Nenad Čanak
Nenad Čanak (Ненад Чанак, pron; born 2 November 1959) is a Serbian politician. He is the co-founder and former leader of the centre-left League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina. He was the President of the Assembly of Vojvodina from 2000 to 2004, and until 2020 he was a member of the National Assembly of Serbia.
Nenad Čanak

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- Name
- Nenad Čanak
- Born
- 2 November 1959
- Birthplace
- Pančevo, PR Serbia, Yugoslavia
- Spouse
- Marija Vasić (div. 2001)
- Nationality
- Serbia
- Occupation
- economist · politician · musician · writer · translator
- Fields
- politics · economics · literature · translation
- Education
- University of Novi Sad
- Languages
- Serbian · English
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Nenad Čanak (Ненад Чанак, pron; born 2 November 1959) is a Serbian politician. He is the co-founder and former leader of the centre-left League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina. He was the President of the Assembly of Vojvodina from 2000 to 2004, and until 2020 he was a member of the National Assembly of Serbia.
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Nenad Čanak (born 1959) is a Serbian economist, musician and politician, among other activities. The economist was born in Pančevo.
Nenad Čanak studied at University of Novi Sad. The economist held the positions of member of the National Assembly of Serbia and President of the Assembly of Vojvodina. Nenad Čanak is active in economics, literature and politics. Languages used include English and Serbian.
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Nenad Čanak studied at University of Novi Sad. The recorded working language is Serbian and English. The field of work recorded is politics, economics and literature. Positions recorded include member of the National Assembly of Serbia and President of the Assembly of Vojvodina.

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Key facts
• Name — Nenad Čanak • Native Name — Ненад Чанак • Office — President of the Assembly of Vojvodina • Term Start — 23 October 2000 • Term End — 30 October 2004 • Born — 2 November 1959 • Predecessor — Živorad Smiljanić • Successor — Bojan Kostreš • Birthplace — Pančevo, PR Serbia, Yugoslavia • Spouse — Marija Vasić (div. 2001) • Party — League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina (1990–) League of Communists of Yugoslavia (1977–1990) • Children — 1 • Allegiance — SFR Yugoslavia • Branch — Yugoslav People's Army • Service Years — 1991 • Battles — Croatian War of Independence • Battle of Vukovar
Early life
Early life
Čanak was born in Pančevo, in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia (now Serbia). His paternal ancestors were colonists from Zrmanja, Gračac in Lika (in modern Croatia). He was raised in a family of teachers, and went to the general and musical high school (flute) in Novi Sad, graduated from the University of Novi Sad Faculty of Economics at Subotica and after that specialized in marketing and computer networks at the Executive Training Center in Brdo pri Kranju in 1989.
Political career
Political career
Čanak is the co-founder and leader of the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina (LSV, est. 1990). In October 1991, he was forcibly mobilized during the War in Croatia and sent to the front in Ilok. At the start of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, he requested to be mobilized but was turned down. He was also the President of the Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina from 2000 to 2004. From 2004 until 2020 he was a member of the National Assembly. In Spring 2009 he took part in regional edition of Big Brother reality show, Veliki Brat VIP All Stars. In September 2022, Čanak announced that he would step down as president of LSV at the party conference in November 2022.
Policies
Policies
The LSV actively seeks the decentralization of Serbia with a higher autonomy for Vojvodina. He was once quoted as saying: "We want a Vojvodina in which there will be order, civility and prosperity".
Personal life
Personal life
Nenad Čanak was married to Marija Vasić until their divorce in 2001. They have a son together, born in 1999.
Career and activity
Career and activity
Nenad Čanak worked in politics, economics, literature and translation. Recorded positions include member of the National Assembly of Serbia and President of the Assembly of Vojvodina.
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- 1.Lik i delo: Nenad Čanak. Vreme 530. March 1, 2001.
- 2.Home. lsv.org.rs.
- 3.Harden, Blaine. Serbian Toughs Harass Republic's Antiwar Activists. The Washington Post. 27 November 1991.
- 4.Nenad Canak.
- 5.Danas. Čanak se povlači sa mesta predsednika LSV posle 32 godine: "Napadan sam od skoro svake vlasti i postao sam opterećenje za stranku". 2022-09-19.
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