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| President of the National Assembly of Serbia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 20 March 2024 |
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| Preceded by | Vladimir Orlić Stojan Radenović (acting) |
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| Prime Minister of Serbia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 29 June 2017 – 6 February 2024 |
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| President | Aleksandar Vučić | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Preceded by | Aleksandar Vučić Ivica Dačić (acting) |
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| Succeeded by | Ivica Dačić (acting) Miloš Vučević |
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| Minister of Public Administration and Local Self-Government | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 11 August 2016 – 29 June 2017 |
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| Prime Minister | Aleksandar Vučić Ivica Dačić (acting) |
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| Preceded by | Kori Udovički | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Branko Ružić | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 28 September 1975 Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
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| Domestic partner | Milica Đurđić | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Northwood University University of Hull |
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Ana Brnabić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ана Брнабић; born 28 September 1975) is a Serbian politician. She has been the president of the National Assembly of Serbia since March 2024. Before this, she was the Prime Minister of Serbia from 2017 to 2024. She was the first woman to hold this important job. She was also the first person who is openly part of the LGBT community to be Prime Minister in Serbia. She served longer than any other Prime Minister in Serbia's history.
She first joined the government as the Minister of Public Administration and Local Self-Government. This was from August 2016 to June 2017. During this time, she worked on making government services better in Serbia.
In June 2017, after Aleksandar Vučić became president, he suggested Ana Brnabić to be the next Prime Minister. The National Assembly of Serbia voted her and her team into office on 29 June 2017. She was not part of a political party when she first became Prime Minister. Later, in 2019, she joined the Serbian Progressive Party. She was then chosen as the party's vice president in 2021. She was re-elected as Prime Minister after elections in 2020 and 2022. In 2024, she was elected as the president of the National Assembly.
In 2019, Forbes magazine listed her as one of the most powerful women in the world. Some people believe that her role as Prime Minister was mostly to support the President, Aleksandar Vučić. They thought that President Vučić held most of the power.
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Early Life and Family
Ana Brnabić was born in Belgrade, which is the capital city of Serbia. Her father, Zoran, was born in Užice in 1950. He studied in Belgrade, where his family lived. Her grandfather, Anton Brnabić, was from the Croatian island of Krk. He was a soldier who fought during World War II. Her other grandparents were from Babušnica, in southeastern Serbia. Ana Brnabić considers herself a Serb.
Ana Brnabić is a lesbian. She was the second female head of government in the world who is openly part of the LGBT community. The first was Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir from Iceland. In 2017, she was the first head of government from the Balkan region to attend a gay pride march in Belgrade Pride.
In 2019, her partner, Milica Đurđić, had a baby boy. This made Ana Brnabić the first openly gay prime minister whose partner had a child while she was in office.
Education and Career Before Politics
Ana Brnabić grew up in Belgrade, Serbia. She went to the Belgrade Fifth Gymnasium. She also studied in the United States and England. She earned a degree in Business Administration from Northwood University in Michigan, USA. She also got a master's degree from the University of Hull in England, UK.
Before she joined the government, Ana Brnabić worked for over ten years. She worked with international groups, foreign investors, and local governments in Serbia. She was the director of Continental Wind Serbia. There, she helped with a large project to build a wind farm. She was also a member of the board for a non-profit group called Peksim.
She also worked for US consulting companies. These companies helped with projects in Serbia that were funded by USAID. She helped with programs to improve local governments and economic development in towns. She also helped start the National Alliance for Local Economic Development (NALED) in 2006. She later became the president of NALED's managing board.
Political Career
In August 2016, Ana Brnabić became the Minister of Public Administration and Local Self-Government. She also led the Council for Innovative Entrepreneurship and Information Technologies for the Government of Serbia. She was also involved in councils for national minorities and public administration reform.
Brnabić has said that she is a pro-European leader who focuses on technology. She explained that her government's main goals were to make Serbia more modern, improve education reform, and use more digital technology.
In May 2018, Brnabić temporarily took over the Ministry of Finance. This happened after the previous minister resigned. She appointed Siniša Mali as the new Minister of Finance later that month. In July 2018, Brnabić attended a special event in Washington, D.C. It celebrated 100 years since the Serbian flag was raised in front of the White House.
In October 2019, she officially joined the ruling Serbian Progressive Party. On 25 October 2019, Brnabić signed a Free Trade Agreement. This agreement was between Serbia and countries in the Eurasian Economic Union. It allowed more Serbian products to be sold in those countries.
When the COVID-19 pandemic reached Serbia in March 2020, Brnabić was put in charge of the Health Crisis Committee. The government put rules in place to help stop the spread of the virus. A curfew was introduced, which meant people had to stay home at certain times. Brnabić was elected as vice president of her party in November 2021. Her third government team was chosen in October 2022.
She was elected president of the National Assembly of Serbia on 20 March 2024. After she left the Prime Minister role, Ivica Dačić became acting Prime Minister until a new government was formed.
Role in Government
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Some political experts have said that Ana Brnabić, as Prime Minister, relied heavily on the leader of her political party. They suggested that the President, Aleksandar Vučić, held more power than the Prime Minister. This kind of power sharing is sometimes seen in countries that are not fully democratic.
In 2019, an organization called Freedom House changed Serbia's status from Free to Partly Free. They noted that the government and media seemed to try to control independent journalists. They also mentioned that President Vučić seemed to gather more power than his role in the Constitution allowed. Some people who did not agree with the government said that Brnabić was like a "puppet" of Vučić. Brnabić herself has said that Vučić should act as a "mentor" to the Prime Minister.
Relations with Kosovo
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In December 2018, Ana Brnabić spoke about the Kosovo Security Force. She said she hoped Serbia would not need to use its military. She added that it was an option if Serbs faced harm.
In May 2019, Kosovo's Foreign Minister said he would not let Brnabić enter Kosovo. He said this because of some comments she made. Brnabić had said that some leaders in Kosovo were acting like extreme nationalists. She said they were "irrational people." This comment caused a lot of discussion online.
On 20 January 2020, Serbia and Kosovo agreed to start flights between their capital cities again. This was the first time in over twenty years. This agreement happened after many months of talks.
LGBT Rights in Serbia
After becoming Prime Minister, Ana Brnabić said she did not want to be known only as Serbia's gay Prime Minister. She said she wanted to focus on other important changes first. In September 2017, Brnabić joined the pride parade in Belgrade. She was the first Serbian Prime Minister to attend this event. At the parade, she said that the government works for all citizens and will protect everyone's rights.
Brnabić supports the idea of same-sex couples having rights to inherit property. In February 2019, her partner, Milica Đurđić, gave birth to a son. However, in Serbia, marriage between same-sex couples is not allowed by the constitution. Also, laws about LGBT parenting are not fully set. Some journalists and LGBT activists have said that Brnabić has not done enough to improve LGBT equality in Serbia.
Awards and Other Activities
Ana Brnabić has received several awards for her work on development projects. She has also been recognized for promoting fair business practices and tolerance. She was given the Order of the Republika Srpska. In 2024, she was named an honorary citizen of Šabac.
Brnabić is also a member of the Executive Advisory Board of the World.Minds Foundation. In this role, she takes part in important discussions about leadership, new ideas, and how democratic governments work.
See also
In Spanish: Ana Brnabić para niños
- Prime Minister of Serbia
- First cabinet of Ana Brnabić
- Second cabinet of Aleksandar Vučić
- List of elected and appointed female heads of state and government
- List of the first LGBT holders of political offices
- List of openly LGBT heads of state and government
