Aleksandar Antić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Антић; born 7 May 1969) is a Serbian politician. He served as the Minister of Energy and Mining between 2014 and 2020. Antić previously served as the Minister of Transportation from 2013 to 2014. He is a member of the Socialist Party of Serbia.

Aleksandar Antić
Александар Антић
Aleksandar Antić
Minister of Mining and Energy
In office
27 April 2014 – 28 October 2020
Prime MinisterAleksandar Vučić
Ivica Dačić (Acting)
Ana Brnabić
Preceded byZorana Mihajlović (Energy)
Milan Bačević (Mining)
Succeeded byZorana Mihajlović
Minister of Transportation
In office
2 September 2013 – 27 April 2014
Prime MinisterIvica Dačić
Preceded byMilutin Mrkonjić
Succeeded byZorana Mihajlović
Personal details
Born (1969-05-07) 7 May 1969 (age 55)
Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Political partySocialist Party of Serbia
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Career

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Antić was born on 7 May 1969 in Belgrade.[1] He was a councilor in the Municipal Assembly of Zvezdara for two terms (1992–1996) and was elected Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) member of the Assembly of the City of Belgrade three times. From 2004 to 2008, he was the President of the SPS parliamentary group in the Assembly of the City of Belgrade.[1]

He served as the president of the Assembly of the City of Belgrade from 2008 to 2012. In 2013, he became a Minister of Transportation in the Government of Ivica Dačić, and served until the 2014 Serbian parliamentary election, after which he became a Minister of Mining and Energy per 27 April 2014 in the Government of Aleksandar Vučić.[1] While talking to the press on 4 December 2014 he was hit by an approximately three-kilogram chunk of ice that fell from a powerline. He was unhurt as he wore a hard hat.[2] He lost his position with the formation of the second cabinet of Ana Brnabić and was succeeded as Minister by Zorana Mihajlović on 28 October 2020.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Aleksandar Antić" (in Serbian). Istinomer.rs. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Minister geraakt door vallend ijsblok" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Zorana Mihajlović to be new energy minister, Irena Vujović to head environmental protection ministry". Balkan Green Energy News. 27 October 2020. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Serbian parliament approves new gov't headed by PM Brnabic". Xinhua. 29 October 2020. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020.
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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Transportation
2013–2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Mining and Energy
2014–2020
Succeeded by