Branko Ružić (politician)

Branko Ružić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранко Ружић; born 14 December 1975) is a Serbian politician who served as the minister of education from 2020 to 2023. A member of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), he previously served as minister without portfolio in charge of European Integration from 2013 to 2014, as minister of public administration and local self-government from 2017 to 2020, and as first deputy prime minister of Serbia from 2020 to 2022.

This article is about the politician. For the sculptor, see Branko Ružić (sculptor).

Branko Ružić
Бранко Ружић
Ružić in 2018
Minister of Education
In office
28 October 2020 – 29 May 2023
Prime MinisterAna Brnabić
Preceded byMladen Šarčević
Succeeded byĐorđe Milićević (acting)
Slavica Đukić Dejanović
First Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia
In office
28 October 2020 – 26 October 2022
Prime MinisterAna Brnabić
Preceded byIvica Dačić
Succeeded byIvica Dačić
Minister of Public Administration and Local Self-Government
In office
29 June 2017 – 28 October 2020
Prime MinisterAna Brnabić
Preceded byAna Brnabić
Succeeded byMarija Obradović
Minister without portfolio in charge of European Integration
In office
2 September 2013 – 27 July 2014
Prime MinisterIvica Dačić
Succeeded byJadranka Joksimović
Personal details
Born (1975-12-14) 14 December 1975
Zemun, Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Political partySPS (1996–present)
SpouseAna Ružić
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Belgrade
OccupationPolitician

On 7 May 2023, Ružić announced his resignation as Minister of Education and was officially dismissed by the National Assembly on 29 May.

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