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Branko Ružić (politician)

Branko Ružić
Бранко Ружић
Minister of Public Administration and Local Self-Government
Assumed office
29 June 2017
Prime Minister Ana Brnabić
Preceded by Ana Brnabić
Minister without portfolio in charge of European integration
In office
2 September 2013 – 27 July 2014
Prime Minister Ivica Dačić
Succeeded by Jadranka Joksimović
Personal details
Born (1975-12-14) 14 December 1975 (age 41)
Zemun, Belgrade SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Political party Socialist Party of Serbia (1996–present)
Spouse(s) Ana Ružić
Children 2
Alma mater University of Belgrade
Occupation Politician

Branko Ružić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранко Ружић, born 14 December 1975) is a Serbian politician. He is a long time-member of the Socialist Party of Serbia and member of its Executive Board. He currently serves as the Minister of Public Administration and Local Self-Government in the Government of Serbia from 29 June 2017.

He also served as the Minister without portfolio in charge of European integration from 2013 to 2014.

He graduated from the University of Belgrade and served dean student of the faculty from 1996 to 1999. During the time at the University, he joined the party of Serbian strongman Slobodan Milošević - Socialist Party of Serbia.

From April 2000 to December 2002, he was the president of the Youth of the party. He also served as the spokesperson of the party from March 2001 to December 2002. He was a MP in the National Assembly of Serbia from January 2001 to December 2003. From 2004 to 2006 he was a MP in National Assembly of Serbia and Montenegro and several other European Boards.

From 2008 to 2013 he served as the president of position parliamentary group of Socialist Party of Serbia in National Assembly, as well as a member of the permanent delegation of the National Assembly of Serbia to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, where he was a member of the Political Committee and a member of the Human Rights Committee. In September 2013, after the reconstruction of the cabinet of Ivica Dačić, he was named the Minister without portfolio in charge of European integration and stayed on that position until 27 April 2014.


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