Slobodan Petrović

Slobodan Petrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Петровић, Albanian: Slobodan Petroviq; born 21 December 1969) is a Kosovo Serb politician and former Deputy Prime Ministers of the Republic of Kosovo.[1] He was a member of the Kosovo Assembly and until 2020 he was the head of the Independent Liberal Party (SLS).[2]

Slobodan Petrović
Слободан Петровић
Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo
In office
22 February 2011 – 9 December 2014
PresidentAtifete Jahjaga
Behgjet Pacolli
Prime MinisterHashim Thaçi
Minister of Local Government Administration
In office
22 February 2011 – 9 December 2014
PresidentAtifete Jahjaga
Behgjet Pacolli
Prime MinisterHashim Thaçi
Personal details
Born (1969-12-21) 21 December 1969
Pristina, Yugoslavia
Political partyIndependent Liberal Party
Spouse(s)Married

Career

In September 2006, Petrović set up the Independent Liberal Party (SLS) in Kosovo. He stated that the aims of the party were to help Kosovo's Serb communities stay in Kosovo and to improve living conditions so as to secure a sustainable and realistic return of displaced Serbs.[3]

On 8 February 2009, Petrović met with Albanian President Bamir Topi. They discussed about the situation in Kosovo and that Albania was a major factor towards stability in Kosovo.[4] On 13 February 2009, Petrović was named "Personality of the Year" by a group of seven non-governmental organisations.[5]

In the December 2010 Kosovan Parliamentary Elections, Petrović's party got 8 seats (2 main, 6 Serbs); with 14,352 votes (2.02%). On 20 February 2011, he signed a coalition agreement with Kosovar Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi. This coalition agreement made Petrović the Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo. Also his party was in charge of three Government ministries; Local Self-Government Ministry, Communities and Return Ministry and Labour and Social Welfare Ministry.[6] On 22 February 2011, Petrović was made one of five Deputy Prime Ministers of Kosovo.[7] He was also made Minister for Local Government Administration.[8]

For the 2014 elections he endorsed the Belgrade-backed Serb List.

His main platform in Kosovo politics is recognition of Kosovo independence by Serbia and Kosovo Serbs.[9]

Personal life
Slobodan Petrović in the visit to the Serb village of Ranilug in 2013

Petrović is an ethnic Serb and was born on 21 December 1969 in Pristina, then SFR Yugoslavia. Petrović is married and is a lawyer by profession.[10]

References
  1. Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 98 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 113 UN member states recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.
  2. "Slobodan Petrović podneo ostavku na mesto predsednika SLS". N1 Srbija (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  3. "Serb-oriented Independent Liberal Party formed in Kosovo." accessmylibrary.com 4 September 2006 Link retrieved 20 February 2011
  4. "Albania president meets Kosovo opposition, minorities " newkosovareport.com 9 February 2009 Link retrieved 20 February 2011
  5. "Kosovo NGO’s honour Slobodan Petrović" Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine b92.net 13 February 2009 Link retrieved 20 February 2011
  6. "Thaci, Pacolli sign coalition agreement" Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine b92.net 20 February 2011 Link retrieved 20 February 2011.
  7. "Kosovo gets new government, president" Archived 2011-02-24 at the Wayback Machine b92.net 23 February 2011 Link retrieved 23 February 2011
  8. "Ministers" kryeministri-ks.net Link retrieved 17 March 2011
  9. http://ambasada-ks.net/us/?page=2,72,58#.WXIcX78pDv4
  10. "List of the Deputies of the Kosovo Assembly" assembly-kosova.org Link retrieved 21 February 2011
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