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'''Miloš Vučević''' ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Милош Вучевић}}, {{IPA-sh|mǐloʃ ʋûːtʃeʋitɕ|pron}}; born 10 December 1974) is a Serbian lawyer and politician serving as [[Prime Minister of Serbia]] since May 2024. He previously served as [[Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia|deputy prime minister of Serbia]] and [[Ministry of Defence (Serbia)|minister of defence]] 2022 to 2024. He is also the current president of the [[Serbian Progressive Party]]. He also served as [[List of mayors of Novi Sad|mayor of Novi Sad]] from 2012 to 2022.
'''Miloš Vučević''' ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Милош Вучевић}}, {{IPA-sh|mǐloʃ ʋûːtʃeʋitɕ|pron}}; born 10 December 1974) is a Serbian lawyer and politician serving as [[Prime Minister of Serbia|prime minister of Serbia]] since 2024. He is also the current president of the [[Serbian Progressive Party]]. He previously served as [[Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia|deputy prime minister of Serbia]] and [[Ministry of Defence (Serbia)|minister of defence]] 2022 to 2024 and as [[List of mayors of Novi Sad|mayor of Novi Sad]] from 2012 to 2022.


==Early life, education and law career==
==Early life, education and law career==
Vučević was born on 10 December 1974 in [[Novi Sad]], [[Socialist Autonomous Province of Vojvodina|SAP Vojvodina]], [[Socialist Republic of Serbia|SR Serbia]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|SFR Yugoslavia]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=admin |title=Miloš Vučević |url=https://www.istinomer.rs/akter/milos-vucevic/ |access-date=16 August 2022 |website=Istinomer |language=sr-RS}}</ref> He finished elementary school in Novi Sad and high school in [[Bački Petrovac]]. Vučević graduated from the [[University of Novi Sad Faculty of Law|Faculty of Law]], [[University of Novi Sad]], in 1999.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Biografija {{!}} Novi Sad |url=http://www.novisad.rs/lat/biografija-0 |access-date=16 August 2022 |website=www.novisad.rs}}</ref>
Vučević was born on 10 December 1974 in [[Novi Sad]], [[Socialist Autonomous Province of Vojvodina|SAP Vojvodina]], [[Socialist Republic of Serbia|SR Serbia]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|SFR Yugoslavia]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=admin |title=Miloš Vučević |url=https://www.istinomer.rs/akter/milos-vucevic/ |access-date=16 August 2022 |website=Istinomer |language=sr-RS |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816122604/https://www.istinomer.rs/akter/milos-vucevic/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He finished elementary school in Novi Sad and high school in [[Bački Petrovac]]. Vučević graduated from the [[University of Novi Sad Faculty of Law|Faculty of Law]], [[University of Novi Sad]], in 2002.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Biografija {{!}} Novi Sad |url=http://www.novisad.rs/lat/biografija-0 |access-date=16 August 2022 |website=www.novisad.rs |archive-date=28 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028141416/http://www.novisad.rs/lat/biografija-0 |url-status=live }}</ref>


Vučević practised law in the family law office until 2012.<ref name=":0" />
Vučević practised law in the family law office until 2012.<ref name=":0" />


==Political career==
==Political career==
Vučević started his political career as a member of the [[Far-right politics in Serbia|far-right]] [[Serbian Radical Party]] (SRS) where his father was a high-ranking member. The SRS split later in 2008, and Vučević joined the breakaway [[Serbian Progressive Party]] (SNS) led by [[Tomislav Nikolić]] and [[Aleksandar Vučić]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=10 March 2021 |title=Čovek bez svojstava – Portret savremenika – Miloš Vučević, gradonačelnik Novog Sada i potpredsednik SNS-a – Nedeljnik Vreme |url=https://www.vreme.com/vreme/covek-bez-svojstava/ |access-date=16 August 2022 |website=www.vreme.com |language=sr-RS}}</ref> He is a close associate and confidant of Aleksandar Vučić and his brother [[Andrej Vučić|Andrej]].
Vučević started his political career as a member of the [[Far-right politics in Serbia|far-right]] [[Serbian Radical Party]] (SRS) where his father was a high-ranking member. The SRS split later in 2008, and Vučević joined the breakaway [[Serbian Progressive Party]] (SNS) led by [[Tomislav Nikolić]] and [[Aleksandar Vučić]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=10 March 2021 |title=Čovek bez svojstava – Portret savremenika – Miloš Vučević, gradonačelnik Novog Sada i potpredsednik SNS-a – Nedeljnik Vreme |url=https://www.vreme.com/vreme/covek-bez-svojstava/ |access-date=16 August 2022 |website=www.vreme.com |language=sr-RS |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816122911/https://www.vreme.com/vreme/covek-bez-svojstava/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He is a close associate and confidant of Aleksandar Vučić and his brother [[Andrej Vučić|Andrej]].


