Petar Škundrić

Petar Škundrić (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Шкундрић; born February 21, 1947) is a Serbian politician. He is a member of the Socialist Party of Serbia who served as the Minister of Energy and Mining from 2008 to 2011.

Petar Škundrić
Петар Шкундрић

MSc PhD
Minister of Energy and Mining
In office
7 July 2008 – March 14, 2011
Preceded byAleksandar Popović
Succeeded byMilutin Mrkonjić (Energy)
Oliver Dulić (Mining)
Personal details
Born (1947-02-21) 21 February 1947
Gračac, Yugoslavia
Political partySocialist Party of Serbia (1990–2020)
League of Communists of Serbia (until 1990)

Education and career

Škundrić graduated and obtained his masters and PhD degrees at the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy of the University of Belgrade.

He is professor at the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy in Belgrade, and honorary professor at the Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology.

He is one of the founding members and first secretary general of the Socialist Party of Serbia, and was a member of parliament of the former state union of Serbia and Montenegro. Presently he is a member of the board of SPS.

On July 7, 2008 he was elected Minister of Energy and Mining in the Government of Serbia, a post he held until March 2011, when the portfolio was split into the Infrastructure and Environment ministries.[1]

He was kicked out from the Socialist Party of Serbia after his son arrested at a anti-government protest in July 2019. President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić called him a tycoon.[2][3]

Škundrić is married and father of two sons.

References
  1. Serbian Premier Proposes Smaller Cabinet, Shuffles Ministers
  2. "ŠKUNDRIĆ RAZREŠEN, SOCIJALISTI ISKLJUČUJU ČLANOVE Dačić: "Svako ko podržava ili učestvuje u nasilju, biće smenjen i isključen iz SPS"". Blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  3. "Vučić optužio Dačića i saradnike da su lopovi?! | Politika | Direktno". direktno.rs. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
Government offices
Preceded by
Aleksandar Popović		 Minister of Energy and Mining
2008–2011		 Succeeded by
Milutin Mrkonjić (Energy)
Oliver Dulić (Mining)
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