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Mlađan Dinkić
Mlađan Dinkić
Млађан Динкић
	Dinkić in 2011
Minister of Finance and Economy
	In office; 27 July 2012 – 2 September 2013
Preceded by	Mirko Cvetković (Finance); Nebojša Ćirić (Economy)
Succeeded by	Lazar Krstić (Finance); Saša Radulović (Economy)
Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia
	In office; 7 July 2008 – 22 February 2011
Prime Minister	Mirko Cvetković
Preceded by	Ivana Dulić Marković
Succeeded by	Verica Kalanović
Minister of Economy and Regional Development
	In office; 15 May 2007 – 22 February 2011
Preceded by	Predrag Bubalo
Succeeded by	Nebojša Ćirić
Minister of Finance
	In office; 3 March 2004 – 9 November 2006
Preceded by	Božidar Đelić
Succeeded by	Mirko Cvetković
1st Governor of the National Bank of Serbia
	In office; 4 February 2003 – 22 July 2003
Preceded by	Establishment function
Succeeded by	Kori Udovički
25th Governor of the National Bank of Yugoslavia
	In office; 28 November 2000 – 2 February 2003
Preceded by	Dušan Vlatković
Succeeded by	Function canceled
Personal details
Born	20 December 1964 (age 60); Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Political party	G17+ (2002–2013); United Regions of Serbia (2013–2014)
Alma mater	University of Belgrade
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Economist
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Mlađan Dinkić (Serbian Cyrillic: Млађан Динкић, pronounced [mlǎdʑan dîːŋkitɕ]; born 20 December 1964) is a Serbian economist, musician and former politician.

He was the 1st Governor of the National Bank of Serbia, serving from 2000 to 2003. He then served as the Minister of Finance from 2004 to 2006. He also served as the Minister of Economy and Regional Development and Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia from 2007 until his sacking in 2011. His last political post was as the Minister of Finance and Economy from 2012 to 2013. Following the 2014 parliamentary election, he announced his retirement from the politics.

Early life and education

Dinkić was born in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He graduated from the First Economy highschool in Belgrade in 1983 and obtained his B.A. at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Economics in 1988 and his M.Sc. in 1993.

He has served as a teaching assistant for Theory and Planning of Economic Development at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Economics since 1994.^[1]

Dinkić's main fields of research are: high inflation and shadow financial markets, public sector deficits and its macroeconomic implications and measuring efficiency of resource use (on the macro and project level).

Dinkić is an avid guitar player and has his own rock band called "Monetary Coup".

Political career

Mlađan Dinkić entered politics as a co-founder of the G17 Plus NGO in 1997. He later served as vice-president of the G17 Plus from 2003 to 2006 after it became a political party. Dinkić was elected leader of the G17 Plus in 2006 after incumbent leader Miroljub Labus stepped down.

Dinkić served as governor of the National Bank of Serbia from 2000 to 2003, at age 36 he was the youngest governor of the bank in its history.

Dinkić received the 2007 award for Euromoney Finance Minister of the Year by Euromoney magazine.^[2] He received the 2009 award for Reformer of the Year for his contribution to the development of a climate conductive to business in Serbia and many others.^{[citation needed]}

In 2014, following the 2014 parliamentary election and poor results of his party, he announced his retirement from politics.^[3]

References

^ "Interview: Mladjan Dinkic: Family of the Rich Left-wingers". Transitions Online. 27 October 1996. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
^ "Finance minister of the year 2007: Mladjan Dinkic". Euromoney. 2007.
^ "Dinkić se povlači iz politike!". mondo.rs (in Serbian). 16 March 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2017.

External links

Mlađan Dinkić on Twitter

Government offices
New office	Governor of the National Bank of Serbia 2000–2003	Succeeded by Kori Udovički
Preceded by Božidar Đelić	Minister of Finance 2004–2006	Succeeded by Mirko Cvetković
Preceded by Predrag Bubalo	Minister of Economy and Regional Development 2007–2011	Succeeded by Nebojša Ćirić
Preceded by Mirko Cvetković (Finance) Nebojša Ćirić (Economy)	Minister of Finance and Economy 2012–2013	Succeeded by Lazar Krstić (Finance) Saša Radulović (Economy)