Aleksandar Vučić

Aleksandar Vučić (pronounced [aleksǎːndar ʋǔt͡ʃit͡ɕ], born 5 March 1970) is a Serbian politician. He has been the President of Serbia since 31 May 2017. He is also the chairman of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS).

Aleksandar Vučić
Александар Вучић
Vučić in 2022
5th President of Serbia
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 May 2017
Prime Minister	Ivica Dačić (Acting) Ana Brnabić Miloš Vučević
Preceded by	Tomislav Nikolić
11th Prime Minister of Serbia
In office 27 April 2014 – 30 May 2017
President	Tomislav Nikolić
Deputy	Ivica Dačić
Preceded by	Ivica Dačić
Succeeded by	Ivica Dačić (Acting)
First Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia
In office 27 July 2012 – 27 April 2014
Prime Minister	Ivica Dačić
Preceded by	Ivica Dačić
Succeeded by	Ivica Dačić
Minister of Defence
In office 27 July 2012 – 2 September 2013
Prime Minister	Ivica Dačić
Preceded by	Dragan Šutanovac
Succeeded by	Nebojša Rodić
Minister of Information
In office 24 March 1998 – 24 October 2000
Prime Minister	Mirko Marjanović
Preceded by	Radmila Milentijević
Succeeded by	Ivica Dačić
Personal details
Born	(1970-03-05) 5 March 1970 Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia)
Political party	Radical (1993–2008) Progressive (2008–present)
Spouse(s)	Ksenija Janković ​ ​ (m. 1997; div. 2011)​ Tamara Đukanović ​ (m. 2013)​
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Belgrade
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Before he became president, Vučić served as Prime Minister of Serbia from 2014 until 2017. Vučić served as Minister of Information from 1998 to 2000 and later as Minister of Defence from 2012 to 2013, as well as First Deputy Prime Minister from 2012 to 2014.

In April 2017, Vučić was elected President of Serbia with 55% of the vote in the first round, thus avoiding a second round. He became president from 31 May 2017, taking over from Tomislav Nikolić. His was sworn in on 23 June 2017.