Mirko Cvetković
Mirko Cvetković | |
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Мирко Цветковић | |
Cvetković in 2008 | |
| 9th Prime Minister of Serbia | |
| In office 7 July 2008 – 27 July 2012 | |
| President | Boris Tadić Slavica Đukić Dejanović (Acting) Tomislav Nikolić |
| Deputy | Ivica Dačić |
| Preceded by | Vojislav Koštunica |
| Succeeded by | Ivica Dačić |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 14 March 2011 – 27 July 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Diana Dragutinović |
| Succeeded by | Mlađan Dinkić |
| In office 15 May 2007 – 7 July 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Vojislav Koštunica |
| Preceded by | Mlađan Dinkić |
| Succeeded by | Diana Dragutinović |
| Director of the Privatisation Agency | |
| In office 19 June 2003 – 1 August 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Vladimir Čupić |
| Succeeded by | Branko Pavlović |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 August 1950 Zaječar, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Zorica Cvetković |
| Alma mater | University of Belgrade |
| Profession | Economist |
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Mirko Cvetković (Serbian Cyrillic: Мирко Цветковић, pronounced [mǐːrkɔ tsʋɛ̂tkɔʋitɕ]; born 16 August 1950) is a Serbian economist and former politician who served as the prime minister of Serbia from 2008 to 2012 and as finance minister from 2007 to 2008, and again from 2011 to 2012.
Cvetković became the prime minister as an nonpartisan politician endorsed by For a European Serbia coalition, which declared Serbia's accession to the European Union (EU) as its main goal. During his government run, the EU has abolished visas for Serbian citizens traveling to the Schengen Area countries, Serbia received an EU candidate status, as well as, completed obligations to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). The period of his premiership was marked by the challenges of the Kosovo declaration of independence and the Great Recession, leading to low rates of economic growth.