Nikola Gruevski

Nikola Gruevski ( Macedonian: Никола Груевски; born August 31, 1970 in Skopje) is Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia.

Training

Gruevski completed in 1994 a bachelor's degree in economics at the St. Clement Ohridski University in Bitola from. In 1996 he graduated from the London Securities & Investment Institute. During this training attending, 1996 for some time on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and several investment banks worldwide, including in Frankfurt am Main. Gruevski in 2006 received his Master of Science degree in Economics at the University of Skopje.

Political career

From 1999 to September 2002 he was the first foreign trade and then Finance Minister in the government of Ljubco Georgievski. He won in his time as Prime Profile by two major initiatives: a first label for Macedonian quality products and the introduction of VAT, which also formed the basis for the monetary and fiscal stability of Macedonia and thus also for a cautious economic recovery.

After the electoral defeat of the VMRO- DPMNE 2002 Gruevski was party chairman in May 2003. He put a moderate, pro-European course - against the resistance of the predecessor and former mentor Ljubco Georgievski - and taught by the new party as a modern European People's Party, which since May 2007 has observer status in the EPP.

Chaired by Gruevski VMRO -DPMNE was the strongest party in the parliamentary elections in June 2006 and formed the Albanian party DPA, the New Social Democrats ( NSDP ) and the liberal DOM a coalition government. Gruevski was elected on 25 August 2006 Prime Minister. He called several young politicians in his government, including foreign grown and / or educated Macedonians.

Prime minister

The government Gruevski earned particularly with the introduction of a flat tax, energetic fight against corruption and intense wooing foreign investment and development of education Sympathies and prestige in the population.

Parallel to this modernization Macedonia, the government also pursued a new course in cultural policy ( preservation of historical roots, making available the archaeological treasures of the country, respecting the religious holidays of the different faith communities ) with the aim of strengthening national identity and integrity of the country.

In foreign policy, the country's integration into the EU and NATO membership a priority. Both goals are impacted by the smoldering since independence in 1992 Macedonia name dispute with Greece. The inclusion of Macedonia during the Bucharest Summit in April 2008, NATO was prevented despite massive American support and a largely flexible position in Macedonia by the Greek government.

Domestically Gruevski had to contend with the sharp antagonism between the two leading Albanian parties in the country and a temporary blockade policy of the Social Democratic opposition. DPA and DUI the previous Freischärlerführer Ahmeti compete for the political representation of about 25 percent of the population making up the ethnic Albanian community.

Bills relating to the Albanian minority, were not necessary to double the majority of the deputies of these minorities in Parliament. Although it was possible to bring together all parties in the government and the opposition on the name issue on a common political line, led demands of two small coalition partners DPA and NSDP to several government crises and ultimately to the dissolution of parliament and early elections in 2008.

In these elections in the summer of 2008, Gruevski emerged as leader of a coalition of his VMRO -DPMNE with small parties of the center and the parties of the smaller ethnic groups of the Turks, Serbs, Roma, Bosniaks and Vlachs. In the election campaign, Gruevski presented as an economic reformer and defender of the Macedonian identity and won on June 1, 2008, the early parliamentary election with large (absolute ) majority.

Bolstered by the election Gruevski negotiated with both Albanian parties on forming a government and eventually joined a coalition with the stronger Albanian DUI party and the small party of the Macedonian Muslims PEI. The coalition has a two -thirds majority in Parliament and also has the majority of members of minorities ( double majority ). In his first term worsened relations with neighboring countries Bulgaria and Greece.

Nikola Gruevski was confirmed on 26 July 2008 and on June 5, 2011 in his office as Prime Minister.

Criticism

Political scientist Sašo Ordanovski called Nikola Gruevski as a classic populists.

Family

Since May 12, 2007 Gruevski is married to Borkica Manceva and father of a joint subsidiary.