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Dragan Šutanovac

Serbian politician

Dragan Šutanovac
Šutanovac in 2016
Minister of Defence
In office 15 May 2007 – 27 July 2012
Preceded by	Zoran Stanković
Succeeded by	Aleksandar Vučić
Personal details
Born	(1968-07-24) 24 July 1968 (age 55) Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Political party	Democratic Party (1997–2020)
Spouse	Marija Šutanovac
Children	2
Residence(s)	Belgrade, Serbia
Alma mater	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade

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.

He supports the accession of Serbia to the European Union and NATO.^[1]

Background[edit]

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 StudiesinGarmisch-Partenkirchen. From April to May 2000, he served in the European ParliamentinStrasbourg 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.

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External links[edit]

• Biography at Ministry of Defence
• Media related to Dragan Šutanovac at Wikimedia Commons