorities for children and pregnant women, which is in force up to this date.[12]
After the2014 parliamentary elections, he was appointed on the position of theminister of internal affairs. He was reelected on the same position after the2016 parliamentary elections, as well as appointed for thedeputy prime minister. He has remained on the same positions after the2017 cabinet reshuffle.[13]
During his tenure as the minister of the interior, numerous of reforms have been implemented. One, out of his many personal initiatives, was implementation of the program Children Security Basics in the first, fourth and sixth grades of elementary schools inSerbia. The purpose of this program is to introduce children with all challenges and dangers they can encounter.[14]
He is the first minister of the interior which has launched the initiative for building of the monument for the fallen police officers in Belgrade.[15]
Besides these, he has been holding position of the president of the Council for the fight against human trafficking,[16] commander of the Headquarters for emergency situation of the Republic of Serbia,[17] the president of the National Council for fight against hazardous occurrences in sports,[18] as well as the president of the Coordination team for guiding activities in fight against money laundering and terrorism financing.[19] From 7 November 2017, he was appointed as a Secretary of the National Security Council, and at the same time the Head of the Bureau for Coordination of Security Services.[20]
On 28 October 2020,the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia elected a new Government of the Republic of Serbia led by the Prime MinisterAna Brnabić. On 29 October 2020, the newly elected Minister of Defense Nebojša Stefanović, assumed the office from the former Minister,Aleksandar Vulin.[21]
In May 2021, SNS municipal boards began voting on removing Stefanović from the party and state offices.[22]
On 1 June 2014, a group of Serbian academics based in the UK published an article claiming that parts of Mr. Stefanović's doctoral dissertation were plagiarised.[23]
In June 2014 the Senate of Megatrend University formed a commission with the agenda of evaluation of merits for initiation of the procedure for his doctorate annulment.[24] The university Senate then adopted a report from the Commission which stated that there were no grounds for initiation of the procedure for the Nebojša Stefanović's doctorate annulment.[25] In August 2014 another independent Commission was formed by the Senate which later unanimously ruled that there were no grounds for initiation of the procedure for Nebojša Stefanović's doctorate annulment.[26]
A letter dated 27 April 2017 from Serbian private company GIM, to Serbian state-owned arms companyKrušik Valjevo lists the names of three GIM representatives and three Raniad Al Jazira employees who visited the arms factory in order to inspect and accept the ordered weapons. Among the GIM representatives was Branko Stefanovic, Nebojša Stefanovic'a now deceased father.[27][28]
According to documents leaked by whistleblowerAleksandar Obradovic, a Krusik employee, the Nebojša Stefanovic's father Branko Stefanovic was involved in the purchase of mortar shells at privileged prices from Krusik.[29]
In December 2019, then Minister of DefenceAleksandar Vulin said the whistleblower was a spy and that the scandal was an "operation" to attack the Serbian regime, specifically the then Minister of the Interior Stefanovic, and ultimately the President of Serbia,Aleksandar Vucic.[30]
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| Preceded by | President of the National Assembly 2012–2014 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of the Interior 2014–2020 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Defence 2020–present | Incumbent |
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