Name Branko Crvenkovski Preceded by Ljubco Georgievski | Presidency end date May 12, 2009 Spouse(s) Jasna Crvenkovska | |
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Political party Social Democratic Union Role Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia Presidential term May 12, 2004 – May 12, 2009 Previous offices President of Macedonia (2004–2009) | ||
Macedonian president branko crvenkovski arrives for official visit
Branko Crvenkovski (Macedonian: Бранко Црвенковски [ˈbraŋkɔ tsr̩ˈvɛŋkɔfski]; born 12 October 1962) is a Macedonian politician Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2002 to 2004, then President of the Republic of Macedonia from 2004 to 2009. He was also leader of the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia.
Contents
- Macedonian president branko crvenkovski arrives for official visit
- Macedonian President and PM react to Greek veto
- Background and earlier career
- Prime Minister of Macedonia
- President of Macedonia
- Honours and awards
- References
Macedonian President and PM react to Greek veto
Background and earlier career
Crvenkovski was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, then part of SFR Yugoslavia.
In 1986 he obtained a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Automation from the School of Electrical Engineering at the St. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje.
He was elected member of the Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia at the first multi-party elections in Yugoslavia in 1990 after serving for several years as head of department at the Semos company in Skopje. A former communist, Crvenkovski has been at the head of the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia since April 1991.
Prime Minister of Macedonia
On 5 September 1992 he became Macedonia's second prime minister after its secession from Yugoslavia and continued in the post for another four years following the December 1994 elections.
He served as Prime Minister from 1992 to 1998 and from 2002 until 2004. He was most recently elected in 2002 after his Social Democratic Union of Macedonia party won parliamentary elections.
In July 1996 he ordered that Albanian flags in front of government buildings in western part of the Republic of Macedonia be removed. The situation escalated with one person dead and many injured. In 2005, on his initiative, the Albanian flag was legalized.
President of Macedonia
He won the April 2004 presidential election against Saško Kedev and took office on 12 May 2004. He then resigned as Prime Minister.
Crvenkovski did not run for a second term in the March 2009 presidential election. Instead, he returned to his party and was elected to be the head of the party on 24 May 2009.