Svetozar Marović Term of Office: March 7, 2003 - Present Predecessor: Vojislav Koštunica Date of Birth: March 31, 1955 Place of Birth: Kotor, Montenegro Profession: Lawyer Political Party: DPS

Svetozar Marović (Светозар Маровић; born March 31, 1955 in Kotor) is the first and the current President of Serbia and Montenegro and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Serbia and Montenegro. He was elected on March 7, 2003, and had previously been a lawyer. He became a member of the parliament of Montenegro in 1990, and has been its speaker on three occasions. official portrait from http://www. ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vojislav Koštunica [pronounced voy-ees-lahf kosh-TOON-ee-tsa] (born March 24, 1944) is the Prime Minister in the Government of Serbia and a lawyer from Serbia. ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining, as the final day of March. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Kotor and its bay Kotor is a town in southwestern Montenegro, population 19,000, Kotor municipality 23,481 (2003). ... Serbia and Montenegro  – Serbia    – Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    – Vojvodina  – Montenegro Official language Serbian Capital Podgorica Former Royal Capital Cetinje President Filip Vujanović Prime Minister Milo Đukanović Area  – Total  – % water  13,812 km²  n/a Population  – Total (2003)  – Density  616,258  48. ... A lawyer or attorney at law is a person licensed by the state to advise clients in legal matters and represent them in courts of law (and in other forms of dispute resolution). ... On 4th February, 2003 parliament of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia agreed to a weaker form of cooperation between Serbia and Montenegro within a commonwealth called Serbia and Montenegro. After June 1999, Kosovo was made a United Nations protectorate, under the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) based in Pristina. ... The Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro (Demokratska Partija Socijalista Crna Gore) is a political party in Montenegro. ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining, as the final day of March. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Kotor and its bay Kotor is a town in southwestern Montenegro, population 19,000, Kotor municipality 23,481 (2003). ... Presidential seal The President of Serbia and Montenegro and the chairman of Council of Ministers of Serbia and Montenegro is elected at the proposal of the President and Vice President of the Parliament of Serbia and Montenegro for a four year term. ... Council of Ministers of Serbia and Montenegro Savet Ministara Drzavne Zajednice Srbija i Crna Gora Whole council including President of Serbia and Montenegro is elected by Parliament of Serbia and Montenegro. ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Serbia and Montenegro  – Serbia    – Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    – Vojvodina  – Montenegro Official language Serbian Capital Podgorica Former Royal Capital Cetinje President Filip Vujanović Prime Minister Milo Đukanović Area  – Total  – % water  13,812 km²  n/a Population  – Total (2003)  – Density  616,258  48. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He is co-founder of the pro-independence Montenegrin party Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro. The Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro (Demokratska Partija Socijalista Crna Gore) is a political party in Montenegro. ...

In November 2003 he issued on behalf of his country an apology to Croatia for atrocities committed during the war and the Croatian president Stjepan Mesić issued an apology on behalf of his country on that day. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... . Stjepan Mesić (born December 24, 1934) has been the President of the Republic of Croatia since 2000. ...

Svetozar Marović is married and has two children.

External Links

• The President of Serbia and Montenegro (http://www.predsednik.gov.yu/?change_lang=en)