Đorđo Đorđić
Đorđo Đorđić | |
|---|---|
| Ђорђо Ђорђић | |
 Đorđić in 2017 | |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 1 August 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 December 1978 Sremska Mitrovica, SAP Vojvodina, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Political party | SSP (until 2024) |
| Occupation | Politician, businessman, basketball coach and player |
Đorđo Đorđić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђорђо Ђорђић; born 19 December 1978) is a Serbian politician, businessman, basketball coach and former player who has been a member of the National Assembly since 1 August 2022. He was a member of the Party of Freedom and Justice (SSP).
Early life and career
[edit]Đorđić was born on 19 December 1978 in Sremska Mitrovica.[1] He used to be a professional basketball player, later becoming a coach.[2] In addition to this, he is a businessman.[1]
Political career
[edit]Đorđić starter his political career with the centre-left Party of Freedom and Justice (SSP) led by Dragan Đilas and was elected president of the SSP's Sremska Mitrovica branch.[3] He was elected to the National Assembly in the 2022 parliamentary election in which SSP was part of the United for the Victory of Serbia (UZPS) coalition. He was re-elected in the 2023 election in which SSP was part of the Serbia Against Violence coalition.[1]
In late October 2024, Đorđić and Željko Veselinović announced that they are leaving the SSP parliamentary group in the National Assembly, citing bad relations within the SSP and disagreements with its parliamentary leader Marinika Tepić.[4][5][6] They added that they will form a new parliamentary group and a new labor political party.[7] Đorđić and Željko Veselinović were soon joined by SSP MP's Irena Živković and Sonja Pernat.[8] They subsequently became part of the Movement Sloga–Experts Should Have A Say parliamentary group.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Đorđo Đorđić". otvoreniparlament.rs. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ "Ko je Đorđo Đorđić, bivši košarkaš i sada već bivši poslanik SSP-a? - Politika - Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). 2024-10-29. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ "Nova lica Narodne skupštine: Đorđo Đorđić - SSP (I deo) | Politika". Direktno (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ "Željko Veselinović i Đorđo Đorđić napustili poslaničku grupu SSP-a - Politika - Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). 2024-10-28. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ "Veselinović i Đorđić: Loši odnosi u SSP-u datiraju odavno, nema apsolutno nikakvog poštovanja u stranci". Politika Online. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ "Veselinović i Đorđić objasnili zašto su napustili poslanički klub Đilasove SSP - Politika - Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). 2024-10-29. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ Mašina (2024-10-29). "Veselinović i Đorđić napustili SSP, osnivaju Radničku stranku". Mašina. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ "Još dve poslanice napustile SSP: "Nismo smele da imamo drugačije mišljenje" (VIDEO)". Blic.rs (in Serbian). 2024-11-19. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ "Poslanička grupa POKRET SLOGA - DA SE STRUKA PITA". www.parlament.gov.rs. Retrieved 2024-11-23.