Aleksandar Pravdic
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Aleksandar Pravdić is a former Deputy Prime Minister in the Government of Serbia (2001-2004)
Government of Serbia (2001-2004)
In the first post-Milošević Serbian parliamentary elections held on December 20, 2000, the Democratic Opposition of Serbia coalition won 64.7% of the popular vote translating into 176 seats in the Serbian National Assembly ....

. He graduated from the University of Belgrade
University of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...

 Faculty of Economics
University of Belgrade Faculty of Economics
The University of Belgrade Faculty of Economics is one of the educational institutions of the University of Belgrade, Serbia. The building is located in the city center of Belgrade...

 and until 2000 was employed as an economist in the Health Center in Gornji Milanovac
Gornji Milanovac
Gornji Milanovac is a town and municipality located in Serbia at 44.012691° North, 20.273572° East. Its name means "Upper Milanovac" while Milanovac stems from name "Milan" in the Serbian language. The population of town is 24,048.The city was founded in 1853...

. He is a long standing member of the Democratic Party of Serbia
Democratic Party of Serbia
The Democratic Party of Serbia is a political party in Serbia.-Foundation:The Democratic Party of Serbia was founded when a faction of the Democratic Party that supported its involvement in the Democratic Movement of Serbia split from the party and formed their own in 1992.Soon after the March...

 and has held elected positions within the party as Member of the General Committee of the DSS several times. He also served as the vice-president of DSS and was elected as Member of the Federal Assembly of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 2000, when he moved to Belgrade.

Since 2005 Mr Pravdić has been the government appointed CEO of Galenika
Galenika (company)
Galenika a.d. is a major pharmaceutical company in Serbia, controlling one third of the pharmaceutical market share in the country. Founded in 1945 it remains one of the largest Serbian companies dominating the Balkan region....

 the biggest pharmaceuticals company in Serbia, which is still government owned. He was given the award as the "best manager in Serbia" for 2007 because under his leadership Galenika has markedly improved its business performance. He is married with two children.

He is currently a member of the Advisory Council of the DSS.

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