Božidar Đelić is a Serbian economist and former politician. A longtime member of the Democratic Party, he was highly positioned in politics of Serbia after the overthrow of Slobodan Milošević. He served as the Minister of Finance and Economy in the Government of Serbia from 2001 to 2004 and later as Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia and Minister of Science and Technological Development from 2007 to 2011.
Đelić in 2010
Đelić at World Economic Forum in 2008
Democratic Party (Serbia)
The Democratic Party is a social democratic political party in Serbia. Zoran Lutovac has led the party as its president since 2018. The party is colloquially known as the žuti (yellows) because of one of its main colours.
Dragoljub Mićunović served as the first president of DS, from 1990 to 1994
Zoran Đinđić led DS into several opposition coalitions before winning the 2000 elections under the DOS coalition
After the assassination of Zoran Đinđić, Boris Tadić was elected president of DS and president of Serbia in 2004
Tadić led DS into a coalition government with SPS in 2008, but was sent into opposition after the 2012 elections