Predrag Milošević (; 1964–15 April 2017) was a politician in Serbia. He was the mayor of Sečanj from 2004 to 2017 and a member of the Assembly of Vojvodina from 2008 to 2012. At different times in his career, Milošević was an independent politician, a member of the Democratic Party (Demokratska stranka, DS), and a member of the Serbian Progressive Party (Srpska napredna stranka, SNS).
Early life and private career Milošević was raised in and around Novi Sad, Vojvodina, in what was then the Socialist Republic of Serbia in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He was a graduate of the University of Novi Sad Faculty of Law."Sečanj: Preminuo predsednik opštine Predrag Milošević", 021.rs, 17 April 2017, accessed 28 October 2021.
Politician Milošević was first elected as mayor of Sečanj as an independent candidate in the 2004 Serbian local elections, in which Serbia introduced the direct election of mayors. Direct mayoral elections were subsequently abandoned; Milošević led his own For the Development of the Municipality of Sečanj electoral list in the 2008 Serbian local elections and was chosen as mayor for a second term with the support of the DS and G17 Plus."Sečanj: Preminuo predsednik opštine Predrag Milošević", 021.rs, 17 April 2017, accessed 28 October 2021. He was also elected to the Vojvodina provincial assembly in the 2008 provincial election as an independent candidate and served for the next four years. He did not seek re-election at the provincial level in 2012.
Milošević had joined the Democratic Party by the time of the 2012 local elections and led the party to a majority victory in Sečanj, after which he was chosen for a third term as mayor. The DS became mired in divisions over the next two years, and in January 2014 Milošević crossed over to the Progressive Party, bringing most of the local DS organization with him."Sečanj, odbornici iz DS-a u SNS", Radio Television of Serbia, 22 January 2014, accessed 28 October 2021. He led the SNS to a majority victory in the municipality in the 2016 local elections and was confirmed as mayor once again.Lokalni Izbori – Republika Srbija; Lokalni Izbori 2016; Bureau of Statistics, Republic of Serbia; pp. 12, 53.
Death Milošević died on 15 April 2017 following a short and serious illness."Sečanj: Preminuo predsednik opštine Predrag Milošević", 021.rs, 17 April 2017, accessed 28 October 2021.
Electoral record Provincial (Vojvodina) + 2008 Vojvodina assembly electionSečanj (constituency seat) – first and second roundsSource: Избори мај 2008. године - резултати по већинском изборном систему (46 СЕЧАЊ), Provincial Election Commission, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Republic of Serbia, accessed 18 March 2017. Predrag Milošević Citizens' Group: For the Development of the Municipality of Sečanj–Karasi 2,707 32.67 3,911 72.75 Milena Vasić Stupar (incumbent) Socialist Party of Serbia–Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (Affiliation: Socialist Party of Serbia) 1,278 15.42 1,465 27.25 Mirko Škipina For a European Vojvodina: Democratic Party–G17 Plus, Boris Tadić 984 11.87 Bogoljub Milenković Serbian Radical Party 940 11.34 Dušica Karabenč Vojvodina's Party 835 10.08 Milan Lisov Milan Lisov–Citizens' Group 764 9.22 Čedo Vukoje Democratic Party of Serbia 430 5.19 Gabor Ilijević Together for Vojvodina–Nenad Čanak 349 4.21 Total valid votes 8,287 100 5,376 100 Invalid ballots 414 168 Total votes casts 8,701 70.07 5,544 44.64
Municipality of Sečanj + 2004 Sečanj municipal electionMayor of Sečanj – second round resultsЛОКАЛНИ ИЗБОРИ: Председници општина и градова, изабрани на локалним изборима, 2004., , Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, 3 October 2010, accessed 12 July 2021. Candidate Party or Coalition Votes % Predrag Miloševic Citizens' Group 3,013 50.23 The identity of Milošević's second-round opponent does not appear to be available online. 2,986 49.77 Total valid votes 5,999 100
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