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'''Slavjanka Petrovska''' (born January 11, 1982) is a Мacedonian politician who has been the [[Minister of Defense (North Macedonia)|Minister of Defense]] of [[North Macedonia]] since January 2022.
| name = Slavjanka Petrovska
| image = North Macedonia Minister of Defense Slavjanka Petrovska at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. on June 12, 2023 - 230612-D-PM193-1218 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Petrovska in 2023
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| office = [[Minister of Defense (North Macedonia)|Minister of Defense]]
| primeminister = [[Dimitar Kovačevski]]
| term_start = January 17, 2022
| term_end = June 23, 2024
| predecessor = [[Radmila Šekerinska]]
| successor = [[Vlado Misajlovski]]
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament|Member of the]] [[Macedonian Assembly]]
| term_start1 = 2020
| term_end1 = 2022
| term_start2 = 2024
| term_end2 =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1982|01|11}}
| birth_place = [[Skopje]], [[SR Macedonia]], [[SFR Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] <br>{{small|(now [[North Macedonia]])}}
| nationality = {{flag|Macedonia}}n
| party = [[SDSM]]
| website =
| alma_mater = [[Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje|Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje]]
| native_name = {{nobold|Славјанка Петровска}}
| native_name_lang = mk
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'''Slavjanka Petrovska''' ({{lang-mk|Славјанка Петровска - Стани Цаци}}, pronounced {{IPA-mk|'nikɔla 'ɡruɛfski||Mk-Nikola Gruevski.ogg}} (born January 11, 1982) is a Мacedonian politician who has been the [[Minister of Defense (North Macedonia)|Minister of Defense]] of [[North Macedonia]] from January 2022 – June 2024.


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
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Petrovska was in the Cabinet of the Minister of the Interior for two short stints in 2015 and 2016 and then Chief of Staff to the Minister from June 2017.<ref name=shape/> From January 2020 til July 2020 she was a Deputy Minister of Interior for the [[caretaker government]] before the [[2020 North Macedonian parliamentary election|July 2020 parliamentary elections]].<ref name=shape/> She was then elected as a Member of the [[Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia]] for the ruling [[Social Democratic Union of Macedonia|SDSM]] party, serving on the legislative, oversight, and national security committees.<ref name=shape/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.intellinews.com/north-macedonia-s-ruling-sdsm-and-opposition-vmro-dpmne-battle-for-skopje-225183/|title=North Macedonia’s ruling SDSM and opposition VMRO-DPMNE battle for Skopje|publisher=BNE Intellinews|date=October 28, 2021|access-date=December 22, 2022|first=Valentina|last=Dimitrievska}}</ref>
Petrovska was in the Cabinet of the Minister of the Interior for two short stints in 2015 and 2016 and then Chief of Staff to the Minister from June 2017.<ref name=shape/> From January 2020 til July 2020 she was a Deputy Minister of Interior for the [[caretaker government]] before the [[2020 North Macedonian parliamentary election|July 2020 parliamentary elections]].<ref name=shape/> She was then elected as a Member of the [[Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia]] for the ruling [[Social Democratic Union of Macedonia|SDSM]] party, serving on the legislative, oversight, and national security committees.<ref name=shape/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.intellinews.com/north-macedonia-s-ruling-sdsm-and-opposition-vmro-dpmne-battle-for-skopje-225183/|title=North Macedonia’s ruling SDSM and opposition VMRO-DPMNE battle for Skopje|publisher=BNE Intellinews|date=October 28, 2021|access-date=December 22, 2022|first=Valentina|last=Dimitrievska}}</ref>


Petrovska was appointed Minister of Defense by [[Prime Minister of North Macedonia|Prime Minister]] [[Dimitar Kovačevski]] on 17 January 2022.<ref name=shape/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/list-of-north-macedonia-cabinet-nominees-submitted-to-parliament/|title=List of North Macedonia cabinet nominees submitted to parliament|publisher=Euractiv|first=Zeljko|last=Trkanjec|date=January 12, 2022|access-date=December 22, 2022}}</ref> She said later that month that North Macedonia favoured a diplomatic solution to the [[Prelude to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russia-Ukraine dispute]], but would possibly get involved in the conflict if [[NATO]] asked.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.b92.net/eng/news/region.php?yyyy=2022&mm=01&dd=25&nav_id=112892|title=On NATO's request, North Macedonia will take part; Croatia: We will withdraw soldiers|date=January 25, 2022|access-date=December 22, 2022|publisher=b92}}</ref> On 1 March, she announced that North Macedonia would donate military material and equipment to Ukraine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/north-macedonia-to-donate-military-equipment-to-ukraine/|title=North Macedonia to donate military equipment to Ukraine|first=Zeljko|last=Trkanjec|date=March 1, 2022|access-date=December 22, 2022|publisher=Euractiv}}</ref>
Petrovska was appointed Minister of Defense by [[Prime Minister of North Macedonia|Prime Minister]] [[Dimitar Kovačevski]] on 17 January 2022.<ref name=shape/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/list-of-north-macedonia-cabinet-nominees-submitted-to-parliament/|title=List of North Macedonia cabinet nominees submitted to parliament|publisher=Euractiv|first=Zeljko|last=Trkanjec|date=January 12, 2022|access-date=December 22, 2022}}</ref> She said later that month that North Macedonia favoured a diplomatic solution to the [[Prelude to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russia-Ukraine dispute]]. On 1 March, she announced that North Macedonia would donate military material and equipment to Ukraine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/north-macedonia-to-donate-military-equipment-to-ukraine/|title=North Macedonia to donate military equipment to Ukraine|first=Zeljko|last=Trkanjec|date=March 1, 2022|access-date=December 22, 2022|publisher=Euractiv}}</ref>


