Predrag Bubalo

Predrag Bubalo Предраг Бубало
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Minister of Trade
In office 15 May 2007 – 7 July 2008
Preceded by	Bojan Dimitrijević
Succeeded by	Slobodan Milosavljević
Minister of Economy
In office 19 October 2004 – 15 May 2007
Preceded by	Dragan Maršićanin
Succeeded by	Mlađan Dinkić
Ministеr of Foreign Economic Relations
In office 3 March 2004 – 19 October 2004
Preceded by	Goran Pitić
Succeeded by	Milan Parivodić
Personal details
Born	(1954-10-14) 14 October 1954 Vladičin Han, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Political party	Democratic Party of Serbia
Alma mater	LL.B. of University of Novi Sad
Religion	Serbian Orthodox

Predrag Bubalo (Serbian: Предраг Бубало) (born 14 October 1954 Vladičin Han, Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian politician who held various ministerial positions in the Government of Serbia under Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica.

Firstly, he became the Minister of Industry and Privatization in October 2004, replacing Dragan Maršićanin. Prior to that, Bubalo was the Minister of International Economic Relations. He was also the Minister of Trade and Services in the Government of Serbia between 2007 and 2008. He was succeeded by Slobodan Milosavljević.

He received a PhD from the University of Novi Sad's Faculty of Law. Since 2002, Bubalo had been the general manager of Kikinda-based foundry Kikinda.

On 3 September 2010, The Anti-Corruption Council of Serbia has made public a list of persons facing criminal charges related to the privatization of the Port of Belgrade company. The criminal complaint was filed three months earlier against 17 persons for abusing their official position during the 2005 privatization. Among them are former minister Predrag Bubalo, officials of the Privatization Agency of Serbia, and businessman Milan Beko.

Sources

• Official profile at the Government of Serbia
• http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Politika/205555/Beko-i-Bubalo-medju-optuzenima-za-korupciju-u-slucaju-Luka-Begrad
• http://www.b92.net/eng/news/crimes-article.php?yyyy=2011&mm=05&dd=19&nav_id=74416 Court freezes Port of Belgrade assets, B92, 19 May 2011

Government offices
Preceded by Goran Pitić	Minister of Foreign Economic Relations of Serbia 2004	Succeeded by Milan Parivodić
Preceded by Dragan Maršićanin	Minister of Economy of Serbia 2004 – 2007	Succeeded by Mlađan Dinkić
Preceded by Bojan Dimitrijević	Minister of Trade of Serbia 2007 – 2008	Succeeded by Slobodan Milosavljević