Dardan Sejdiu | |
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Parliamentary Group Leader of SDP | |
In office 4 May 2018 –22 August 2019 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Parliamentary Group Leader of GDP | |
In office 14 March 2018 –4 May 2018 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Deputy Mayor of Prishtina | |
In office January 2014 –December 2017 | |
Succeeded by | Selim Pacolli |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Pristina,SFR Yugoslavia | 13 August 1979
Nationality | Albanian |
Political party | Social Democratic Party of Kosovo (2018–2019) Group of the Independent Deputies (2018) Vetëvendosje (2011–2018) New Spirit Party (2010–2011) |
Alma mater | American University in Bulgaria IEDC-Bled School of Management (MBA) |
Known for | Deputy Mayor of Prishtina |
Dardan Sejdiu (born 13 August 1979) is a Kosovo Albanian politician. He served as the leader of the parliamentary group of Social Democratic Party of Kosovo in the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo. He also served as Deputy Mayor of Prishtina as a member of the capital of the Kosovo between 2014 and 2017,being a member of Vetëvendosje at the time. Previously,he has been engaged for four years as president of the management board of the Slovenian-Kosovo Pension with a key role in managing this fund for the whole of Kosovo. Sejdiu was a member of Vetevendosje from 2011 to 2018. [2]
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