Aleksandar Šapić
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Aleksandar Šapić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Шапић; born 1 June 1978) is a Serbian politician and former professional water polo player who has been the mayor of Belgrade since 2024, previously serving that role from 2022 to 2023.[1][2][3] A member and current vice-president of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), Šapić had previously served as president of the New Belgrade municipality from 2012 to 2022.[4][5]
Aleksandar Šapić | |
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Александар Шапић | |
Mayor of Belgrade | |
Assumed office 24 June 2024 | |
Preceded by | Himself |
In office 20 June 2022 – 30 October 2023 | |
Deputy | Vesna Vidović |
Preceded by | Zoran Radojičić |
Succeeded by | Himself |
President of the New Belgrade Municipality | |
In office 27 June 2012 – 27 June 2022 | |
Preceded by | Nenad Milenković |
Succeeded by | Bojan Bovan |
Personal details | |
Born | (1978-06-01) 1 June 1978 (age 46) Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia |
Political party | DS (2006–2014) SPAS (2018–2021) SNS (2021–present) |
Spouse | Milica Šapić |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Megatrend University |
Occupation |
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Website | sapic |
Šapić was previously a member of the Democratic Party (DS) until 2014, and he later led the Serbian Patriotic Alliance until the merger into SNS which occurred in May 2021. During his professional water polo career, he played for two Olympic bronze medal squads, one for FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, the other for Serbia at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, and one Olympic silver medal squad for Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Olympics in Athens.