Branko Crvenkovski

Branko Crvenkovski
Бранко Црвенковски
Crvenkovski in 2008
3rd President of Macedonia
In office
12 May 2004 – 12 May 2009
Prime MinisterRadmila Šekerinska (Acting)
Hari Kostov
Radmila Šekerinska (Acting)
Vlado Bučkovski
Nikola Gruevski
Preceded byBoris Trajkovski
Succeeded byGjorge Ivanov
2nd Prime Minister of Macedonia
In office
1 November 2002 – 12 May 2004
PresidentBoris Trajkovski
Ljupčo Jordanovski
Preceded byLjubčo Georgievski
Succeeded byRadmila Šekerinska (Acting)
In office
4 September 1992 – 30 November 1998
PresidentKiro Gligorov
Stojan Andov
Kiro Gligorov
Preceded byNikola Kljusev
Succeeded byLjubčo Georgievski
Personal details
Born (1962-10-12) 12 October 1962 (age 62)
Sarajevo, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
Political partySocial Democratic Union
SpouseJasna Crvenkovska
Alma materSs. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje

Branko Crvenkovski (Macedonian: Бранко Црвенковски, pronounced ['brankɔ t͡sr̩'vɛnkɔfski] ⓘ; born 12 October 1962) is a Macedonian politician who served as the 3rd President of Macedonia from 2004 to 2009. He previously served as Prime Minister of Macedonia from 1992 to 1998 and from 2002 to 2004.

A former member of the League of Communists of Macedonia (SKM), Crvenkovski founded the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM) in 1991, the legal successor of the SKM. He was the SDSM's leader on two occasions.

Background and earlier career

Crvenkovski was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, then part of Yugoslavia.[1]

In 1986 he obtained a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Automation from the School of Electrical Engineering at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje.

He was elected member of the Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia at the first multi-party elections in Yugoslavia in 1990 after serving for several years as head of department at the Semos company in Skopje. A former communist, Crvenkovski founded the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia in April 1991.

Prime Minister of Macedonia

Crvenkovski with President of the European Commission Romano Prodi, 7 May 2003

On 5 September 1992, Crvenkovski became Macedonia's second prime minister after its secession from Yugoslavia and continued in the post for another four years following the December 1994 elections.

He served as Prime Minister from 1992 to 1998 and from 2002 until 2004. He was most recently elected in 2002 after his Social Democratic Union of Macedonia party won the parliamentary elections.

In July 1997 he ordered that Albanian flags in front of government buildings in western part of Macedonia be removed. The situation escalated with one person dead and many injured. In 2005, on his initiative, the Albanian flag was legalized.

Presidency (2004–2009)

Crvenkovski won the April 2004 presidential election against Saško Kedev and took office on 12 May 2004. He then resigned as Prime Minister.

Crvenkovski did not run for a second term in the March 2009 presidential election. Instead, he returned to his party and was elected to be the head of the party on 24 May 2009.[2]

Honours and awards

See also

References

  1. ^ President of Republic of Macedonia – Branko Crvenkovski Archived 29 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Социјалдемократски Сојуз на Македонија – Претседател". Sdsm.org.mk. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  3. ^ "RaoulWallenberg.net". Archived from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
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