===Mayor of Novi Sad (2012–2022)===
===Mayor of Novi Sad (2012–2022)===
Following the [[2012 Serbian local elections|2012 local elections]], Vučević was elected [[List of mayors of Novi Sad|mayor of Novi Sad]] by a new SNS-led majority, even though the SNS only won 16.44% of the popular vote.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Miloš Vučević novi gradonačelnik Novog Sada |url=https://balkans.aljazeera.net/news/balkan/2012/9/13/milos-vucevic-novi-gradonacelnik-novog-sada |access-date=16 August 2022 |website=balkans.aljazeera.net |language=bs}}</ref> He was a member of the board of directors of the [[National Alliance for Local Economic Development]] (NALED) from 2015 to 2016.<ref name=":2" /> He was re-elected mayor following the [[2016 Serbian local elections|2016]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 July 2016 |title=Novi Sad: Miloš Vučević ponovo gradonačlenik |url=https://rs.n1info.com/vesti/a173444-Novi-Sad-Milos-Vucevic-ponovo-gradonaclenik/ |access-date=16 August 2022 |website=N1 |language=sr-RS}}</ref> and [[2020 Serbian local elections|2020 local elections]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miloš Vučević ponovo izabran za gradonačelnika Novog Sada |url=https://www.ekspres.net/vesti/milos-vucevic-ponovo-izabran-za-gradonacelnika-novog-sada |access-date=16 August 2022 |website=Ekspres.net |language=sr-Latn}}</ref>
Following the [[2012 Serbian local elections|2012 local elections]], Vučević was elected [[List of mayors of Novi Sad|mayor of Novi Sad]] by a new SNS-led majority, even though the SNS only won 16.44% of the popular vote.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Miloš Vučević novi gradonačelnik Novog Sada |url=https://balkans.aljazeera.net/news/balkan/2012/9/13/milos-vucevic-novi-gradonacelnik-novog-sada |access-date=16 August 2022 |website=balkans.aljazeera.net |language=bs |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816122602/https://balkans.aljazeera.net/news/balkan/2012/9/13/milos-vucevic-novi-gradonacelnik-novog-sada |url-status=live }}</ref> He was a member of the board of directors of the [[National Alliance for Local Economic Development]] (NALED) from 2015 to 2016.<ref name=":2" /> He was re-elected mayor following the [[2016 Serbian local elections|2016]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 July 2016 |title=Novi Sad: Miloš Vučević ponovo gradonačlenik |url=https://rs.n1info.com/vesti/a173444-Novi-Sad-Milos-Vucevic-ponovo-gradonaclenik/ |access-date=16 August 2022 |website=N1 |language=sr-RS |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816122912/https://rs.n1info.com/vesti/a173444-novi-sad-milos-vucevic-ponovo-gradonaclenik/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[2020 Serbian local elections|2020 local elections]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miloš Vučević ponovo izabran za gradonačelnika Novog Sada |url=https://www.ekspres.net/vesti/milos-vucevic-ponovo-izabran-za-gradonacelnika-novog-sada |access-date=16 August 2022 |website=Ekspres.net |language=sr-Latn |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816122603/https://www.ekspres.net/vesti/milos-vucevic-ponovo-izabran-za-gradonacelnika-novog-sada |url-status=live }}</ref>


In November 2021, he was elected vice-president of the party at the SNS party assembly.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 November 2021 |title=Vučić predsednik SNS do izbora, izabrani novi potpredsednici – Politika – Dnevni list Danas |url=https://www.danas.rs/vesti/politika/vucic-predsednik-sns-do-izbora-izabrani-novi-potpredsednici/ |access-date=16 August 2022 |language=sr-RS}}</ref>
In November 2021, he was elected vice-president of the party at the SNS party assembly.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 November 2021 |title=Vučić predsednik SNS do izbora, izabrani novi potpredsednici – Politika – Dnevni list Danas |url=https://www.danas.rs/vesti/politika/vucic-predsednik-sns-do-izbora-izabrani-novi-potpredsednici/ |access-date=16 August 2022 |language=sr-RS |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816122959/https://www.danas.rs/vesti/politika/vucic-predsednik-sns-do-izbora-izabrani-novi-potpredsednici/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


===Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence (2022–2024)===
===Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence (2022–2024)===
On 23 October 2022, the president of the Serbian Progressive Party Aleksandar Vučić announced that his party would recommend Miloš Vučević as the next [[Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia|deputy prime minister]] and [[Minister of Defence of Serbia|minister of defence of Serbia]].<ref>[https://nova.rs/vesti/politika/ovo-je-nova-vlada-srbije/ Ovo je nova Vlada Srbije, Nova.rs, 2022-10-23]</ref> He resigned as the Mayor of the City of Novi Sad on 24 October, and was succeeded by [[Milan Đurić (politician)|Milan Đurić]] two days later.<ref>[https://rs.n1info.com/vesti/vucevic-podneo-ostavku-i-najavio-kandidata-za-naslednika-na-celu-novog-sada/ Vučević podneo ostavku i najavio kandidata za naslednika na čelu Novog Sada, N1, 2022-10-24]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=26 October 2022 |title=Milan Đurić novi gradonačelnik Novog Sada |url=http://www.rts.rs/page/stories/sr/story/9/politika/4998054/novi-sad-gradonacelnik.html |access-date=26 October 2022 |website=Radio Television of Serbia |language=sr}}</ref> Vučević was sworn in as deputy prime minister and minister of defence on 26 October as part of the [[third cabinet of Ana Brnabić]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Polaganjem zakletve počeo mandat nove vlade Srbije |url=https://beta.rs/vesti/politika-vesti-srbija/170606-polaganjem-zakletve-poceo-mandat-nove-vlade-srbije |access-date=3 November 2022 |website=Novinska agencija Beta |language=sr}}</ref> It has been speculated that Vučević will succeed Vučić as the president of the Serbian Progressive Party following his potential resignation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 November 2022 |title=Počela je metamorfoza Vučevića u Vučića, gledali smo prvi čin |url=https://nova.rs/vesti/politika/pocela-je-metamorfoza-vucevica-u-vucica-gledali-smo-prvi-cin/ |access-date=3 November 2022 |website=NOVA portal |language=sr-RS}}</ref>
On 23 October 2022, the president of the Serbian Progressive Party Aleksandar Vučić announced that his party would recommend Miloš Vučević as the next [[Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia|deputy prime minister]] and [[Minister of Defence of Serbia|minister of defence of Serbia]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nova.rs/vesti/politika/ovo-je-nova-vlada-srbije/ |title=Ovo je nova Vlada Srbije, Nova.rs, 2022-10-23 |date=23 October 2022 |access-date=23 October 2022 |archive-date=23 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023152949/https://nova.rs/vesti/politika/ovo-je-nova-vlada-srbije/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He resigned as the Mayor of the City of Novi Sad on 24 October, and was succeeded by [[Milan Đurić (politician)|Milan Đurić]] two days later.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://rs.n1info.com/vesti/vucevic-podneo-ostavku-i-najavio-kandidata-za-naslednika-na-celu-novog-sada/ |title=Vučević podneo ostavku i najavio kandidata za naslednika na čelu Novog Sada, N1, 2022-10-24 |date=24 October 2022 |access-date=24 October 2022 |archive-date=24 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024204212/https://rs.n1info.com/vesti/vucevic-podneo-ostavku-i-najavio-kandidata-za-naslednika-na-celu-novog-sada/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=26 October 2022 |title=Milan Đurić novi gradonačelnik Novog Sada |url=http://www.rts.rs/page/stories/sr/story/9/politika/4998054/novi-sad-gradonacelnik.html |access-date=26 October 2022 |website=Radio Television of Serbia |language=sr |archive-date=26 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026152902/https://www.rts.rs/page/stories/sr/story/9/politika/4998054/novi-sad-gradonacelnik.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Vučević was sworn in as deputy prime minister and minister of defence on 26 October as part of the [[third cabinet of Ana Brnabić]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Polaganjem zakletve počeo mandat nove vlade Srbije |url=https://beta.rs/vesti/politika-vesti-srbija/170606-polaganjem-zakletve-poceo-mandat-nove-vlade-srbije |access-date=3 November 2022 |website=Novinska agencija Beta |language=sr |archive-date=3 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103210356/https://beta.rs/vesti/politika-vesti-srbija/170606-polaganjem-zakletve-poceo-mandat-nove-vlade-srbije |url-status=live }}</ref> It has been speculated that Vučević will succeed Vučić as the president of the Serbian Progressive Party following his potential resignation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 November 2022 |title=Počela je metamorfoza Vučevića u Vučića, gledali smo prvi čin |url=https://nova.rs/vesti/politika/pocela-je-metamorfoza-vucevica-u-vucica-gledali-smo-prvi-cin/ |access-date=3 November 2022 |website=NOVA portal |language=sr-RS |archive-date=3 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103201532/https://nova.rs/vesti/politika/pocela-je-metamorfoza-vucevica-u-vucica-gledali-smo-prvi-cin/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


