Slavjanka Petrovska
Slavjanka Petrovska | |
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Славјанка Петровска | |
Macedonian Assembly | |
| In office 2020–2022 | |
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| Born | January 11, 1982 SDSM |
| Alma mater | Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje |
Slavjanka Petrovska (born January 11, 1982) is a Мacedonian politician who has been the Minister of Defense of North Macedonia since January 2022.
Early life and education
Slavjanka Petrovska was born on January 11, 1982, in Skopje.[1] She completed her schooling there before graduating in law from the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje in Skopje.[2] She is a candidate for a master's in administrative law at the same institution.[2]
Career
Petrovska worked in the Secretariat on European Affairs from 2003 until 2006, then spent two years working at the Assembly on International Cooperation.[1] From 2008 until 2015, she worked for the National Council on Euro-Integration.[1]
Petrovska was in the Cabinet of the Minister of the Interior for two short stints in 2015 and 2016 and then Chief of Staff to the Minister from June 2017.
Petrovska was appointed Minister of Defense by
In June 2022, Petrovska attended the inaugural US-North Macedonia Strategic Dialogue in
References
- ^ a b c "Slavjanka Petrovska". Government of the Republic of North Macedonia. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Minister of Defence of the Republic of North Macedonia". Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe.
- ^ Dimitrievska, Valentina (October 28, 2021). "North Macedonia's ruling SDSM and opposition VMRO-DPMNE battle for Skopje". BNE Intellinews. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ Trkanjec, Zeljko (January 12, 2022). "List of North Macedonia cabinet nominees submitted to parliament". Euractiv. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ Trkanjec, Zeljko (March 1, 2022). "North Macedonia to donate military equipment to Ukraine". Euractiv. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "Readout of Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl's Meeting with Minister of Defense Slavjanka Petrovska of North Macedonia". US Department of Defense. June 3, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "Minister of Defence of the Republic of North Macedonia pays official visit to Slovenia". Republic of Slovenia. October 17, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.