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Zoran Zaev
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Zoran Zaev is a politician who served as the prime minister of North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe. He is a significant figure in the country's recent history, particularly for his role in leading the government during a period of important political and diplomatic developments.
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Key facts
- President
- Stevo Pendarovski
- Preceded by
- Oliver Spasovski
- Succeeded by
- Dimitar Kovačevski
- Deputy
- Radmila Šekerinska
- Born
- ( 1974-10-08 ) 8 October 1974 (age 51) , Strumica , SR Macedonia , SFR Yugoslavia , (now North Macedonia )
- Party
- Social Democratic Union
- Spouse
- Zorica Zaeva
- Alma mater
- University of Skopje
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Zoran
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- North Macedonia
- Place of birth
- Strumica
- Occupation
- economist
- Political party
- Social Democratic Union of Macedonia
- Languages spoken
- Macedonian
- Religion
- Macedonian Orthodox Church
- Official website
- www.sdsm.org.mk/Pretsedatel.aspx
- Image
- Zoran Zaev official portrait 2020 (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1974-10-08
- Commons category
- Zoran Zaev
- name in native language
- Зоран Заев
- ethnic group
- Macedonians
- P10632
- Zoran Zaev
- affiliation string
- Office of the Prime Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- start of work period
- 2005-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Zoran Zaev (Macedonian: Зоран Заев, pronounced ['zɔran 'zaɛf]; born 8 October 1974) is a Macedonian economist and politician who served as prime minister of North Macedonia from May 2017 to January 2020, and again from August 2020 to January 2022.
Prior to entering politics, he ran a private business in his hometown of Strumica. In the period 2003–2005, he was a Member of the Parliament of Macedonia, and then he ran for mayor of Strumica Municipality, a position he held for three terms, between 2005 and 2016. After the resignation of Branko Crvenkovski from the leadership of the centre-left Social Democratic Union of Macedonia in 2013, Zaev was appointed the new party leader.
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