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Miodrag Gavrilović (Serbian Cyrillic: Миодраг Гавриловић; born 6 April 1973) is a Serbian politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served as one of the party's vice-presidents since 2021. He was a member of the National Assembly from 2022 to 2024.

Born (1973-04-06) 6 April 1973 (age 53)
Titovo Užice, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
PartyDS (1991–present)
Spouse
Dragana Tomić-Gavrilović
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(m. 2000)​
Children2
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Miodrag Gavrilović
Миодраг Гавриловић
Gavrilović in 2023
Member of the National Assembly
In office
1 August 2022 – 6 February 2024
Personal details
Born (1973-04-06) 6 April 1973 (age 53)
Titovo Užice, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
PartyDS (1991–present)
Spouse
Dragana Tomić-Gavrilović
​
​
(m. 2000)​
Children2
ParentSlobodan Gavrilović (father)
EducationUniversity of Belgrade
Occupation
  • Politician
  • professor
ProfessionLawyer
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Early life

Gavrilović was born on 6 April 1973 in Titovo Užice, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia. He grew up in Čajetina, though finished a gymnasium in Užice and graduated from the Faculty of Law of University of Belgrade.[1][2] His father Slobodan was a high-ranking member and vice president of the Democratic Party (DS).[3]

Political career

Gavrilović has been a member of the Democratic Party since 1991.[2] He was one of the founding members of Otpor, an organisation which played a key role in the overthrow of Slobodan Milošević.[1] As of 2021, he has been one of the vice-presidents of DS.[1]

Gavrilović was the candidate of the United for the Victory of Serbia coalition for the 2022 Serbian parliamentary election.[4] He became a member of the National Assembly on 1 August 2022.[5] On 3 June 2023, during the ongoing protests, Gavrilović was physically attacked by members of the far-right People's Patrol while defending an American journalist from them.[6] His term ended on 6 February 2024 when the 14th National Assembly of Serbia was constituted.[7]

Personal life

He has been married to Dragana Tomić-Gavrilović since 2000, with whom he has two children. Besides his native Serbian, he speaks French and English.[1] By profession, he is a lawyer.[5]

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