Milutin Mrkonjić

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Milutin Mrkonjić
Милутин Мркоњић
Mrkonjić in 2011
Minister of Transportation
In office
27 July 2012 – 2 September 2013
Prime MinisterIvica Dačić
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byAleksandar Antić
Minister of Infrastructure and Energy
In office
14 March 2011 – 27 July 2012
Prime MinisterMirko Cvetković
Preceded byHimself
Petar Škundrić (Energy)
Succeeded byHimself
Zorana Mihajlović (Energy)
Minister of Infrastructure
In office
7 July 2008 – 14 March 2011
Prime MinisterMirko Cvetković
Preceded byVelimir Ilić
Succeeded byHimself
Personal details
Born(1942-05-23)23 May 1942
Belgrade, German-occupied Serbia
Died27 November 2021(2021-11-27) (aged 79)
Belgrade, Serbia
Political partySocialist Party of Serbia
SpouseDragana Mrkonjić
Domestic partnerAna Bekuta (2011–2021)
Residence(s)Belgrade, Serbia
Alma materUniversity of Belgrade
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionCivil engineer

Milutin Mrkonjić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милутин Мркоњић; pronounced [milǔtin mr̩̂kɔɲitɕ]; 23 May 1942 – 27 November 2021) was a Serbian politician. He co-founded the Socialist Party of Serbia, together with Slobodan Milošević.

Biography

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Mrkonjić was born in 1942 in Belgrade, then occupied by Nazi Germany. His father was a Croatian Serb from the village of Bojna, near Glina, in the region of Banija.[1] In 1968, Mrkonjić graduated from the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Civil Engineering.[2] He was the first director of CIP - Institute of Transportation.[3] Mrkonjić was the head of the Reconstruction Agency after NATO bombing of FR Yugoslavia in 1999.[3]

On 8 May 2007, Mrkonjić became vice-president of the National Assembly of Serbia. On 7 July 2008, he became Minister for Infrastructure in the Serbian government. Mrkonjić became the Minister for Infrastructure and Energy in March 2011.[3]

From 2012 until his death, Mrkonjić was in a relationship with Serbian singer Ana Bekuta.[4] He died on 27 November 2021 at the age of 79.[5] Mrkonjić was buried on 2 December in the Alley of Distinguished Citizens at the New Cemetery in Belgrade.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Poreklo Milutina Mrkonjića - Poreklo". Poreklo (in Serbian). 28 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Serbia: Presidential Elections — 2008" (PDF). Norwegian Centre for Human Rights/NORDEM. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Government of Serbia Vice-Presidents and Ministers". Government of Serbia. Archived from the original on 13 December 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  4. ^ Jovanović, Viktorija (24 May 2022). "Samo je smrt mogla da ih rastavi: Najveće ljubavi na domaćoj estradi". Nova (in Serbian). Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  5. ^ Преминуо Милутин Мркоњић (in Serbian). Radio Television of Serbia. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Sahranjen MIlutin Mrkonjić: "Putuj u večnost, dragi ćale"". B92 (in Serbian). 2 December 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
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