Adrijana Mesarović
Serbian politician (born 1981)
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Adrijana Mesarović (Serbian Cyrillic: Адријана Месаровић; born 10 December 1981) is a Serbian politician, economist and local government activist. A member of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), she has served as minister of economy since May 2024 and deputy prime minister of Serbia since April 2025.
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- Miloš Vučević
Đuro Macut
Adrijana Mesarović | |
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Адријана Месаровић | |
Adrijana Mesarović in 2026 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia | |
| Assumed office 16 April 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Đuro Macut |
| Minister of Economy | |
| Assumed office 2 May 2024 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Slobodan Cvetković |
| Minister of Internal and Foreign Trade (acting) | |
| In office 25 November 2024 – 16 April 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Miloš Vučević |
| Preceded by | Tomislav Momirović |
| Succeeded by | Jagoda Lazarević |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 December 1981 |
| Party | SNS |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
Biography
Mesarović was born on 10 December 1981 in Novi Sad.[1][2] Mesarović was educated in her hometown of Novi Sad, obtaining a master's degree in economics.[3] She was also educated in Southampton, UK, where she completed several specialized training courses in computer science.[4] She worked in the family business, and since 2008 she has been associated with the banking sector.[3][5] She has been a member of the Serbian Progressive Party.[6] In 2018, she joined the municipal executive in Novi Sad.[3] As an executive member of city of Novi Sad she has participated in the implementation of the national "Serbia 2025" program and the construction of a bypass bridge around the city in addition to the reconstruction of SPC Vojvodina.[4] In 2020, Mesarović was appointed to the Novi Sad city council, where she was entrusted with budget, finance and investment matters.[2]
In November 2024 she was appointed acting Minister of Internal and Foreign Trade after the resignation of Tomislav Momirović.[7] In May 2024, she took office as Minister of Economy in the cabinet of Miloš Vučević.[8][9] She has stated she is emphasizing micro, small, and medium-sized businesses as the ministry's focus and that she wished to develop the infrastructure of the state. She declared that her intent is for Serbia to become a leader in the region when it comes to FDI.[10] Mesarović has also criticized the ongoing protests against corruption, and that she would always strongly support Vučić.[11]
Personal life
She owns a one-and-a-half room flat in Novi Sad and in Belgrade owns a two-room flat additionally.[12]