First cabinet of Ana Brnabić

The cabinet of the Government of Serbia, led by prime minister Ana Brnabić, was elected on 29 June 2017 by a majority vote in the National Assembly. It succeeded the second cabinet of Aleksandar Vučić, formed after the 2016 parliamentary election, after Vučić resigned the prime minister post following his election as the President of Serbia. Vučić appointed Ana Brnabić, previously the Minister of Public Administration, as his successor on 15 June 2017.[1][2]

Cabinet of Ana Brnabić

15th Cabinet of Republic of Serbia
2017–2020
Date formed29 June 2017
Date dissolved28 October 2020
People and organisations
Head of stateAleksandar Vučić
Head of governmentAna Brnabić
Member partiesSNS,
SPS,
SDPS,
PS,
PUPS,
SNP
History
Election(s)24 April 2016
PredecessorSecond cabinet of Aleksandar Vučić
SuccessorSecond cabinet of Ana Brnabić

History edit

The cabinet comprises ministers from the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), Social Democratic Party of Serbia (SDPS), Movement of Socialists (PS), Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (PUPS), and Serbian National Party (SNP), as well as some without a party affiliation. It consists mostly of the same ministers from the previous cabinet, with three new members introduced: Branko Ružić (SPS) taking the Brnabić's previous ministry, Goran Trivan (SPS) taking the new post of Minister of Environmental Protection, and Nenad Popović (SNP) a minister without portfolio in charge of innovations. Aleksandar Vulin, formerly the Minister of Labour, and Zoran Đorđević, formerly the Minister of Defence, swapped places. Jadranka Joksimović, formerly a minister without portfolio, assumed the new Ministry of European Integration. The cabinet was approved by 157 votes for and 57 against, out of 250 members of the National Assembly.[3]

On 7 May 2018, Minister of Finance Dušan Vujović resigned from the position due to personal reasons.[4] On 28 May 2018, Siniša Mali, at the time Mayor of Belgrade, was appointed as the new Minister of Finance.[5]

Supporting parties edit

Party Main ideology Political position Leader
Government parties
Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) Populism Big tent Aleksandar Vučić
Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) Social democracy Centre-left Ivica Dačić
Movement of Socialists (PS) Left-wing nationalism Centre-left Aleksandar Vulin
Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (PUPS) Pensioners' interests Centre Milan Krkobabić
Social Democratic Party of Serbia (SDPS) Social democracy Centre-left Rasim Ljajić
Serbian People's Party (SNP) National conservatism Right-wing Nenad Popović
Confidence and supply
United Serbia (JS) National conservatism Right-wing Dragan Marković
Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (VMSZ) Hungarian minority interests Centre-right István Pásztor
Bosniak Democratic Union of Sandžak (BDZS) Bosniak minority interests Right-wing Muamer Zukorlić

Cabinet members edit

Nominating party:   SNS   SPS   n-p (SNS-nominated)   SDPS (SNS-nominated)   PS (SNS-nominated)   SNP (SNS-nominated)   PUPS (SNS-nominated)

Portfolio Minister Image Took office
Prime Minister
General Affairs Ana Brnabić   29 June 2017
Deputy Prime Ministers
Foreign Affairs Ivica Dačić   27 April 2014
Construction, Transportation and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlović   27 April 2014
Internal Affairs Nebojša Stefanović   27 April 2014
Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Rasim Ljajić   27 July 2012
Ministers
Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy Branislav Nedimović   11 August 2016
Culture and Information Vladan Vukosavljević   11 August 2016
Defence Aleksandar Vulin   29 June 2017
Economy Goran Knežević   11 August 2016
Education, Science and Technological Development Mladen Šarčević   11 August 2016
Environmental Protection Goran Trivan   29 June 2017
European Integration Jadranka Joksimović   29 June 2017
Finance Siniša Mali   29 May 2018
Health Zlatibor Lončar   27 April 2014
Justice Nela Kuburović   11 August 2016
Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Policy Zoran Đorđević   29 June 2017
Mining and Energy Aleksandar Antić   27 April 2014
Public Administration and Local Self-Government Branko Ružić   29 June 2017
Youth and Sports Vanja Udovičić   2 September 2013
Ministers without portfolio
Innovations and Technological Development Nenad Popović   29 June 2017
Regional Development Milan Krkobabić   11 August 2016
Violence Prevention and Protection of Children and the Disabled Slavica Đukić Dejanović   11 August 2016

References edit

  1. ^ "Serbia gets its first female – and gay – prime minister". The Guardian. 15 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Serbia's president formally nominates country's first openly gay prime minister". The Daily Telegraph. 15 June 2017.
  3. ^ "SRBIJA DOBILA NOVU VLADU Premijerka Ana Brnabić i ministri položili zakletvu" [Serbia gets a new government: Prime minister Ana Brnabić and the ministers took the oath]. Blic. 29 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Vujović podneo ostavku". b92.net (in Serbian). Tanjug. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  5. ^ Antonijević, M. (28 May 2018). "Mali od danas više neće biti gradonačelnik, evo ko će VODITI BEOGRAD do izbora novog". blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 28 May 2018.