Mayor Assistants

She was born on June 27, 1962 in Kragujevac, where she graduated from the "Svetozar Marković" Elementary School and The First Grammar School. She acquired the title of doctor of medicine at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Belgrade in 1990 with an average grade of 8.21, and the title of specialist in health management at the Faculty of Organizational Sciences of the University of Belgrade and the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Belgrade in 2007, where she defended her specialist thesis “The importance of introducing an information system for primary health care in Kragujevac Health Center” with a grade of 10.

Additional Education and Certifications:

- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade - School of Public Health - Total Quality Management - TOM and Public Health and Evidence-Based Preventive Medicine - 2006;
- Certificates of the International Republican Institute (IRI) for communication skills in 2006, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Serbia and EPOS Health Consultants "Health Promotion and Engaging Communities";
- Certificate from Queen's University - general principles of management, strategic planning, human resources management, team building and conflict resolution, leadership, building an ethical healthcare institution - 2009;
- Certificate of WHO "Public Health and Emergency Management" in 2015.;
- Certificate of NALED, GIZ and the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue "Inclusion of the Roma and other marginalized groups in the protection and rescue system" in 2021.
She is a member of the Medical Chamber of Serbia and the Serbian Medical Association. She was an accredited lecturer of the Health Council of Serbia in the framework of continuous medical education with papers on the topics of: communication in health institutions and treatment of people with disabilities, people with mental disabilities and the elderly, patients' rights, application of legal regulations in the health system.
She has been employed on a permanent basis in the Kragujevac Health Center since 1994.
Since 1996, she worked at the Central Dispensary for the health care of school children, where since its establishment in 2002, she has participated in the work of the Counseling Center for the preservation and improvement of the reproductive health of young people.
Since 2000, she was the PR manager of the Kragujevac Health Center, and she also continued with preventive work within the Youth Counseling Center and has participated in the work of the Center for Prevention. She has participated in all project activities of the Kragujevac Health Center, as well as in the implementation of National Prevention Programs, National Guides, Improvement of Preventive Health Services, and campaigns - You have the right, Capitation, Accreditation (she was a leader of the Information Management Team), the development of the Program for electronic invoicing of services, the introduction of ZIS, the treatment of infectious medical waste, the creation of the website of the Health Center and the Bulletin of the Health Center.
In 2008 she was the coordinator of the project "Providing the Health Center Kragujevac with medical equipment" – the Government of Japan, and a PR on the most significant Project of the Government of the Czech Republic in the Balkan countries - "Support for the prevention of cervical and breast cancer in women from the rural area of the city of Kragujevac" with the NGO "Oasis of Safety" 2010-2012.
She has been a member of the Intersectoral Team for the Prevention of Domestic Violence at the local level since 2009, as well as a coordinator of the Team for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect at the Kragujevac Health Center from 2010-2014.
Since 2014, she was a member of the City Council for Health Care, and since 2015, a member of the City Council for Health and Social Care. She performed the same function in the second mandate from 2016-2020. She served her third term from 2020 to October 2023.
She was the president of the Health Council in all three mandates. She actively participated in the work of the Permanent Conference of Cities and Municipalities’ health and social network, as well as in the preparation and implementation of the Law on Public Health. She has been a leader or coordinator of teams for the development of numerous Strategies, Action and Operational plans. She is a member of numerous working bodies of the Permanent Conference of Cities and Municipalities, The Institute of Public Health "Dr. Milan Jovanović Batut" and the UNICEF. She is in the presidency of the Committee for the organization of the October Health Days. She participated in the Assises world congress in Brussels in 2017 "Regions and Cities for Development", organized by the European Commission and the Committee of European Regions. She represented the City of Kragujevac and participated in the plenum related to mental health.
In the field of human and minority rights, in 2015, she was the president of the then Commission for Gender Equality, and today she is the president of the Council for Gender Equality. Since 2019, in the area of national minorities, she has been the president of the Council for the Social Inclusion of Roma and Romani Women, and in the area of human trafficking, she has been the president of the Team for the Prevention of Human Trafficking and the president of the Team for the Prevention of Begging and Underage Marriages.

