Dragiša Pešić
Montenegrin politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Montenegrin politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dragiša Pešić (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгиша Пешић; 8 August 1954 – 8 September 2016) was a Yugoslav politician. He was the second last Prime Minister of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Dragiša Pešić | |
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Драгиша Пешић | |
![]() Pešić in 2001 | |
5th Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | |
In office 24 July 2001 – 7 March 2003 | |
President | Vojislav Koštunica |
Preceded by | Zoran Žižić |
Succeeded by | Svetozar Marović (as head of government of Serbia & Montenegro) |
7th Finance Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | |
In office 20 May 1998 – 24 July 2001 | |
Prime Minister | Momir Bulatović Zoran Žižić |
Preceded by | Božidar Gazivoda |
Succeeded by | Jovan Ranković |
Personal details | |
Born | Danilovgrad, PR Montenegro, FPR Yugoslavia | 8 August 1954
Died | 8 September 2016 62) Podgorica, Montenegro | (aged
Political party | Democratic Party of Socialists Socialist People's Party |
Spouse | Lela |
Children | Marko and Marija |
Pešić was born in Danilovgrad on 8 August 1954.[1] He studied economics at the University of Sarajevo's Faculty of Economics, where he graduated in 1978.
He was President of the executive committee of Podgorica Municipality, a member of the Chamber of Citizens in the Yugoslav Federal Assembly. In 1998, he became Finance Minister of Yugoslavia, in the governments of Prime Ministers Momir Bulatović and Zoran Žižić.[1]
Dragiša Pešić became Prime Minister of Yugoslavia on 24 July 2001, after Žižić resigned in protest of the extradition of Slobodan Milošević to the ICTY.[2][3]
Pešić became a member of the Senate of the State Audit Institution (DRI) of Montenegro in December 2007.[1]
He died on 8 September 2016 at the age of 62. He was buried on 10 September in the village of Frutak near Danilovgrad.[1]