Tomislav Momirović

Tomislav Momirović (Serbian Cyrillic: Томислав Момировић; born 17 October 1983) is a Serbian businessman and politician who is the CEO of the Mona Hotel Management, one of the biggest enterprises in Serbia. He is currently serving as the Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure in the Government of Serbia since 28 October 2020.[1]

Tomislav Momirović
Томислав Момировић
Minister of Construction, Transport, and Infrastructure
Assumed office
28 October 2020
Prime MinisterAna Brnabić
Preceded byZorana Mihajlović
Personal details
Born (1983-10-17) 17 October 1983
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Political partyIndependent
Alma materUniversity of Belgrade
ProfessionBusinessman, politician
Nickname(s)Toma Mona

Biography

Early life and family

Momirović was born in 1983 in Belgrade which at the time was a part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to parents Đorđe and Nada who is from Nikšić. His parents founded the Mona Fashion House in 1989. He graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade.[2]

Business career

Since 2007, Momirović was employed in the company Mona d.o.o. in the position of advisor. The accelerated development of the hotel business began in 2011 with the separation of the company Mona Hotel Management d.o.o. Since the founding of the new company, he has been the General Manager of Mona Hotel Management, which manages three hotels (Hotel Zlatibor Mona on Zlatibor, Hotel Javor in Kušići, Hotel Argo in Belgrade) and one residential building Vila Bella in Budva.[3]

He is a member of the HORES business association, where he has been the president of the HORES assembly (Association of hoteliers and restaurateurs - Business association of hotel and catering industry) since 2013, and from 2009 to 2013 he was the president of the HORES board.[2]

Since 2016, he has been the President of Mona Hotel Management d.o.o.

Momirović is also known for tweets in which he shares his views on workers, the economy and business, as well as business advice that caused controversy on social networks.[4]

Political career

On 25 October 2020, it was announced that Momirović will be the new Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure in the Government of Serbia and Prime Minister Ana Brnabić starting from 28 October 2020. President Aleksandar Vučić pointed out that Momirović's candidacy for the Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, should not be a surprise as "not only did he come from a successful company, but he was willing to accept the blows of various political, and especially economic ignoramuses, even when he opposed an increase in the minimum wage". Momirović said that Vučić is a historical figure for him and that it is an honor for him to be a part of this story.[5]

References
  1. srbija.gov.rs. "Tomislav Momirovic". www.srbija.gov.rs. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  2. Hotelijera, Forum. "Forum Hotelijera". www.forumhotelijera.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  3. "BOGATI NASLEDNIK I UTICAJNI BIZNISMEN: Ko je Tomislav Momirović, ministar nove Vlade Srbije (FOTO)". Mondo Portal (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  4. M.A. "ZAŠTO JE MOMIROVIĆ DOBIO MINISTARSTVO GRAĐEVINE? Mogao je da bude i ministar rada, ali jedan njegov TVIT JE PRELOMIO". Blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  5. "Momirović: Predsednik Srbije je za mene istorijska ličnost, čast mi je". N1 Srbija (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-10-26.
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