She was a coordinator of numerous projects and programs, the most important of which are:

- ReLOaD - Regional program of local democracy in the Western Balkans for the field of health and social protection and support to the civil sector;
- With the German Development Cooperation - GIZ, the area of social inclusion of the Roma population - the second three-year phase of the ROMACTED program with the Council of Europe is currently underway;
- The Project of Delta Holding – the second endowment, Center for Sports and Recreation of Persons with Disabilities - ISKRA in 2016;
During the COVID-19 pandemic, she was the Coordinator for the implementation of anti-epidemic measures for the City of Kragujevac from 2020 to 2022.
In two mandates, she was a member of the Socio-Economic Council and a chairwoman of two Property Commissions for the implementation of the procedure for leasing business premises at auction and the Commission for leasing premises at a subsidized rent.
Contribution to awards to the city of Kragujevac and personal awards:

Lady of the year 2015 - Audience and media award for work, contribution and creativity in the field of social protection - Agency for marketing and organization EVENTUS-team;

2016 - Award of the Ombudsman to the city of Kragujevac for contribution to the development of all forms of accessibility;
2021 - Acknowledgment of the Ombudsman to the city of Kragujevac for timely action in order to continuously support citizens during an emergency situation;
2021 - Recognition for the promotion of gender equality at the local level for 2021 - Response to mitigating the consequences of the COVID-19 epidemic;
2021 - Winner of the highest award of SUBNOR of Serbia – The medal of a soldier;
2022 - Recognition of the Coordinating Body for Gender Equality and the UN WOMEN for the promotion of gender equality at the local level for 2022;
2022 - "Filip Višnjić" - Charter of the Association of the Blind of Serbia for a humane attitude towards blind and partially sighted people in Kragujevac and Serbia;
2022 - Commissioner for the protection of equality - Plaque for the best municipality/city with equal opportunities in 2022 for the city of Kragujevac – The Logo of Equality;
2023 - Certificate of Appreciation from the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue for special contribution and engagement and innovative approaches in the field of improving the position of vulnerable and marginalized groups in the City of Kragujevac. Actively participates in the implementation of the "Barvalipe" Project. Initiator of the establishment of the Department for Human and Minority Rights, Gender Equality and Prevention of Human Trafficking;
2023 - The German development cooperation program "Inclusion of Roma and other marginalized groups in Serbia" and the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights awarded the city of Kragujevac a Certificate of Appreciation for successful cooperation and contribution to the inclusion of Roma, Roma women and other marginalized groups;
2023 - Recognition of the Ombudsman to the city of Kragujevac for improving the accessibility of content in the field of culture.

Dr. Gordana Damnjanović is a volunteer of the Kragujevac Red Cross. She is a member of the Circle of Serbian Sisters. She is engaged in humanitarian work, she is a member of several civil society organizations.
She speaks English. Computer skills: MS Office, Internet.
She is married, a mother of two daughters and a grandmother of two girls and two boys.

Contact:
office 216, 2nd floor of the City Administration building
Phone. (034) 306-147
email - gordanadamnjanovic@kg.org.rs

He was born on December 11, 1995 in Kragujevac. He graduated from the Faculty of Economics in Kragujevac and acquired an MA degree in international economics.
From 2011-2016 he was an active participant in various social projects in the city. He participated in the organization, social action, development and implementation of various events for young people.
Since 2016, he has been an entrepreneur and founder of the "Index Pizza" brand, which successfully operates in six cities in Serbia.
He speaks English.

He was born in 1951, on January the 22nd, in Kragujevac, where he graduated from "Stanislav Sremčević" elementary school, and the First Grammar School. 

He graduated from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Belgrade, where he defended his Magister’s thesis on the topic: “Experiences in the implementation of the Aerodrom residential complex in Kragujevac and recommendations”.

He worked with second-year students on the subjects of  residential architecture and urbanism. He gave lectures and consultations in the 1973/1974 school year at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Belgrade;

Between 1982 and 1986, he held the position of the president of the Committee for Construction and Water Management within the Republican Committee of Science.

He worked on the preparation of the Report on Capital Facilities within the framework of the State Revision Commission (The Avala Tower; Rajićeva Hotel and Commercial Complex in Knez Mihajlova Street in Belgrade; Lepenski Vir; Nanocenter in New Belgrade of 12,000m2, and many other facilities.)

He was the president of the Commission for Validation of Building Services of the  buildings of special importance: the administrative building of Đerdap II hydroelectric power plant in Negotin; Hotel Grand on Kopaonik mountain; the restaurant “Ruski Car” in Knez Mihajlova Street in Belgrade, and many other buildings.

