Mirko Cvetkovic, Minister of Finance

Born in Zajecar in 1950. He graduated from the Belgrade Faculty of Economics where he also received his MA and PhD. He worked at the Mining Institute for ten years and then at the Economics Institute for another six years, followed by seven years at the advisory and research firm CES MECON where he worked as a consultant. In the period 1998–2001 he was employed as advisor for economic issues at the Mining Institute and from January 2001 worked as Deputy Minister of Economy and Privatisation. From 2003 to 2004 he was Director of the Privatisation Agency and in 2005 Special Advisor at CEO Intercom Consulting/CES MECON. In the 1980s he was exterior consultant for the World Bank on a number of projects in Pakistan, India and Turkey. Married, with two children. Speaks English.