Svetozar Marović

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Svetozar Marović
Светозар Маровић
Svetozar Marović in 2004
President of Serbia and Montenegro
In office
7 March 2003 – 3 June 2006
Preceded byVojislav Koštunica
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born (1955-03-31) 31 March 1955 (age 69)
Kotor, Montenegro, Yugoslavia
NationalityMontenegrin
Political partyDemocratic Party of Socialists
Spouse(s)Đina Prelević
ChildrenMiloš Marović
Milena Marović
Alma materUniversity of Montenegro

Svetozar Marović (Serbian Cyrillic: Светозар Маровић; born 31 March 1955) is a Montenegrin lawyer and politician. He was the President of Serbia and Montenegro from 2003 until Montenegro declared its independence in 2006. He was the last head of state of Serbia-Montenegro.

On December 15, 2015, he was arrested in Montenegro for charges of corruption,[1] and on August 18, 2017, his family's assets were frozen.[2]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Montenegro Arrests Ex-President Marovic for Corruption". 17 December 2015.
  2. "Montenegrin Court Seizes Marovic's Properties". 18 August 2017.