In April 2023, following the [[2023 Pentagon document leaks|Pentagon document leaks]], documents alleging that Serbia had agreed to sell weapons to the Ukrainian Army to fight Russian forces were leaked.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 April 2023 |title=Tajni dokumenti Pentagona: Srbija šalje oružje Ukrajini; Ministarstvo negira – Rat u Ukrajini – Nedeljnik Vreme |url=https://www.vreme.com/vesti/tajni-dokumenti-pentagona-srbija-salje-oruzje-ukrajini-ministarstvo-negira/ |access-date=22 April 2023 |website=www.vreme.com |language=sr-RS}}</ref> Vučević denied the allegations, calling them "a lie". He stated that Serbia had not sold and would not sell arms to either Ukraine or Russia, and suggested that someone was trying to "destabilize his country and involve it in a conflict it did not want to participate in". He also did not rule out the possibility that some Serbian weapons had ended up in the conflict zone by other means.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vučević: Laž je da je Srbija slala oružje Ukrajini |url=https://www.klix.ba/vijesti/regija/vucevic-laz-je-da-je-srbija-slala-oruzje-ukrajini/230412048 |access-date=22 April 2023 |website=www.klix.ba |language=hr}}</ref>
In April 2023, following the [[2023 Pentagon document leaks|Pentagon document leaks]], documents alleging that Serbia had agreed to sell weapons to the Ukrainian Army to fight Russian forces were leaked.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 April 2023 |title=Tajni dokumenti Pentagona: Srbija šalje oružje Ukrajini; Ministarstvo negira – Rat u Ukrajini – Nedeljnik Vreme |url=https://www.vreme.com/vesti/tajni-dokumenti-pentagona-srbija-salje-oruzje-ukrajini-ministarstvo-negira/ |access-date=22 April 2023 |website=www.vreme.com |language=sr-RS |archive-date=22 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422112855/https://www.vreme.com/vesti/tajni-dokumenti-pentagona-srbija-salje-oruzje-ukrajini-ministarstvo-negira/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Vučević denied the allegations, calling them "a lie". He stated that Serbia had not sold and would not sell arms to either Ukraine or Russia, and suggested that someone was trying to "destabilize his country and involve it in a conflict it did not want to participate in". He also did not rule out the possibility that some Serbian weapons had ended up in the conflict zone by other means.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vučević: Laž je da je Srbija slala oružje Ukrajini |url=https://www.klix.ba/vijesti/regija/vucevic-laz-je-da-je-srbija-slala-oruzje-ukrajini/230412048 |access-date=22 April 2023 |website=www.klix.ba |language=hr |archive-date=22 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422112854/https://www.klix.ba/vijesti/regija/vucevic-laz-je-da-je-srbija-slala-oruzje-ukrajini/230412048 |url-status=live }}</ref>


