Nenad Milojičić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Милојичић; born 1978) is a Serbian politician. He was the mayor of Smederevska Palanka from 2008 to 2010 and has served in the National Assembly of Serbia since February 2024. Formerly a member of the Democratic Party (DS) and the People's Party (Narodna), Milojičić is now with the People's Movement of Serbia (NPS).

Nenad Milojičić
Ненад Милојичић
Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia
Assumed office
6 February 2024
Mayor of Smederevska Palanka
In office
2008–2010
Preceded byRadoslav Cokić
Succeeded byŽivko Petrović
Personal details
Political partyNPS (since 2023)
Narodna (until 2023)
DS (earlier)
RelativesRadoslav Milojičić (step-brother)

He is the step-brother of Radoslav Milojičić, the founder of the Serbian Left (SL) party.[1]

Early life and career edit

Milojičić was born in Smederevska Palanka, in what was then the Socialist Republic of Serbia in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He has a master's degree as an educator and has been a national champion in school competitions. From 2015 to 2018, he was principal of the Vuk Karadžić Elementary School.[2]

Politician edit

Local politics in Smederevska Palanka edit

The Democratic Party won fourteen out of forty-nine seats in Smederevska Palanka in the 2008 Serbian local elections, emerging as the largest party in the assembly though falling well short of a majority.[3] The party afterward formed a local coalition government with the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) and other parties, and Milojičić was chosen as the municipality's mayor. At the time, he was the youngest mayor in Serbia.[4] He resigned unexpectedly in June 2010, saying that he did not want to "be a puppet" of party officials in Belgrade telling him how to run the community. Prior to his resignation, he was the leader of the Democratic Party's regional organization for the Podunavlje District.[5]

Milojičić later joined Vuk Jeremić's People's Party and led its electoral list for Smederevska Palanka in the 2018 local elections.[6] Media reports noted that one of his electoral rivals was his step-brother, who was at this time the leader of the local Democratic Party organization.[7] Milojičić was elected to the municipal assembly when the People's Party list won three seats. The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) won a landslide majority victory, and he served afterward in opposition.

Milojičić again led the People's Party list for Smederevska Palanka in the 2022 local elections and was re-elected when the list won four seats.[8] The SNS once again won a majority government.[9]

The People's Party experienced a serious split in 2023, and Milojičić joined the breakaway People's Movement of Serbia.[10]

Parliamentarian edit

The People's Movement of Serbia participated in the 2023 Serbian parliamentary election as part of the Serbia Against Violence coalition. Milojičić received the forty-second position on the coalition's electoral list and was elected when the list won sixty-five seats.[11] The SNS and its allies won a majority victory, and he now serves in opposition as part of the NPS–New Face of Serbia (NLS) assembly group.

Milojičić is a deputy member of the agriculture, forestry, and water management committee and the committee on labour, social issues, social inclusion, and poverty reduction.[12]

References edit

  1. ^ Dejan Spalović, "Rođaci se bore za vlast u Smederevskoj Palanci", Politika, 21 March 2018, accessed 20 April 2024.
  2. ^ NPS u Skupštini: Nenad Milojičić, People's Movement of Serbia, accessed 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ Lokalni Izbori 2008; Bureau of Statistics, Republic of Serbia; pp. 12, 54.
  4. ^ NPS u Skupštini: Nenad Milojičić, People's Movement of Serbia, accessed 20 April 2024.
  5. ^ Z. Golubović, "DS smenio prvog čoveka", Novosti, 2 June 2010, accessed 20 April 2024.
  6. ^ Решење о утврђивању збирне изборне листе, Archived 2018-03-28 at the Wayback Machine, Izbori 2018, Smederevska Palanka Municipal Election Commission, accessed 20 April 2024.
  7. ^ Dejan Spalović, "Rođaci se bore za vlast u Smederevskoj Palanci", Politika, 21 March 2018, accessed 20 April 2024.
  8. ^ 3. НАРОДНА СТРАНКА, ПОКРЕТ СЛОБОДНИХ ГРАЂАНА – УЈЕДИЊЕНИ ЗА ПАЛАНКУ – НЕНАД МИЛОЈИЧИЋ, Lokalni Izbori 2022, Smederevska Palanka Municipal Election Commission, accessed 20 April 2024.
  9. ^ УКУПНИ ИЗВЕШТАЈ О РЕЗУЛТАТИМА ГЛАСАЊА НА ИЗБОРИМА ЗА ОДБОРНИКЕ СКУПШТИНЕ ОПШТИНЕ СМЕДЕРЕВСКА ПАЛАНКА, Lokalni Izbori 2022, Smederevska Palanka Municipal Election Commission, accessed 18 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Ko sve prelazi iz Narodne stranke u novu partiju Miroslava Aleksića?", 021.rs, 8 August 2023, accessed 5 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Objavljen spisak: Ko su sve kandidati za poslanike liste 'Srbija protiv nasilja'?", Danas, 10 November 2023, accessed 4 April 2024.
  12. ^ NENAD MILOJICIC, National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, accessed 20 April 2024.