Nikola Selaković
Nikola Selaković (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Селаковић, pronounced [nǐkola sêlaːkoʋitɕ], born April 30, 1983) is a Serbian lawyer and politician. He serves as the Presidency Secretary of the President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić since June 2017. He also served as the Minister of Justice in the Government of Serbia from 2012 to 2016.[1]
Nikola Selaković | |
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Никола Селаковић | |
Minister of Justice | |
In office 27 April 2014 – 11 August 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Aleksandar Vučić |
Preceded by | Nikola Selaković |
Succeeded by | Nela Kuburović |
Minister of Justice and Public Administration | |
In office 27 July 2012 – 27 April 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Ivica Dačić |
Preceded by | Snežana Malović Milan Marković (Public Administration) |
Succeeded by | Nikola Selaković Kori Udovički (Public Administration) |
Personal details | |
Born | Titovo Užice, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia | 30 April 1983
Nationality | Serbian |
Political party | SRS (2001–2008) SNS (2008–present) |
Residence | Belgrade, Serbia |
Alma mater | University of Belgrade Faculty of Law |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Lawyer |
Early life & education
He was born in 1983 in Titovo Užice. Graduated from Belgrade's Sixth Gymnasium and the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law, where he is currently a research assistant in comparative legal tradition.[2] Following the graduation, he never entered nor passed the bar examination.
Politics
He joined the Serbian Radical Party in 2001 out of revolt against the ruling DOS coalition after his father, a member of the Socialist Party of Serbia was fired from his job because he was a member of that party as Selaković claims.[3]
He has been a member of the Serbian Progressive Party since 2008, a member of the party's Executive Board and president of the party's Legal Council.
Personal life
He has sibling Velimir Selaković.[4]
References
- Naprednjaci izabrali kandidate za ministre RTS 22 July 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012. (in Serbian)
- Spisak nastavnika i saradnika Faculty of Law, assistants profile (in Serbian)
- "Nikola Selaković". Istinomer (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- Ministry of Justice web site Official biography of Minister.
External links
Government offices | ||
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Preceded by Himself |
Minister of Justice of Serbia 2014–2016 |
Succeeded by Nela Kuburović |
Preceded by Snežana Malović Milan Marković (Public Administration) |
Minister of Justice and Public Administration of Serbia 2012–2014 |
Succeeded by Himself Kori Udovički (Public Administration) |