Zoran Radojičić

Early life and education#edit

He was born on 24 October 1963 in Lazarevac, Serbia, at the time part of Yugoslavia. In 1989, he graduated from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine, and later obtained magisterial and doctoral thesis in 1998 and 2006, respectively.^[2]

Medical career#edit

Before taking political office in 2018, he practiced pediatric urology at University Children's Hospital in Belgrade, and he is also a professor of surgery at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine.

Political career#edit

On 7 June 2018, he was appointed as the Mayor of Belgrade on the nomination of Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), following the 2018 Belgrade City Assembly elections.^[3] Although Radojičić was the mayor, deputy mayor Goran Vesić wielded more power and influence and was sometimes described as de facto mayor.^[4][5][6] Radojičić left office on 20 June 2022 when he was succeeded by Aleksandar Šapić.^[7]

He is married to Tijana and has two sons with her – Ivan and Ognjen.^[2]

1. ^ Aligned with SNS.
2. ^ a b Milenković, Mirjana R. (6 June 2018). "Zoran Radojičić: Bez mrlje u biografiji". danas.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 7 June 2018.
3. ^ "Zvanično - Zoran Radojičić novi gradonačelnik Beograda". b92.net (in Serbian). Beta, Tanjug. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
4. ^ "Veljanovski: Pravi gradonačelnik Beograda je Vesić - Politika - Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). 2018-09-11. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
5. ^ "Obraz deblji od najdebljeg đona - Nedeljnik Vreme". www.vreme.com (in Serbian). 2021-04-09. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
6. ^ "Ivan Ivanović: Nisam ja kriv što je Goran Vesić glup". NOVA portal (in Serbian). 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
7. ^ "Aleksandar Šapić izabran za novog gradonačelnika Beograda". N1 (in Serbian). 2022-06-20. Retrieved 2022-06-20.