Vladica Dimitrov

Dimitrov was born in Dimitrovgrad, in what was then the Socialist Republic of Serbia in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He is a graduate of the University of Niš Faculty of Medicine and works as a radiology specialist in private life.[https://www.dimitrovgrad.rs/president_of_the_municipality Председник општине], Municipality of Dimitrovgrad, accessed 24 August 2020.

Dimitrov entered political life as a member of the Democratic Party of Serbia (Demokratska stranka Srbije, DSS) and was elected to Dimitrovgrad municipal assembly under its banner in the 2004 Serbian local elections. He served as president (i.e., speaker) of the assembly from 2004 to 2007. In the buildup to the 2008 local elections, he left the DSS to join the rival Democratic Party (Demokratska stranka, DS). The DS emerged from these elections as the dominant party in a local coalition government, and Dimitrov was appointed to the municipal council (i.e., the executive branch of the municipal government) with responsibility for health and social policy. He was first chosen as mayor in December 2011, after the resignation of Veselin Velichkov.[https://www.blic.rs/vesti/srbija/maja-gojkovic-da-mu-pozavidi-isti-covek-predsednik-sns-i-ds-a-bio-i-u-dss/w3t621b "Maja Gojković da mu pozavidi: Isti čovek predsednik SNS i DS (a bio i u DSS)"], Blic (Source: Južne vesti), 23 May 2013.

After the 2012 local elections, the Democratic Party formed an administration with the Socialist Party of Serbia and other parties, and Dimitrov was selected for a second term as mayor.[https://www.blic.rs/vesti/srbija/konstitutiisan-novi-saziv-parlamenta-u-dimitrovgradu/wcx2f1h "Konstitutiisan novi saziv parlamenta u Dimitrovgradu"], Blic, 15 June 2012, accessed 24 August 2020. He was acting leader of the local DS board during this period. In 2013, a split in the party and a realignment of local political forces led to Dimitrov being replaced as mayor by Nebojša Ivanov. Dimitrov left the DS at this time and joined the Serbian Progressive Party.[http://www.rtv.rs/sr_ci/politika/bivsi-funkcioner-ds-poverenik-sns-u-dimitrovgradu_394664.html "Бивши функционер ДС повереник СНС у Димитровграду"], Radio Television of Vojvodina, 23 May 2013, accessed 24 August 2020.[http://www.politika.rs/scc/clanak/258795/Sezona-stranackih-preletanja#! Б. Баковић - Ј. Церовина, "Сезона страначких „прелетања”"], 25 May 2013, accessed 24 August 2020. Technically, Dimitrov was the leader of both parties, on paper, for two days.

Dimitrov received the 143rd position on the Progressive Party's Aleksandar Vučić — Future We Believe In electoral list for the national assembly in the 2014 Serbian parliamentary election and was elected when the list won a landslide victory with 158 mandates.[http://arhiva.rik.parlament.gov.rs/arhiva-izbori-za-narodne-poslanike-2014.php Избори за народне посланике Народне скупштине одржани 16. и 23. марта 2014. године, ИЗБОРНЕ ЛИСТЕ (ALEKSANDAR VUČIĆ - BUDUĆNOST U KOJU VERUJEMO)], Republika Srbija - Republička izborna komisija, accessed 18 August 2020. For the next two years, he served in parliament as a supporter of the Vučić's ministry. He received the 140th position successor Aleksandar Vučić – Serbia Is Winning list in the 2016 parliamentary election and missed election when the list won 131 mandates.[http://arhiva.rik.parlament.gov.rs/izbori-za-narodne-poslanike-2016-izborne-liste.php Избори за народне посланике 2016. године » Изборне листе, ИЗБОРНЕ ЛИСТЕ (АЛЕКСАНДАР ВУЧИЋ - СРБИЈА ПОБЕЂУЈЕ)], Republika Srbija - Republička izborna komisija, accessed 18 August 2020. He was however re-elected to the Dimitrovgrad municipal assembly in the concurrent 2016 local elections and was again selected as mayor after the Progressives won a local victory.[https://www.vesti.rs/Srpska-Napredna-Stranka/Vladica-Dimitrov-novi-predsednik-opstine-Dimitrovgrad.html "VLADICA DIMITROV NOVI PREDSEDNIK OPŠTINE DIMITROVGRAD"], Vesti (Source: Blic), 23 May 2016, accessed 23 August 2020. He had the opportunity to return to the national assembly in 2017 as the replacement for another member, but he chose not to.[http://arhiva.rik.parlament.gov.rs/izbori-za-narodne-poslanike-2016-dodela-mandata.php Избори за народне посланике 2016. године » Додела мандата (Одлука о додели мандата народних посланика ради попуне упражњених посланичких места у Народној скупштини од 21. септембра 2017. године)], Republika Srbija - Republička izborna komisija, accessed 23 August 2020.