===President of the Serbian Progressive Party (2023–present)===
===President of the Serbian Progressive Party (2023–present)===
On 27 May 2023, Vučević was elected president of the SNS.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marić |first=Dunja |date=27 May 2023 |title=Miloš Vučević novi predsednik SNS |url=https://nova.rs/vesti/politika/milos-vucevic-novi-predsednik-sns/ |access-date=27 May 2023 |website=NOVA portal |language=sr-RS}}</ref> He also confirmed that the SNS would join Vučić's announced [[People's Movement for the State]] (NPZD) in late June.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nicović |first=Boško |date=27 May 2023 |title=Miloš Vučević zvanično izabran za novog predsednika SNS |url=https://n1info.rs/vesti/milos-vucevic-zvanicno-izabran-za-novog-predsednika-sns/ |access-date=27 May 2023 |website=N1 |language=sr-RS}}</ref> Journalist Ana Lalić characterised the change as "cosmetic".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitkovski |first=Ivan |date=27 May 2023 |title=Ana Lalić: Vučević samo kozmetička promena, SNS ostaje u rukama porodice Vučić |url=https://n1info.rs/vesti/ana-lalic-vucevic-samo-kozmeticka-promena-sns-ostaje-u-rukama-porodice-vucic/ |access-date=4 June 2023 |website=N1 |language=sr-RS}}</ref>
On 27 May 2023, Vučević was elected president of the SNS.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marić |first=Dunja |date=27 May 2023 |title=Miloš Vučević novi predsednik SNS |url=https://nova.rs/vesti/politika/milos-vucevic-novi-predsednik-sns/ |access-date=27 May 2023 |website=NOVA portal |language=sr-RS |archive-date=3 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603132710/https://nova.rs/vesti/politika/milos-vucevic-novi-predsednik-sns/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He also confirmed that the SNS would join Vučić's announced [[People's Movement for the State]] (NPZD) in late June.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nicović |first=Boško |date=27 May 2023 |title=Miloš Vučević zvanično izabran za novog predsednika SNS |url=https://n1info.rs/vesti/milos-vucevic-zvanicno-izabran-za-novog-predsednika-sns/ |access-date=27 May 2023 |website=N1 |language=sr-RS |archive-date=27 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527123933/https://n1info.rs/vesti/milos-vucevic-zvanicno-izabran-za-novog-predsednika-sns/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Journalist Ana Lalić characterised the change as "cosmetic".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitkovski |first=Ivan |date=27 May 2023 |title=Ana Lalić: Vučević samo kozmetička promena, SNS ostaje u rukama porodice Vučić |url=https://n1info.rs/vesti/ana-lalic-vucevic-samo-kozmeticka-promena-sns-ostaje-u-rukama-porodice-vucic/ |access-date=4 June 2023 |website=N1 |language=sr-RS |archive-date=29 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529053812/https://n1info.rs/vesti/ana-lalic-vucevic-samo-kozmeticka-promena-sns-ostaje-u-rukama-porodice-vucic/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Primer Minister of Serbia (2024–present) ===
{{See also|Cabinet of Miloš Vučević}}
Vučević led the SNS coalition to yet another victory in the [[2023 Serbian parliamentary election|2023 parliamentary election]]. On 30 March 2024, Vučević was given a mandate by President Vučić to form the new government of Serbia.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Evropa |first=Radio Slobodna |date=2024-03-31 |title=Miloš Vučević mandatar za sastavljanje nove Vlade Srbije |url=https://www.slobodnaevropa.org/a/milos-vucevic-mandatar-vlada-srbije/32884543.html |access-date=2024-06-25 |work=Radio Slobodna Evropa |language=sh}}</ref> On 2 May, the [[National Assembly (Serbia)|National Assembly of Serbia]] elected Vučević as [[Prime Minister of Serbia]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-30 |title=Izabrana nova Vlada Srbije, Miloš Vučević premijer |url=https://www.bbc.com/serbian/lat/srbija-68927828 |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=BBC News na srpskom |language=sr-latn}}</ref>


