Dušan Vujović Explained

Dušan Vujović
Native Name:Душан Вујовић
Native Name Lang:sr
Office:Minister of Finance
Primeminister:Aleksandar Vučić
Ivica Dačić
Ana Brnabić
Term Start:15 July 2014
Term End:16 May 2018
Predecessor:Lazar Krstić
Office1:Minister of Defence
Primeminister1:Aleksandar Vučić
Term Start1:5 February 2016
Term End1:2 March 2016
Predecessor1:Bratislav Gašić
Successor1:Zoran Đorđević
Office2:Minister of Economy
Primeminister2:Aleksandar Vučić
Term Start2:27 April 2014
Term End2:3 September 2014
Predecessor2:Igor Mirović
Successor2:Željko Sertić
Birth Date:22 July 1951
Birth Place:Požarevac, Yugoslavia
Children:2
Profession:Economist
Nationality:Serbian
Party:Independent
Alma Mater:University of Belgrade

Dušan Vujović (Serbian: Душан Вујовић; born 22 July 1951) is a Serbian economist and politician. He served as the Minister of Finance in the Government of Serbia from 2014 to 2018. He also had short terms as acting Minister of Economy in 2014 and as acting Minister of Defence in 2016.

Education and career

Vujović was born in Požarevac on 22 July 1951. He finished primary and secondary school in hometown and later graduated from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Economics in 1974. He received his Master’s degrees in 1977 and a PhD in 1984 at the Belgrade Faculty of Economics. He did his post-doctoral studies at the University of California, Berkeley.[1]

He has worked as an assistant professor at the Institute of International Politics and Economics in Belgrade and as an assistant at the Belgrade Faculty of Economics, and then as an assistant professor and associate professor at this faculty.He is a long-time associate of the World Bank. He led the program of advanced training of the staff of ministries of economy of countries in transition of eastern and southern Europe, the former Soviet Union, China and Vietnam. He worked as representative of Serbia and Montenegro in the World Bank’s Board of Governors, led a Bank’s program in Ukraine and was the Bank’s chief economist for Europe and Central Asia.

Since 2011, he has worked as a consultant of the World Bank and USAID in the field of innovation, budget reform and public sector reform.[1]

He has published a number of papers in international journals and is also a professor for economics at the Singidunum University in Belgrade.[2]

Political career

On 27 April 2014, following the 2014 parliamentary elections, Vujović was elected as the Minister of Finance of Serbia in the Government of Serbia, on nomination by the leading government party Serbian Progressive Party (SNS).[1] He also had short stints as acting Minister of Economy in 2014 and as acting Minister of Defence in 2016.

On 7 May 2018, he resigned from the position of Minister of Finance, for personal reasons.[3] He stated that during his tenure: "measurable results were achieved, among which are macroeconomic stabilization, fiscal consolidation and the definition of structural reforms necessary to ensure that these results are sustained". On 16 May, the National Assembly ratified his resignation and Ana Brnabić, at the time Prime Minister of Serbia temporarily took over his duties.[4]

Personal life

Vujović is married and has two children. He speaks English and Russian.[1] He is one of the richest ministers in the Government of Serbia, having real estates mainly in Washington, D.C., and Belgrade, which have an estimated worth of nearly $3 million.[5]

Other Activities

Notes and References

  1. News: Biografije Ane Brnabić i ministara. 2 September 2017. n1info.com. 29 June 2017. sr. 24 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181124234419/http://rs.n1info.com/a279654/Vesti/Vesti/Biografija-Ane-Brnabic-i-ministara.html. dead.
  2. Web site: Faculty . 2015-06-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140514191108/http://www.fefa.edu.rs/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=117&Itemid=373&lang=en . 2014-05-14 . dead .
  3. News: Vujović podneo ostavku. 7 May 2018. b92.net. Tanjug. 7 May 2018. sr.
  4. News: Brnabićeva ministar finansija, do imenovanja novog. 16 May 2018. b92.net. Tanjug. 16 May 2018. sr.
  5. Web site: Dušan Vujović. KRIK.rs. 2 September 2017. sr.
  6. Web site: Vujovic. Dusan. Dusan Vujovic. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210213202629/http://worldacademy.org/users/DVujovic . 2021-02-13 .