Dimitrov led the Progressives to another victory in the 2020 Serbian local elections and was chosen for a fourth term as mayor at the first meeting of the new municipal assembly.[https://www.dimitrovgrad.rs/dokumenta/Lokalni%20izbori%202020/Izborne%20liste Документа (АЛЕКСАНДАР ВУЧИЋ - ЗА НАШУ ДЕЦУ..docx)], Izbori 2020, Municipality of Dimitrovgrad, accessed 24 August 2020.[https://www.dimitrovgrad.rs/dokumenta/Lokalni%20izbori%202020/Rezultati Документа (Rezultati lokalnih izbora - Zapisnik o radu izborne komisije.doc)], Izbori 2020, accessed 24 August 2020.[https://www.novosti.rs/c/vesti/politika/910992/dimitrov-ponovo-celu-opstine-dimitrovgradu-konstituisana-lokalna-vlast "ДИМИТРОВ ПОНОВО НА ЧЕЛУ ОПШТИНЕ: У Димитровграду конституисана локална власт"], Novosti, 20 August 2020, accessed 24 August 2020.

As mayor, he has taken part in a number of delegations to neighbouring Bulgaria.[https://www.parliament.bg/bg/news/ID/4022 НОВИНИ], National Assembly of Bulgaria, 29 October 2017, accessed 24 August 2020.[https://www.gov.bg/bg/prestsentar/predstoyashti-sabitia/21-septemvri-vitsepremierat-valeri-simeonov-shte-bade-na-poseshtenie-v-republika-sarbia "21 септември - Вицепремиерът Валери Симеонов ще бъде на посещение в Република Сърбия"], Government of Bulgaria, 21 September 2017, accessed 24 August 2020.

Dimitrov appeared at the head of his own "Future We Believe In" list for Serbia's Bulgarian National Council in 2014 and was elected when the list won four mandates out of nineteen mandates.[http://arhiva.rik.parlament.gov.rs/arhiva-izbori-za-nacionalne-savete-bugarski.php Избори за чланове националног савета бугарске националне мањине, одржани 26. октобра 2014. године (непосредни избори), ИЗБОРНЕ ЛИСТЕ ("Будућност у коју верујемо" - др Владица Димитров / "Бдеше в което вЯрваме" - д-р Владица Димитров)], Republika Srbija - Republička izborna komisija, accessed 24 August 2020.[http://arhiva.rik.parlament.gov.rs/arhiva-izbori-za-nacionalne-savete-bugarski.php РЕЗУЛТАТИ ИЗБОРА (Извештај о укупним резултатима избора за чланове Националног савета бугарске националне мањине)], Republika Srbija - Republička izborna komisija, accessed 24 August 2020. He appeared in the second place on a list led by Bosilegrad mayor Vladimir Zahariev in 2018 and was re-elected when the list won a majority victory with seventeen mandates.[http://arhiva.rik.parlament.gov.rs/izbori-za-nsnm-neposredni-2018-zbirne-resenja.php Решења о утврђивању збирних изборних листа (Решење о утврђивању Збирне изборне листе кандидата за чланове Националног савета БУГАРСКЕ националне мањине)], Republika Srbija - Republička izborna komisija, accessed 24 August 2020.[http://arhiva.rik.parlament.gov.rs/izbori-za-nsnm-neposredni-2018-ukupni-rezultati.php Укупни резултати избора за националне савете националних мањина (Национални савет БУГАРСКЕ националне мањине – Извештај о укупним резултатима избора)], Republika Srbija - Republička izborna komisija, accessed 24 August 2020.

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