Miroslav Lazanski
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Assumed office 24 April 2016 |
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18 September 1950 Karlovac, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Political party | Nonpartisan (SNS-nominated) |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
Miroslav Lazanski (Serbian: Мирослав Лазански, born 1950) is a Serbian journalist and military analyst. He writes on political and military matters, is a correspondent and commentator for the Belgrade daily Politika. Since 24 April 2016, he has been member of the National Assembly of Serbia as member of the coalition led by Serbian Progressive Party.
Lazanski was born in Karlovac, to a Slovene father who got assigned to Karlovac as a Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) officer and Serb mother, Lazanski completed primary school in the town of his birth. His paternal family is of Polish origin. His grandfather and uncle were killed in the Jasenovac concentration camp held by the Ustashe during World War II. During the war, his father, at the time a Royal Yugoslav Army officer, was held at Osnabruck as a prisoner of war. His father's best friend was Zoran Konstantinović (1920–2007). His father's job took the family to Trebinje where Lazanski went to gymnasium. He had military service in Bitola in 1977, in the 41st infantry division of JNA. Upon graduating he enrolled at the University of Zagreb's Faculty of Law and graduated.
Lazanski's first jobs in journalism were for the Vjesnik daily newspaper and the Danas and Start weekly news magazines in Zagreb. He is a writer of numerous books.
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