Venko Filipče
Venko Filipče | |
|---|---|
| Венко Филипче | |
Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| Assumed office 30 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Hristijan Mickoski |
| Preceded by | Hristijan Mickoski |
| Leader of the Social Democratic Union | |
| Assumed office 30 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Dimitar Kovačevski |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 25 December 2017 – 17 January 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Arben Taravari |
| Succeeded by | Bekim Sali |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 June 1977 Skopje, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Political party | Social Democratic Union of Macedonia |
| Alma mater | Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje |
Venko Filipče (Macedonian: Венко Филипче, pronounced [ˈvɛŋkɔ fiˈlipt͡ʃɛ]; born 13 June 1977) is a Macedonian neurosurgeon, former health minister of North Macedonia from 2017 to 2022, and the president of the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia. He served as the health minister during the COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia. In addition to his work as a surgeon and health minister, Filipče has also published scientific articles in medical neurosurgical journals.