Vladimir Orlić

Vladimir Orlić
Владимир Орлић
Orlić in 2023
Director of the Security Intelligence Agency of Serbia
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 June 2024
Preceded byTomislav Radovanović (acting), previously Aleksandar Vulin
Member of the National Assembly of Serbia
In office
16 April 2014 – 13 June 2024
President of the National Assembly of Serbia
In office
2 August 2022 – 6 February 2024
Preceded byVladeta Janković (acting), previously Ivica Dačić
Succeeded byStojan Radenović (acting), then Ana Brnabić
Vice-President of the National Assembly of Serbia
In office
22 October 2020 – 1 August 2022
Member of the City Assembly of Belgrade
In office
8 September 2016 – 11 June 2022
Personal details
Born (1983-04-15) 15 April 1983 (age 41)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Political partySNS (2008–present)
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Belgrade

Vladimir Orlić (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Орлић; born 15 April 1983) is a Serbian politician. He served five terms in Serbia's national assembly between 2014 and 2024 and was its president (i.e., speaker) from August 2022 to February 2024.[1] Since 12 June 2024, he has served as director of Serbia's Security Intelligence Agency (BIA).

He is a member of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and has been one of its vice-presidents since 2021. Orlić is known for insulting political opponents and his harsh rhetoric.[2][3]

Early life and career

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Orlić was born in Belgrade, in what was then the Socialist Republic of Serbia in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.[4] He graduated from the University of Belgrade School of Electrical Engineering in 2007 and received a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computing from the same institution in 2011. He has published over eighty scientific and professional papers, worked in research and development for Imtel, and began working at the Vlatacom Research and Development Institute in 2012.[5]

Political career

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Orlić joined the Progressive Party on its formation in 2008 and became a member of its presidency in 2017. He was elected as one of its vice-presidents in November 2021.[5][6]

City politics in Belgrade

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Orlić received the fifty-ninth position on the Progressive Party's electoral list for the City Assembly of Belgrade in the 2012 local elections.[7] The list won thirty-seven seats, and he was not elected.

He was given the seventy-fourth position on the SNS list in the 2014 Belgrade election.[8] The Progressive Party and its allies won a majority victory with sixty-three out of 110 seats; Orlić was not initially elected but received a mandate on 8 September 2016 as the replacement for another party member.[9] He was promoted to the thirtieth position in the 2018 city election and was re-elected when the Progressives and their allies won a second majority victory with sixty-four seats.[10] He was not a candidate in the 2022 city election.

Orlić also received the fifth position on the Progressive Party's list for the Čukarica municipal assembly in the 2016 Serbian municipal elections[11] and was elected when the list won twenty-one seats.[12] He resigned his seat on 3 June 2016.[13]

Parliamentarian

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First three terms (2014–22)

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Orlić appeared in the eighty-third position on the Progressive Party's Future We Believe In list for the 2014 parliamentary election and was elected when the list won a landslide victory with 158 out of 250 mandates.[14] In his first term, he was a member of the spatial planning committee[a] and the education committee,[b] a deputy member of the European integration committee, the head of Serbia's parliamentary friendship group with Argentina, and a member of the friendship groups with the Arab Gulf States, South Africa, and the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa.[15]

Orlić was promoted to the forty-fourth position on the SNS list for the 2016 parliamentary election and was re-elected when the party and its allies won a second consecutive majority with 131 seats.[16] He was deputy leader of the SNS parliamentary group in the 2016–20 term, served on the spatial planning and education committees, chaired the European Union–Serbia stabilization and association committee, was a member of Serbia's delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE PA), led Serbia's parliamentary friendship groups with Argentina, North Korea, and South Africa, and was a member of the friendship groups with China, Egypt, Ghana, Indonesia, Israel, Russia, the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa, and the United States of America.[17]

He received the thirty-first position on the Progressive Party's list in the 2020 Serbian parliamentary election and was elected to a third term when the list won a landslide majority with 188 mandates.[18] There were rumours that he would become president of the assembly after the election, but Ivica Dačić was chosen for the role and Orlić became one of its vice-presidents.[19] He continued to chair the stabilization and association committee and was a member of the committee on the rights of the child.[20]

Speaker of the assembly (2022–24)

