Edin Đerlek

Edin Đerlek (Serbian Cyrillic: Един Ђерлек; born 23 January 1987) is a Serbian lawyer and politician serving as minister without portfolio since 2022. An ethnic Bosniak, he is a vice-president of the Justice and Reconciliation Party (SPP). As minister without portfolio, he is in charge of balancing regional development.

Edin Đerlek
Един Ђерлек
Minister without portfolio
Assumed office
26 October 2022
Prime MinisterAna Brnabić
Personal details
Born (1987-01-23) 23 January 1987
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Political partySPP
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Early life

Edin Đerlek was born on 23 January 1987 in Belgrade, Socialist Republic of Serbia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.[1][2] He graduated from the University "Abu Nour" in Damascus, Syria in 2009, after which he enrolled into the Faculty of Islamic Studies in Novi Pazar, where he studied sharia.[1]

Career

Đerlek is a member of the Justice and Reconciliation Party (SPP).[1] Đerlek was the candidate of SPP for the National Assembly in 2016 and 2020, but failed to obtain a seat.[1] Between 2016 and 2022, he served as a member of the City Assembly of Novi Pazar.[1][2] As of 2022, he serves as the vice-president of SPP.[1]

Minister without portfolio

It was announced on 24 October 2022 that Đerlek would serve as minister without portfolio in the third cabinet of Ana Brnabić.[3] Following the announcement, Đerlek stated that "he would work in interests of Bosniaks, Sandžak, and the state".[4] He was sworn in on 26 October.[5] He is in charge of balancing regional development.[6]

Personal life

By profession, he is a lawyer.[2] He speaks Arabic, English, and Russian.[1]

References
  1. "Odluka o izboru Vlade i biografije predloženih članova Vlade" (PDF). National Assembly of Serbia (in Serbian). 24 October 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. "Zukorlićev čovek postaje ministar: Ko je Edin Đerlek, novi član Vlade? Zvali su ga i "sandžački dragulj"!". Kurir (in Serbian). 24 October 2022. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  3. "I Jovanović i Blagojević ministri, predlog novog sastava Vlade upućen Skupštini". Tanjug (in Serbian). 24 October 2022. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  4. "Đerlek: Radiću pre svega u interesu Bošnjaka, Sandžaka, a potom i države". N1 (in Serbian). 25 October 2022. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  5. "Druga posebna sednica Narodne skupštine Republike Srbije u Trinaestom sazivu". National Assembly of Serbia (in Serbian). 26 October 2022. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  6. "Edin Đerlek". www.srbija.gov.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
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