Nenad Bogdanović

Nenad Bogdanović was a Serbian politician who served as the mayor of Belgrade from 2004 to 2007.

Education and career

Bogdanović was born on 12 May 1954. He completed his high school education at Matematička gimnazija and then graduated from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Electrical Engineering, earning a Magister of Sciences in Electrical Engineering.
Bogdanović then worked in the telecommunications sector, first on research and development and later, in managerial jobs.
In 1989, he was appointed Director of the joint venture of Messrs. GTE Telecommunications and EI Pupin. Two years later, he became the Commercial Manager and, as of 1996, he had been the General Manager of Alkatel Pupin Jugoslavija.
Bogdanović became a member of the Democratic Party in 1992 and was elected as Chairman of the Zemun Board in 1993, thereafter the Vice Chairman of the City Board and the commissioner for Belgrade. In 2001 he became an MP in the National Parliament of Serbia.
Bogdanović was elected Mayor of Belgrade in 2004. He served until his death in 2007 after succumbing to a "grave illness". Afterwards, Zoran Alimpić and Branislav Belić became acting Mayors of Belgrade, and was eventually succeeded by Dragan Đilas.