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Orlić received the twenty-third position on the Progressive Party's list in the 2022 parliamentary election and was re-elected when the list won 120 seats, falling below majority status but remaining as the dominant force in the assembly.[21] He was elected president of the assembly in August 2022, succeeding Dačić.[22] The choice of Orlić for this role was controversial; the president of the assembly is supposed to be non-partisan, and Orlić had by this time cultivated a reputation for harsh insults directed toward the SNS's rivals. During the debate on his candidacy, Party of Freedom and Justice (SSP) assembly leader Marinika Tepić described him as "a symbol of the erosion of parliamentarism" in the country under the SNS.[23][24] This notwithstanding, he served as president for the term that followed. A article in the journal NIN later alleged that he oversaw the house in a biased manner, "turn[ing] off microphones, [...] respond[ing] with insults to criticism," and making frequent use of procedural mechanisms against the opposition.[25]

Orlić chaired the committee on the rights of the child during this term and led Serbia's delegations to the South-East European Cooperation Process parliamentary assembly and the Inter-Parliamentary Union assembly.[26]

Fifth term (2024)

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Orlić was promoted to the fifth position on the SNS's list for the 2023 parliamentary election and was re-elected when the list returned to majority status with 129 seats.[27] His term as assembly president ended on 6 February 2024, when the fourteenth convocation began. Stojan Radenović, as the oldest member of the assembly, became acting president, and Ana Brnabić was later chosen for the role on a full-time basis.[28][29]

In a March 2024 interview about the composition of Serbia's next government, SNS president Miloš Vučević said, "I think Orlić is definitely part of the future cabinet, we'll see in what position."[30] When Serbia's new ministry was announced on 30 April 2024, however, Orlić's name was not included.[31]

Orlić also held the lead position on the SNS alliance's list for Čukarica in the 2024 Serbian local elections and was elected to the municipal assembly when the list won a majority victory twenty-six out of forty-five seats.[32][33][34] He resigned his seat on 10 July 2024, the day the new assembly was established.[35]

BIA Director

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On 12 June 2024, Orlić was appointed as director of Serbia's Security Intelligence Agency (BIA).[36] As with his appointment as national assembly president two years earlier, this decision was met with criticism in some circles. An article in NIN described his appointment as consistent with a broader pattern of SNS party control over state security mechanisms.[37] He resigned from the national assembly on the day after his appointment.[38]

Personal life

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Orlić is married and has three daughters.[5] He resides in Belgrade.[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ Formally known as the Committee on Spatial Planning, Transport, Infrastructure, and Telecommunications.
  2. ^ Formally known as the Committee on Education, Science, Technological Development, and the Information Society.

