Dragan Šutanovac

Dragan Šutanovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Шутановац, [drǎɡan ʃutǎːnoʋat͡s]; born 24 July 1968) is a Serbian politician, former leader of the Democratic Party and former Minister of Defence in the Government of Serbia.

Dragan Šutanovac
Dragan Šutanovac in 2016
Minister of Defence
In office
15 May 2007 – 27 July 2012
Preceded byZoran Stanković
Succeeded byAleksandar Vučić
Personal details
Born (1968-07-24) 24 July 1968
Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Political partyDemocratic Party
Height2 m (6 ft 7 in)
Spouse(s)Marija Šutanovac
Children2
ResidenceBelgrade, Serbia
Alma materFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade

Background

He graduated from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. He specialized in security courses in the field of law enforcement and gained a diploma for security issues and oversight. He is also holder of the diploma of George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. From April to May 2000, he served in the European Parliament in Strasbourg and Brussels. In September 2000, he was appointed special advisor at the Federal Ministry of Interior and in 2001 he became Assistant Federal Minister of Interior. In parliamentary elections in 2000, 2003 and 2007 he was selected as an MP.

From 2002 to 2003 he was president of the Serbian Parliament’s committee for defense and security. In local elections in 2000 and 2004, he was voted deputy in the Belgrade City Assembly.

Political offices
Preceded by
Zoran Stanković		 Minister of Defence of Serbia
2007 – 2012		 Succeeded by
Aleksandar Vučić
Party political offices
Preceded by
Bojan Pajtić		 President of the Democratic Party
2016 – 2018		 Succeeded by
Zoran Lutovac
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