Verica Kalanovic
Encyclopedia
Verica Kalanović (born 1954 in Trstenik
, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
) is a Serbian
politician and the current Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of Serbia
.
, where she also received a master’s degree in 1980.
From 1980 to 1993, she worked in Prva Petoletka
in Trstenik
. From 1993 to 2003, she was professor at the post-secondary technical school in Trstenik. From 2000 to 2001, she was member of the Trstenik municipality executive council.
From 2003 to 2006, she was head of G17 Plus
caucus in the parliament of Serbia-Montenegro. She was president of the Serbia-Montenegrin parliament's committee for interior economic relations and finances, a member of the parliamentary delegation in the Council of Europe
and a member of the committee for local and regional development in the Council of Europe.
She was State Secretary in the Ministry of Economy and Regional Development from 2007 to July 2008.
On July 7, 2008, she was elected Minister for National Investment Plan.
Kalanović is married with two children.
Trstenik
Trstenik is a town and municipality located in the Rasina District of Serbia. According to 2011 census, the population of the town is 15,329, while population of the municipality was 42,989. It lies on the West Morava. The town is known for its industry of hydraulics and pneumatics company, Prva...
, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
) is a Serbian
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
politician and the current Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of Serbia
Government of Serbia
Officially the Government of the Republic of Serbia is the executive branch of government in Serbia.-Current government:The current government was elected on 7 July 2008 by the majority vote in the National Assembly of Serbia and restructured on 14 March 2011...
.
Biography
She graduated in 1977 from the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy in BelgradeBelgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, where she also received a master’s degree in 1980.
From 1980 to 1993, she worked in Prva Petoletka
Prva Petoletka
Prva Petoletka A.D. is a Serbian manufacturer of hydraulics and pneumatics. It consists of a parent company which includes one public limited company and 16 enterprises which are organized as joint-stock companies...
in Trstenik
Trstenik
Trstenik is a town and municipality located in the Rasina District of Serbia. According to 2011 census, the population of the town is 15,329, while population of the municipality was 42,989. It lies on the West Morava. The town is known for its industry of hydraulics and pneumatics company, Prva...
. From 1993 to 2003, she was professor at the post-secondary technical school in Trstenik. From 2000 to 2001, she was member of the Trstenik municipality executive council.
From 2003 to 2006, she was head of G17 Plus
G17 Plus
G17 Plus , abbreviated to G17+, is a centre-right political party in Serbia. With 22 seats in the National Assembly, it is the third-largest party, and currently participates in a coalition with, amongst others, the Democratic Party and the Socialist Party...
caucus in the parliament of Serbia-Montenegro. She was president of the Serbia-Montenegrin parliament's committee for interior economic relations and finances, a member of the parliamentary delegation in the Council of Europe
Council of Europe
The Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation...
and a member of the committee for local and regional development in the Council of Europe.
She was State Secretary in the Ministry of Economy and Regional Development from 2007 to July 2008.
On July 7, 2008, she was elected Minister for National Investment Plan.
Kalanović is married with two children.