Svetozar Marović
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Svetozar Marović (Serbian Cyrillic: Светозар Маровић; born 31 March 1955) is a Montenegrin lawyer and politician who served as the last head of state and head of government of Serbia and Montenegro from 2003 until Montenegro's declaration of independence in 2006.
Svetozar Marović | |
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Светозар Маровић | |
President of Serbia and Montenegro | |
In office 7 March 2003 – 3 June 2006 | |
Preceded by | Vojislav Koštunica (as President of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) |
Succeeded by | Position abolished; Boris Tadić (as President of Serbia) Filip Vujanović (as President of Montenegro) |
Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro | |
In office 11 June 2009 – 29 December 2010 | |
Prime Minister | Milo Đukanović |
Succeeded by | Duško Marković |
Chairman of the Council of Ministers | |
In office 7 March 2003 – 3 June 2006 | |
Preceded by | Dragiša Pešić |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
President of the Parliament of Montenegro | |
In office 12 December 1994 – 7 June 2001 | |
Prime Minister | Milo Đukanović Filip Vujanović |
Preceded by | Risto Vukčević |
Succeeded by | Vesna Perović |
Personal details | |
Born | (1955-03-31) 31 March 1955 (age 69) Kotor, PR Montenegro, FPR Yugoslavia |
Nationality | Montenegrin, Serbian |
Political party | DPS (1991–2016) SKCG (until 1991) |
Spouse(s) | Đorđina "Đina" Marović (née Prelević) |
Children | 2 (including Miloš Marović) |
Residence(s) | Belgrade, Serbia |
Alma mater | Veljko Vlahović University |
Profession | Lawyer, politician |
On 15 December 2015, he was arrested in Montenegro for charges of corruption,[1] and on 18 August 2017, his family's assets were frozen.[2] He currently resides in Serbia, where he fled, just before he was found guilty in 2017. Montenegro has repeatedly requested his extradition from Serbia.[3]
In April 2022, Marović was added to the US Treasury's Specially Designated Nationals List of individuals facing Balkans-related sanctions.[4]