==Political positions==
==Political positions==
===Foreign policy===
===Foreign policy===
Vučević is in favour of [[Accession of Serbia to the European Union|Serbia's accession to the European Union]], at the same time claiming that Serbia cannot become its member by "being humiliated and ashamed, because then it will never be a good member of the EU".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vojvodine |first=Javna medijska ustanova JMU Radio-televizija |title=Vučević: Srbiji mesto u EU, ali ne kao ponižena i postiđena |url=https://rtv.rs/sr_lat/politika/vucevic-srbiji-mesto-u-eu-ali-ne-kao-ponizena-i-postidjena_1347028.html |access-date=16 August 2022 |website=JMU Radio-televizija Vojvodine}}</ref> On 24 March 2019, Vučević stated that the [[NATO bombing of Yugoslavia]] was a war crime.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 March 2019 |title=Vučević: NATO bombardovanje je bilo ratni zločin |url=https://rs.n1info.com/vesti/a470617-Vucevic-NATO-bombardovanje-je-bilo-ratni-zlocin/ |access-date=16 August 2022 |website=N1 |language=sr-RS}}</ref> He opposes [[Sanctions involving Russia|sanctioning Russia]] due to its [[2022 invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Colic |first=Nina |date=22 May 2022 |title=Vučević: Problemi zbog neuvođenja sankcija Rusiji sve veći – Politika – Dnevni list Danas |url=https://www.danas.rs/vesti/politika/vucevic-problemi-zbog-neuvodjenja-sankcija-rusiji-sve-veci/ |access-date=16 August 2022 |language=sr-RS}}</ref>
Vučević is in favour of [[Accession of Serbia to the European Union|Serbia's accession to the European Union]], at the same time claiming that Serbia cannot become its member by "being humiliated and ashamed, because then it will never be a good member of the EU".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vojvodine |first=Javna medijska ustanova JMU Radio-televizija |title=Vučević: Srbiji mesto u EU, ali ne kao ponižena i postiđena |url=https://rtv.rs/sr_lat/politika/vucevic-srbiji-mesto-u-eu-ali-ne-kao-ponizena-i-postidjena_1347028.html |access-date=16 August 2022 |website=JMU Radio-televizija Vojvodine |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816130954/https://rtv.rs/sr_lat/politika/vucevic-srbiji-mesto-u-eu-ali-ne-kao-ponizena-i-postidjena_1347028.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On 24 March 2019, Vučević stated that the [[NATO bombing of Yugoslavia]] was a war crime.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 March 2019 |title=Vučević: NATO bombardovanje je bilo ratni zločin |url=https://rs.n1info.com/vesti/a470617-Vucevic-NATO-bombardovanje-je-bilo-ratni-zlocin/ |access-date=16 August 2022 |website=N1 |language=sr-RS |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816131418/https://rs.n1info.com/vesti/a470617-vucevic-nato-bombardovanje-je-bilo-ratni-zlocin/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He opposes [[Sanctions involving Russia|sanctioning Russia]] due to its [[2022 invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Colic |first=Nina |date=22 May 2022 |title=Vučević: Problemi zbog neuvođenja sankcija Rusiji sve veći – Politika – Dnevni list Danas |url=https://www.danas.rs/vesti/politika/vucevic-problemi-zbog-neuvodjenja-sankcija-rusiji-sve-veci/ |access-date=16 August 2022 |language=sr-RS |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816131437/https://www.danas.rs/vesti/politika/vucevic-problemi-zbog-neuvodjenja-sankcija-rusiji-sve-veci/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


