Petar Petković

Petar Petković (; born 12 July 1980) is a Serbian politician who is currently serving as the Director of the Office for Kosovo since 8 October 2020. Previously he served as the Assistant Director of the office and was a Member of the National Assembly. He was a member of the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) until he joined the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS).

Biography

Early life and education He was born in 1980 near Bulgarian border in Zaječar, Serbia that was during that time a constituent republic of Yugoslavia .

He graduated from the Faculty of Orthodox Theology of the University of Belgrade and the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia. He did his postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade at the Department of International Studies and received a masters degree.

Political career Petković served as an advisor in the Cabinet of the Prime Minister of Serbia Vojislav Koštunica from 2007 to 2008.

After the 2012 parliamentary elections, he was elected MP on the list of the Democratic Party of Serbia. On 8 December 2022, during the North Kosovo crisis, Petković stated that Serbia could respond by sending up to 1,000 security force personnel to Kosovo in accordance with the UN Resolution 1244.

Personal life Petković speaks English and can use Russian. He is married to his wife Nadica, and is the father of two children.