Tito Petkovski

Tito Petkovski (Macedonian: Тито Петковски) was born on January 23, 1945 in Kriva Palanka, Yugoslavia (Macedonia). He is a politician of the Republic of Macedonia, and leads the New Social Democratic Party.

Petkovski earned his Law degree from Skopje University and went on to work in the municipal courts for the State Bureau of Physical Planning.

A member of the League of Communists of Macedonia's city branch, Petkovski has served as a Member of Parliament since 1991.

Petkovski was Vice-Speaker of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia in its first parliamentary mandate (1990-1994) and Speaker of the Assembly from 1996 to 1998.

Petkovski was the Social Democrat candidate in the 1999 presidential election. In the first round he took first place by a wide margin, receiving 33% of the vote. He was defeated in the second round, in controversial results, by Boris Trajkovski, receiving 45% of the vote.

A prominent member of the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia, he left the party in November 2005 to create the New Social Democratic Party.