Biography
Šutanovac was born on 24 July 1968,in Belgrade,where he completed elementary school and the Sixth Belgrade Gymnasium. [1] He graduated from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. He specialized in security courses in the field of law enforcement and gained a diploma for security issues and oversight. Furthermore,he is also holder of the diploma of George C. Marshall European Centre for Security Studies in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. From April to May 2000,he served in the European Parliament in Strasbourg and Brussels. [2]
Šutanovac began his political career in 1997,during the student protest against the regime of Slobodan Milošević,when he joined the Democratic Party (DS). [3]
In September 2000,he was appointed special advisor at the Federal Ministry of the Interior and in 2001 he became Assistant Federal Minister of Interior. In parliamentary elections in 2000,2003 and 2007 he was selected as an MP. [2]
From 2002 to 2003 he was president of the Serbian Parliament's committee for defence and security. In local elections in 2000 and 2004,he was elected deputy in the Belgrade City Assembly. [2]
In September 2016,he was elected as the president of DS winning 59% of the popular vote. [4] In March 2018,he resigned from the position after the party failed to cross the electoral threshold of 5% in the Belgrade City Assembly election. [5]
In November 2021,he was expelled from DS. [6] Srđan Milivojević,president of the DS Executive Board,stated that Dragan Šutanovac was not formally expelled from the party but was removed from its membership records. According to Milivojević,Šutanovac participated in organizing a fake session and fake elections within the DS,which violated the party’s rules and statute,resulting in the removal of his membership. [7]
In October 2023,Nova published an article claiming that he was being offered the position of ambassador to the United States. [8] Šutanovac responded that the article made him "laugh," adding that even if the post were offered to him,he would have to seriously consider it. [9]
On 16 January 2025,the Government of Serbia nominated him for the position of ambassador to the United States. [10] He became the ambassador on 9 May 2025. [11]
He supports the accession of Serbia to the European Union and NATO. [12]
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