Ivica Dacic is currently the First Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia
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Ivica Dacic is currently the First Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia
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Ivica Dacic is married to Sanja Dacic, with whom he has two children.
Apart from politics, sports are Dacic’s other passion. Just as he has held high political offices, he has also held several high offices in athletic clubs and associations. He has been the president of both the Sport Association of Serbia and of the Belgrade “Partizan” Basketball Club. He also served as Vice-President of the Yugoslav Olympic Committee.
Ivica Dacic was born on January 1, 1966 in the Kosovar city of Prizren, but he was raised and spent the majority of his life in Serbia.
He has had a keen interest in politics from an early age, studying political science at Belgrade University where he earned a bachelor’s degree.
He has been associated with socialism since his youth. Dacic was involved with the Youth Wing of the Belgrade Socialist party, and also served as its chairman.
Dacic became a member of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) in 1991. He quickly rose through the ranks of the SPS, and has held numerous governmental offices throughout his career.
Ivica Dacic’s official government career began in 1992 when he was elected to the Federal Assembly of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia’s Citizens’ Chamber. His career coincided with the turmoil the region experienced during the wars in the Balkans.
Dacic worked closely with the former President, Slobodan Milošević, and was well known for his admiration of Milošević.
When Slobodan Milošević was overthrown in the year 2000, a new government was elected in Serbia which steered the country in a new direction. Dacic then had to distance himself not only from Milošević, but also his party’s previous policies.
He was involved in both the transitional government of the Republic of Serbia and the new Serbian government. Dacic served as the transitional government’s Minister of information from October 2000 to January 2001.
He participated in Serbia’s transitional government as well as its current regime. As such, Dacic has had a strong role in guiding Serbia in a new direction.