References

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  1. ^ "Poslanici izglasali Vladimira Orlića za predsednika Skupštine". N1 (in Serbian). 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  2. ^ "Vladimir Orlić: Doktor nauka sa rečnikom uvreda - Društvo - Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  3. ^ "Novi skupštinski SNS tim: Šampioni u vređanju političkih protivnika | Politika". Direktno (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  4. ^ "Biografija Vladimira Orlića". Radio Television of Serbia (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  5. ^ a b c d National Assembly Speaker Biography: VLADIMIR Dr ORLIC, Archived 2023-04-01 at the Wayback Machine, National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, 1 April 2023, accessed 30 March 2024.
  6. ^ "SNS obeležava 13 godina postojanja: Vučić predsednik SNS-a do izbora, izabrani novi potpresednici stranke". B92 (in Serbian). 27 November 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  7. ^ Službeni List (Grada Beograda), Volume 56 Number 21 (25 April 2012), p. 10.
  8. ^ Službeni List (Grada Beograda), Volume 58 Number 15 (5 March 2014), p. 4.
  9. ^ Službeni List (Grada Beograda), Volume 60 Number 86 (8 September 2016), p. 1.
  10. ^ Изборне листе (Изборна листа 1. АЛЕКСАНДАР ВУЧИЋ – Зато што волимо Београд!), Градска изборна комисија (Локални избори 2018), www.beograd.rs, accessed 8 May 2018.
  11. ^ Službeni List (Grada Beograda), Volume 60 Number 28 (13 April 2016), p. 61.
  12. ^ Službeni List (Grada Beograda), Volume 60 Number 34 (25 April 2016), p. 33.
  13. ^ Službeni List (Grada Beograda), Volume 60 Number 54 (3 June 2016), pp. 25, 29.
  14. ^ Избори за народне посланике Народне скупштине одржани 16. и 23. марта 2014. године – Изборне листе (1 АЛЕКСАНДАР ВУЧИЋ - БУДУЋНОСТ У КОЈУ ВЕРУЈЕМО (Српска напредна странка, Социјалдемократска партија Србије, Нова Србија, Српски покрет обнове, Покрет социјалиста)), Archived 2020-08-09 at the Wayback Machine, Republic Election Commission, Republic of Serbia, accessed 30 March 2024.
  15. ^ VLADIMIR Dr ORLIC, Archived 2014-12-31 at the Wayback Machine, National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, 31 December 2014, accessed 30 March 2024.
  16. ^ Избори за народне посланике 2016. године » Изборне листе (1 АЛЕКСАНДАР ВУЧИЋ - СРБИЈА ПОБЕЂУЈЕ), Archived 2020-07-25 at the Wayback Machine, Republic Election Commission, Republic of Serbia, accessed 27 October 2021.
  17. ^ VLADIMIR Dr ORLIC, Archived 2020-01-14 at the Wayback Machine, National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, 14 January 2020, accessed 30 March 2024.
  18. ^ "Ko je sve na listi SNS za republičke poslanike?", Danas, 6 March 2020, accessed 30 June 2020.
  19. ^ "'Novosti': Orlić najozbiljniji kandidat za predsednika Skupštine Srbije", Blic, 28 July 2020, accessed 15 December 2020.
  20. ^ VLADIMIR Dr ORLIC, Archived 2021-12-07 at the Wayback Machine, National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, 7 December 2021, accessed 30 March 2024.
  21. ^ "Ko su kandidati SNS za narodne poslanike? - IZBORI 22 - Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  22. ^ "Ko je Vladimir Orlić, novi predsednik Skupštine Srbije". BBC News na srpskom (in Serbian (Latin script)). 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  23. ^ "Vladimir Orlić: Doktor nauka sa rečnikom uvreda - Društvo - Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  24. ^ "Tepić u Skupštini: Orlić simbol erozije parlamentarizma" (in Serbian). 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  25. ^ Vuk Jeremić, "Imenovanje Vladimira Orlića za direktora BIA: Partijski čovek za partijsku policiju", NIN, 13 June 2024, accessed 19 June 2024. The author of this article is not the politician Vuk Jeremić but a journalist of the same name.
  26. ^ VLADIMIR Dr ORLIC, Archived 2023-03-25 at the Wayback Machine, National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, 25 March 2023, accessed 30 March 2024.
  27. ^ "Pogledajte ko su kandidati na Vučićevoj listi Srbija ne sme da stane", Danas, 3 November 2023, accessed 29 March 2024.
  28. ^ "Ko je Stojan Radenović, predsedavajući današnjom sednicom Skupštine Srbije? - Društvo - Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). 6 February 2024.
  29. ^ "Ana Brnabić izabrana za predsednicu Skupštine Srbije". N1 (in Serbian). 2024-03-20. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  30. ^ "Miloš Vučević najavio da će Vladimir Orlić biti deo nove vlade", Danas, 10 March 2024, accessed 1 April 2024.
  31. ^ "Mandatar Miloš Vučević saopštio je sastav nove vlade Srbije: Sviće nova zora", Danas, 30 April 2024, accessed 1 May 2024.
  32. ^ Изборне Листе (Локални избори градске општине 2024) – ИЗБОРНА ЛИСТА БР. 1 АЛЕКСАНДАР ВУЧИЋ - ЧУКАРИЦА СУТРА, Čukarica City Municipality Election Commission, 29 April 2024, accessed 3 May 2024.
  33. ^ "Izbori u beogradskim opštinama: Izborne liste i kandidati za čelnike opština", Danas, 21 May 2024, accessed 29 May 2024.
  34. ^ "Kako je Beograd glasao po opštinama?", Direktno, 3 June 2024, accessed 3 June 2024.
  35. ^ Službeni List (Grada Beograda), Volume 68 Number 102 (15 July 2024), p. 15.
  36. ^ "Vladimir Orlić novi direktor BIA", Politika, 12 June 2024, accessed 19 June 2024.
  37. ^ Vuk Jeremić, "Imenovanje Vladimira Orlića za direktora BIA: Partijski čovek za partijsku policiju", NIN, 13 June 2024, accessed 19 June 2024. The author of this article is not the politician Vuk Jeremić but a journalist of the same name.
  38. ^ Current Legislature, National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, accessed 7 August 2024.
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