Zoran Knežević
Зоран Кнежевић
Minister of Justice (FR Yugoslavia)
In office
20 March 1997 – 12 August 1999
Prime MinisterRadoje Kontić
Momir Bulatović
Preceded byVladimir Krivokapić
Succeeded byPetar Jojić
Mayor of Podgorica
In office
January 1993 – late 1996
Preceded bySrđa Božović
Succeeded byRadivoje Rašović
Personal details
Born(1948-02-13)13 February 1948
Montenegro, Yugoslavia
Died12 September 2014(2014-09-12) (aged 66)
Belgrade, Serbia
Alma materUniversity of Belgrade Faculty of Law

Zoran Knežević (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Кнежевић; 13 February 1948 – 12 September 2014) was a Montenegrin politician.[1]

Early life and education

Zoran Knežević was born on 13 February 1948. He graduated from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law in 1971.

Career

Knežević served as a judge in the Municipal Court, the Court of Collective Labor and presided over the District Commercial Court in Titograd. From 1989 to 1992, he served as the Vice President of the Titograd Municipality, and was the Mayor of Podgorica from January 1993 to late 1996.

Knežević was a member of the Main Board of the Democratic Party of Socialists, and became a founding member of the pro-Serbian Socialist People's Party when it was formed in 1998.

He was Justice Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia[2] from 20 March 1997 to 12 August 1999 and a Member of Parliament of the Yugoslav Parliament's Chamber of Citizens 1999 until the election in 2000.[3]

After the overthrow of Slobodan Milošević in October 2000, Knežević served as the editor of the Official Gazette of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until April 2003, after which he worked as lawyer in Belgrade.

Death

He died in Belgrade on 12 September 2014 aged 66, and was buried in Staniseljići in Lješanska nahija on 15 September 2014.

References

  1. ↑ "Преминуо бивши министар правде СРЈ Зоран Кнежевић". Нова српска политичка мисао (in Serbian). 13 September 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Zoran Knezevic". International Anti-Corruption Conference. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "Preminuo Zoran Knežević" (in Bosnian). vijesti.me. 13 September 2014.
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