Vlado Bučkovski (Владо Бучковски) (born December 2, 1962 in Skopje) is the prime minister of the Republic of Macedonia, elected by parliament on December 15, 2004.
VladoBuckovski: A new philosophy is being promoted in the country, and the defence ministry and the Macedonian Army are leading the effort.
Buckovski: As part of the road towards NATO membership, Macedonia is willing to implement the reforms that are necessary to bring the overall army structure into line with established Euro-Atlantic standards.
VladoBuckovski, the leader of the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM), was formally appointed prime minister on 17 December2004, nearly a month after the resignation of his predecessor, Hari Kostov.
Buckovski assumed the defence ministry portfolio again on 1 November2002, when then SDSM leader Branko Crvenkovski was elected prime minister for the second time in his career, following his party's victory in parliamentary elections a month and a half earlier.