Nikola Gruevski

Nikola Gruevskiis the Prime Minister of Macedonia]]having taken office on August 27,2006. He is a member of the conservative party VMRO-DPMNE.http://www.vlada.mk/?q=node/958

Nikola Gruevski was born August 31, 1970, in Skopje, the Republic of Macedonia. In 1994 he earned his Bachelor's degree in Economics from St. Clement Ohridski University, Bitola, later attending the London Securities Institute and finally in 2006, earning a Master of Science in Economics from Ss Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje.http://www.vlada.mk/?q=node/958 He married Borkica Manceva, May 10, 2007, the second wedding for Gruevski.http://macedoniadaily.blogspot.com/2007/05/nikola-gruevski-is-getting-married. Prior to the beginning of his political career, Gruevski had been an amateur boxer and stage actor as well as a World Bank economist.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/1067125.stm

Career History

1998: Broker's Association of the Republic of Macedonia, Founder and Presidenthttp://www.vlada.mk/?q=node/958

1998-1999: Minister of Trade and Minister without portfoliohttp://www.vlada.mk/?q=node/958

1999-2002: Minister of Finance and Governor of the Republic of Macedonia in the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Developmenthttp://www.vlada.mk/?q=node/958

2000-2002: President of the State Securities and Exchange Commissionhttp://www.vlada.mk/?q=node/958

2003: Adviser to the Minister of Finance of Serbiahttp://www.vlada.mk/?q=node/958

2003: Leader of the VMRO-DPMNE since Mayhttp://www.vlada.mk/?q=node/958

2002-2004: President of the Parliamentary Commission for Financing; Budget Member of the Permanent Parliamentary Commission for Cooperation with the European Parliamenthttp://www.vlada.mk/?q=node/958

2002-2004: Member of the Macedonian Parliamenthttp://www.vlada.mk/?q=node/958

2005: Vice President of the Euro-Atlantic Council of the Republic of Macedoniahttp://www.vlada.mk/?q=node/958

2006: Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia (August 2006)http://www.vlada.mk/?q=node/958

As a member of the conservative VMRO-DPMNE party, one of Gruevski's major concerns is job creation and economic revival. He is also concerned with organized crime and corruption in Macedonia. He is anxious to have Macedonia become a member of the European Union (EU). He also wants Macedonia to become a member of NATO, so much so that he called for re-elections when they were blocked from joining NATO by Greece. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/1067125.stm