Boris Tadic
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| Date of Birth: | January 15, 1958 |
| Place of Birth: | Sarajevo, SFRY |
| Profession: | Professor of Social Psychology |
| Term of Office: | July 11, 2004 - |
| Predecessor (interim): | Predrag Marković |
| Predecessor (elected): | Milan Milutinović |
| Political Party: | Democratic Party |
Boris Tadić is the President of Serbia.
He attended elementary and high school in Belgrade and graduated in Social Psychology at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy. He taught psychology at the First Belgrade High School.
He founded and was the first Director of the Centre for the Development of Democracy and Political Skills.
Tadić has been a member of the Democratic Party since 1990, performing several roles within the party: Secretary of the General Committee, Vice-President of the Executive Board, Acting President of the Executive Board, Twice elected Vice-President of the Democratic Party. In 2004 he was elected President of Democratic Party, one year after the assassination of the former party president, Zoran Djindjic.
In 2002 he became Minister of Telecommunications in the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He was Minister of Defence in the Council of Ministers of Serbia and Montenegro. In 2003 he was elected as a Representative to the Assembly of Serbia and Montenegro and became Acting Head of the Group of Democratic Party Representatives. In 2004 he was elected as a Head-Representative of his party to the National Assembly of Serbia.
In the first round of the Serbian presidential election, 2004 he won 27.3% of the vote. In the second round, on June 27, 2004, he defeated Tomislav Nikolić with 53.24% of the vote.
He was officially sworn in as the president at a ceremony in Belgrade on July 11, 2004.
Tadić speaks English and French. He is married and the father of two children.
External links
- Official Presidential Campaign Website (http://www.boristadic.org/)
- Fansite (http://www.boristadic.com/)
- Democratic Party Website (http://www.ds.org.yu/)
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Categories: Politicians of Serbia