In June 2022, Petrovska attended the inaugural US-North Macedonia Strategic Dialogue in [[Washington DC]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3052897/readout-of-under-secretary-of-defense-for-policy-dr-colin-kahls-meeting-with-mi/|title=Readout of Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl's Meeting with Minister of Defense Slavjanka Petrovska of North Macedonia|date=June 3, 2022|access-date=December 22, 2022|publisher=US Department of Defense}}</ref> and in October 2022 she made a two-day official visit to [[Slovenia]] for bilateral talks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.si/en/news/2022-10-17-minister-of-defence-of-the-republic-of-north-macedonia-pays-official-visit-to-slovenia/|publisher=Republic of Slovenia|title=Minister of Defence of the Republic of North Macedonia pays official visit to Slovenia|date=October 17, 2022|access-date=December 22, 2022}}</ref>
In June 2022, Petrovska attended the inaugural US-North Macedonia Strategic Dialogue in [[Washington DC]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3052897/readout-of-under-secretary-of-defense-for-policy-dr-colin-kahls-meeting-with-mi/|title=Readout of Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl's Meeting with Minister of Defense Slavjanka Petrovska of North Macedonia|date=June 3, 2022|access-date=December 22, 2022|publisher=US Department of Defense}}</ref> and in October 2022 she made a two-day official visit to [[Slovenia]] for bilateral talks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.si/en/news/2022-10-17-minister-of-defence-of-the-republic-of-north-macedonia-pays-official-visit-to-slovenia/|publisher=Republic of Slovenia|title=Minister of Defence of the Republic of North Macedonia pays official visit to Slovenia|date=October 17, 2022|access-date=December 22, 2022}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 20:57, 24 July 2024

Slavjanka Petrovska
Славјанка Петровска
Petrovska in 2023
Minister of Defense
In office
January 17, 2022 – June 23, 2024
Prime MinisterDimitar Kovačevski
Preceded byRadmila Šekerinska
Succeeded byVlado Misajlovski
Member of the Macedonian Assembly
In office
2020–2022
Incumbent
Assumed office
2024
Personal details
Born (1982-01-11) January 11, 1982 (age 42)
Skopje, SR Macedonia, Yugoslavia
(now North Macedonia)
Nationality Macedonian
Political partySDSM
Alma materSs. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje

Slavjanka Petrovska (Macedonian: Славјанка Петровска - Стани Цаци, pronounced ['nikɔla 'ɡruɛfski] ⓘ (born January 11, 1982) is a Мacedonian politician who has been the Minister of Defense of North Macedonia from January 2022 – June 2024.

Early life and education

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Slavjanka Petrovska was born on January 11, 1982, in Skopje.[1] She completed her schooling there before graduating in law from the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje in Skopje.[2] She is a candidate for a master's in administrative law at the same institution.[2]

Career

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Petrovska worked in the Secretariat on European Affairs from 2003 until 2006, then spent two years working at the Assembly on International Cooperation.[1] From 2008 until 2015, she worked for the National Council on Euro-Integration.[1]

Petrovska was in the Cabinet of the Minister of the Interior for two short stints in 2015 and 2016 and then Chief of Staff to the Minister from June 2017.[2] From January 2020 til July 2020 she was a Deputy Minister of Interior for the caretaker government before the July 2020 parliamentary elections.[2] She was then elected as a Member of the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia for the ruling SDSM party, serving on the legislative, oversight, and national security committees.[2][3]

Petrovska was appointed Minister of Defense by Prime Minister Dimitar Kovačevski on 17 January 2022.[2][4] She said later that month that North Macedonia favoured a diplomatic solution to the Russia-Ukraine dispute. On 1 March, she announced that North Macedonia would donate military material and equipment to Ukraine.[5]

In June 2022, Petrovska attended the inaugural US-North Macedonia Strategic Dialogue in Washington DC[6] and in October 2022 she made a two-day official visit to Slovenia for bilateral talks.[7]

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Slavjanka Petrovska.
  1. ^ a b c "Slavjanka Petrovska". Government of the Republic of North Macedonia. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Minister of Defence of the Republic of North Macedonia". Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe.
  3. ^ Dimitrievska, Valentina (October 28, 2021). "North Macedonia's ruling SDSM and opposition VMRO-DPMNE battle for Skopje". BNE Intellinews. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  4. ^ Trkanjec, Zeljko (January 12, 2022). "List of North Macedonia cabinet nominees submitted to parliament". Euractiv. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  5. ^ Trkanjec, Zeljko (March 1, 2022). "North Macedonia to donate military equipment to Ukraine". Euractiv. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "Readout of Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl's Meeting with Minister of Defense Slavjanka Petrovska of North Macedonia". US Department of Defense. June 3, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  7. ^ "Minister of Defence of the Republic of North Macedonia pays official visit to Slovenia". Republic of Slovenia. October 17, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.


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