He participated in several domestic and foreign congresses. At a symposium at the Faculty of Architecture in Belgrade in 1994, he presented the paper: "Reshaping residential functions and forms", after which he gave several lectures on this topic at the invitation of third-year students.

In cooperation with the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Belgrade, he published a number of scientific and research papers in the field of residential architecture.

He participated in domestic and international competitions in the fields of architecture and memorial complexes, with a certain number of awards and recognitions.

He won the Captain Miša Anastasijević Charter for his contribution to the urban development and the aesthetic aspect of the City of Kragujevac in 2009.

In recognition of exceptional results and merits in achieving goals and objectives, he was awarded the Charter of the Association of Engineers and Technicians of Serbia on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Association.

In his practice so far he has realized over 250,000 m2 of a wide variety of buildings - hotels, school buildings, business and work complexes, residential complexes, and many other buildings.

e-mail: dusan.sokovic@kragujevac.ls.gov.rs

Born in Guča on January 21, 1963.
Čikiriz’s ancestors were originally named Krsmanović, and during the period when surnames were being standardized in Serbia, the family chose the craft-based surname "Čikiriz." The family name "Čikiriz" was adopted by the renowned Serbian stonemason Radosav Krsmanović, who made it the permanent surname of the family.
He completed his primary and secondary education in Guča.
He served his military service in Pula and Ilirska Bistrica from 1981 to 1982.
Mirko Čikiriz is a graduate lawyer. He graduated from the Faculty of Law in Kragujevac in 1988.
He worked as a legal intern at the law office of Jasmina Nikolić.
He passed the bar exam in 1995.
From 1996 to 1998, he worked as the Secretary of the Municipal Assembly and Secretary of the Municipal Administration of Lapovo.
From 1998 to 2008, he worked as a legal representative and Head of the Litigation Service at "Takovo Insurance" in Kragujevac.
He regularly attended seminars of the Kopaonik School of Natural Law (from 1992 to 2008) and the Insurance Law seminar in Palić (from 2002 to 2008). He participated in an international seminar on car insurance and wrote a seminar paper on the topic "Cranio-cerebral injuries: A judicial-medical perspective" (Insurance Law, Zlatibor 2008).
From 2008 to 2016, he was a Member of Parliament in three mandates in the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia (2008–2012, 2012–2014, and 2014–2016), and was ranked among the most active MPs.
He was a member of the following parliamentary committees:

- Committee on Constitutional Issues and Legislation

- Committee on Child Rights
He was a deputy member of the following parliamentary committees:

- Committee on Finance, the State Budget, and Control of Public Expenditures

- Committee on Kosovo and Metohija

- Committee on Defense and Internal Affairs

- Committee on Health and Family
As a member of the Committee on Constitutional Issues and Legislation, he had study trips during which he visited the European Court in Luxembourg, the Russian Duma and Kremlin, as well as parliaments in Luxembourg, Hungary, Poland, Belgium, and North Macedonia...
As a deputy member of the Committee on Defense and Internal Affairs, he visited Brussels several times – Belgium (internal police control, visit to NATO headquarters, meetings with EU delegations, etc.).
He was the goalkeeper of the National Assembly football team at several international parliamentary tournaments of European countries.
From 2017 to 2020, he worked as a State Secretary at the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Serbia and participated in numerous working groups and commissions of the Serbian Government and the Ministry of Justice.
He was the head of the Serbian delegation at the conference on the Copenhagen Declaration in Copenhagen, Denmark, attended by Ministers of Justice from European countries and Russia.
He was the head of the state-religious delegation at an interfaith dialogue in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

In 2020, he began working at the Judicial Academy in Belgrade.
He completed media training (NDA, Belgrade, 2005, 2006, and 2007).
He served as Assistant Mayor of Kragujevac for Cooperation with Churches and Religious Communities from 2020 to 2023.
He was Vice President of the Serbian Renewal Movement from 2005 to 2017 and Deputy President of the Movement for the Renewal of the Kingdom of Serbia from 2017 to 2022.
He is the President of the Movement "Kragujevac - Capital of the Kingdom of Serbia."
He is the author of three documentary films: "Hidden Kragujevac History," "Forbidden History," and "Ravna Gora Women – Black Scarves."
He speaks Russian and English.
He is married and the father of two daughters and one son.

Contact:
mirko.cikiriz@kg.org.rs