===Kosovo question===
===Kosovo question===
{{See also|Political status of Kosovo}}
{{See also|Political status of Kosovo}}
Vučević is against the [[International recognition of Kosovo|recognition of independence]] of [[Kosovo]], adding that Kosovo is the "state-forming DNA of our people and our country".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vojvodine |first=Javna medijska ustanova JMU Radio-televizija |title=Vučević: Kosovo i Metohija su duhovni i državotvorni DNK našeg naroda i države |url=https://rtv.rs/sr_lat/politika/vucevic-kosovo-i-metohija-su-duhovni-i-drzavotvorni-dnk-naseg-naroda-i-drzave_1356261.html |access-date=16 August 2022 |website=JMU Radio-televizija Vojvodine}}</ref>
Vučević is against the [[International recognition of Kosovo|recognition of independence]] of [[Kosovo]], adding that Kosovo is the "state-forming DNA of our people and our country".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vojvodine |first=Javna medijska ustanova JMU Radio-televizija |title=Vučević: Kosovo i Metohija su duhovni i državotvorni DNK našeg naroda i države |url=https://rtv.rs/sr_lat/politika/vucevic-kosovo-i-metohija-su-duhovni-i-drzavotvorni-dnk-naseg-naroda-i-drzave_1356261.html |access-date=16 August 2022 |website=JMU Radio-televizija Vojvodine |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816131917/https://rtv.rs/sr_lat/politika/vucevic-kosovo-i-metohija-su-duhovni-i-drzavotvorni-dnk-naseg-naroda-i-drzave_1356261.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Vučević's father Zoran was a lawyer and high-ranking member of the SRS who served as [[president of the City Assembly of Novi Sad]] from 2004 to 2007. His father died in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vojvodine |first=Javna medijska ustanova JMU Radio-televizija |title=Preminuo Zoran Vučević nekadašnji predsednik Skupštine grada Novog Sada |url=https://www.rtv.rs/sr_lat/vojvodina/novi-sad/preminuo-zoran-vucevic-nekadasnji-predsednik-skupstine-grada-novog-sada_1265986.html |access-date=16 August 2022 |website=JMU Radio-televizija Vojvodine}}</ref> He is of paternal Montenegrin descent and his family hails from the village of Bezjovo near [[Podgorica]] and belongs to the [[Kuči (tribe)|Kuči]] tribe. His paternal great-grandfather died fighting in [[World War I]], while his paternal grandfather died fighting in [[World War II]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=VUČEVIĆ ponosan na CRNOGORSKO porijeklo: SRBIJA JE SPREMNA DA POMOGNE OPŠTINAMA U CRNOJ GORI |url=https://mondo.me/Info/EX-YU/a966885/VUCEVIC-ponosan-na-CRNOGORSKO-porijeklo-SRBIJA-JE-SPREMNA-DA-POMOGNE-OPSTINAMA-U-CRNOJ-GORI.html |access-date=17 May 2023 |website=Mondo Crna Gora |language=en-US}}</ref>
Vučević's father Zoran was a lawyer and high-ranking member of the SRS who served as [[president of the City Assembly of Novi Sad]] from 2004 to 2007. His father died in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vojvodine |first=Javna medijska ustanova JMU Radio-televizija |title=Preminuo Zoran Vučević nekadašnji predsednik Skupštine grada Novog Sada |url=https://www.rtv.rs/sr_lat/vojvodina/novi-sad/preminuo-zoran-vucevic-nekadasnji-predsednik-skupstine-grada-novog-sada_1265986.html |access-date=16 August 2022 |website=JMU Radio-televizija Vojvodine |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816123840/https://www.rtv.rs/sr_lat/vojvodina/novi-sad/preminuo-zoran-vucevic-nekadasnji-predsednik-skupstine-grada-novog-sada_1265986.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He is of paternal [[Montenegrin Serb]] descent and his family hails from the village of Bezjovo near [[Podgorica]] and belongs to the [[Kuči (tribe)|Kuči]] tribe. His paternal great-grandfather died fighting in [[World War I]], while his paternal grandfather died fighting in [[World War II]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=VUČEVIĆ ponosan na CRNOGORSKO porijeklo: SRBIJA JE SPREMNA DA POMOGNE OPŠTINAMA U CRNOJ GORI |url=https://mondo.me/Info/EX-YU/a966885/VUCEVIC-ponosan-na-CRNOGORSKO-porijeklo-SRBIJA-JE-SPREMNA-DA-POMOGNE-OPSTINAMA-U-CRNOJ-GORI.html |access-date=17 May 2023 |website=Mondo Crna Gora |language=en-US |archive-date=17 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517134642/https://mondo.me/Info/EX-YU/a966885/VUCEVIC-ponosan-na-CRNOGORSKO-porijeklo-SRBIJA-JE-SPREMNA-DA-POMOGNE-OPSTINAMA-U-CRNOJ-GORI.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


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Miloš Vučević
Милош Вучевић
Official portrait, 2022
Prime Minister of Serbia
Assumed office
2 May 2024
PresidentAleksandar Vučić
Preceded byAna Brnabić
Ivica Dačić (acting)
Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia
In office
26 October 2022 – 2 May 2024
Prime MinisterAna Brnabić
Preceded byZorana Mihajlović
Succeeded byAleksandar Vulin
Minister of Defence
In office
26 October 2022 – 2 May 2024
Prime MinisterAna Brnabić
Preceded byNebojša Stefanović
Succeeded byBratislav Gašić
Mayor of Novi Sad
In office
14 September 2012 – 26 October 2022
Preceded byIgor Pavličić
Succeeded byMilan Đurić
Personal details
Born (1974-12-10) 10 December 1974 (age 49)
Novi Sad, SAP Vojvodina, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Political party
  • SRS (until 2008)
  • SNS (since 2008)
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Novi Sad
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Miloš Vučević (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Вучевић, pronounced [mǐloʃ ʋûːtʃeʋitɕ]; born 10 December 1974) is a Serbian lawyer and politician serving as prime minister of Serbia since 2024. He is also the current president of the Serbian Progressive Party. He previously served as deputy prime minister of Serbia and minister of defence 2022 to 2024 and as mayor of Novi Sad from 2012 to 2022.

Early life, education and law career

Vučević was born on 10 December 1974 in Novi Sad, SAP Vojvodina, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia.[1] He finished elementary school in Novi Sad and high school in Bački Petrovac. Vučević graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Novi Sad, in 2002.[2]

Vučević practised law in the family law office until 2012.[1]

Political career

Vučević started his political career as a member of the far-right Serbian Radical Party (SRS) where his father was a high-ranking member. The SRS split later in 2008, and Vučević joined the breakaway Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) led by Tomislav Nikolić and Aleksandar Vučić.[3] He is a close associate and confidant of Aleksandar Vučić and his brother Andrej.

Mayor of Novi Sad (2012–2022)

Following the 2012 local elections, Vučević was elected mayor of Novi Sad by a new SNS-led majority, even though the SNS only won 16.44% of the popular vote.[3][4] He was a member of the board of directors of the National Alliance for Local Economic Development (NALED) from 2015 to 2016.[2] He was re-elected mayor following the 2016[5] and 2020 local elections.[6]

In November 2021, he was elected vice-president of the party at the SNS party assembly.[7]

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence (2022–2024)

On 23 October 2022, the president of the Serbian Progressive Party Aleksandar Vučić announced that his party would recommend Miloš Vučević as the next deputy prime minister and minister of defence of Serbia.[8] He resigned as the Mayor of the City of Novi Sad on 24 October, and was succeeded by Milan Đurić two days later.[9][10] Vučević was sworn in as deputy prime minister and minister of defence on 26 October as part of the third cabinet of Ana Brnabić.[11] It has been speculated that Vučević will succeed Vučić as the president of the Serbian Progressive Party following his potential resignation.[12]

In April 2023, following the Pentagon document leaks, documents alleging that Serbia had agreed to sell weapons to the Ukrainian Army to fight Russian forces were leaked.[13] Vučević denied the allegations, calling them "a lie". He stated that Serbia had not sold and would not sell arms to either Ukraine or Russia, and suggested that someone was trying to "destabilize his country and involve it in a conflict it did not want to participate in". He also did not rule out the possibility that some Serbian weapons had ended up in the conflict zone by other means.[14]

President of the Serbian Progressive Party (2023–present)

On 27 May 2023, Vučević was elected president of the SNS.[15] He also confirmed that the SNS would join Vučić's announced People's Movement for the State (NPZD) in late June.[16] Journalist Ana Lalić characterised the change as "cosmetic".[17]

Primer Minister of Serbia (2024–present)

Vučević led the SNS coalition to yet another victory in the 2023 parliamentary election. On 30 March 2024, Vučević was given a mandate by President Vučić to form the new government of Serbia.[18] On 2 May, the National Assembly of Serbia elected Vučević as Prime Minister of Serbia.[19]

Political positions

Foreign policy

Vučević is in favour of Serbia's accession to the European Union, at the same time claiming that Serbia cannot become its member by "being humiliated and ashamed, because then it will never be a good member of the EU".[20] On 24 March 2019, Vučević stated that the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia was a war crime.[21] He opposes sanctioning Russia due to its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.[22]

Kosovo question

Vučević is against the recognition of independence of Kosovo, adding that Kosovo is the "state-forming DNA of our people and our country".[23]

Personal life

Vučević's father Zoran was a lawyer and high-ranking member of the SRS who served as president of the City Assembly of Novi Sad from 2004 to 2007. His father died in 2021.[24] He is of paternal Montenegrin Serb descent and his family hails from the village of Bezjovo near Podgorica and belongs to the Kuči tribe. His paternal great-grandfather died fighting in World War I, while his paternal grandfather died fighting in World War II.[25]

Vučević is married and has two sons.[2]

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Biografija | Novi Sad". www.novisad.rs. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Čovek bez svojstava – Portret savremenika – Miloš Vučević, gradonačelnik Novog Sada i potpredsednik SNS-a – Nedeljnik Vreme". www.vreme.com (in Serbian). 10 March 2021. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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  13. ^ "Tajni dokumenti Pentagona: Srbija šalje oružje Ukrajini; Ministarstvo negira – Rat u Ukrajini – Nedeljnik Vreme". www.vreme.com (in Serbian). 12 April 2023. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
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  15. ^ Marić, Dunja (27 May 2023). "Miloš Vučević novi predsednik SNS". NOVA portal (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  16. ^ Nicović, Boško (27 May 2023). "Miloš Vučević zvanično izabran za novog predsednika SNS". N1 (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  17. ^ Mitkovski, Ivan (27 May 2023). "Ana Lalić: Vučević samo kozmetička promena, SNS ostaje u rukama porodice Vučić". N1 (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
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  22. ^ Colic, Nina (22 May 2022). "Vučević: Problemi zbog neuvođenja sankcija Rusiji sve veći – Politika – Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Novi Sad
2012–2022
Succeeded by
Preceded by Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia
2022–2024
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Defence
2022–2024
Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Serbia
2024–present
Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by Leader of the Serbian Progressive Party
2023–present
Incumbent