Biography
Date and place of birth: November 5, 1971, Belgrade, citizen of the Republic of Serbia.
Contact: 065/700-3380, jovan.stojic@poverenik.rs
Education: University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law, administrative department, 1996.
Employment: Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection, Acting Assistant Secretary-General, Head of the Sector for Protection of Rights of Data Subjects and Transfer of Personal Data, since 2024.
Work Experience:
- 1995–1996, Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia, Belgrade City Secretariat of Internal Affairs, Savski Venac Department of Internal Affairs, Administrative Affairs Officer, secondary education level — counter clerk for issuing ID cards, passports, driver’s licenses, and vehicle registration certificates.
- 1996–2002, State Security Department of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia, Operational Affairs, higher education level.
- 2002–2015, Security Intelligence Agency (BIA), Operational Affairs, higher education level, holding positions including, among others: Deputy Chief of Staff to the Director of BIA, Chief of Staff to the Director of BIA, Advisor to the Director of BIA for European Integration and Legal Affairs, and authorized person for maintaining official communication with the public—Spokesperson.
- 2015–2022, Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications, holding positions including: Acting Assistant Minister—Head of the Department for Normative and Administrative Affairs; Acting Assistant Minister—Head of the Department for Normative, Administrative, and European Integration Affairs; Assistant Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications—Head of the Department for Normative, Administrative, and European Integration Affairs.
- 2022–2024, Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation, Acting Secretary of the Ministry.
Job Description and Responsibility as Acting Secretary of the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation:
Manages, plans, organizes, directs, and supervises the work of the Secretariat, handling tasks related to human resources, finances, general administrative and legal matters, and IT matters; management support; coordination of the work of all internal units of the Ministry; and cooperation with other government bodies.
Job Description and Responsibility as Assistant Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications—Head of the Department for Normative, Administrative, and European Integration Affairs: Drafting laws and other regulations, aligning them with EU regulations; monitoring the application of laws within the Ministry’s scope and proposing solutions for their amendments; preparing opinions on draft laws and regulations proposed by other state bodies; preparing expert opinions on the application of laws and regulations; managing and resolving second-instance administrative procedures regarding appeals against first-instance decisions issued during inspection supervision within the Ministry’s scope; ruling on appeals against first-instance decisions or conclusions of the Registrar of the Tourism Register; ruling on appeals against first-instance decisions or conclusions of local self-government authorities regarding the classification of catering and accommodation facilities; preparing draft responses to lawsuits in administrative disputes within the Ministry’s scope; preparing expert statements on lawsuits and other legal submissions in cooperation with the State Attorney’s Office in disputes where the Republic of Serbia–Ministry is a party to the proceedings; coordinating activities related to the harmonization of policies, procedures, and standards within the Ministry’s jurisdiction to fulfill the obligations and achieve the goals of the Republic of Serbia in the EU accession process; participating in the work of bodies established to monitor and oversee the EU accession process; preparing information and negotiating platforms for EU negotiations; preparing strategic and programming documents for EU funding and other international projects; planning, preparing, implementing, and monitoring project execution; coordinating activities necessary to secure national co-financing for programs and projects funded by EU funds and international donor assistance, and other tasks in these areas.
Additionally, in 2015, the Government of the Republic of Serbia appointed him as the Deputy Chairman of Negotiating Group 8—“Competition Policy.”
Job Description and Responsibility as Advisor to the Director of BIA: Member of the negotiating groups for Negotiating Chapters 24—“Justice, Freedom and Security” and 31—“Foreign, Security and Defence Policy”; coordinator for drafting the Action Plan to fulfill the European Commission’s recommendations from the Bilateral Screening Report for the “Fight against Terrorism” subchapter of Negotiating Chapter 24; coordination and management of all activities within BIA related to the accession process of the Republic of Serbia to the European Union; performing other legal affairs.
Job Description and Responsibility as Authorized Person for Official Communication with the Public—Spokesperson at BIA: The duty of the authorized person is to issue statements, make public media appearances, or inform the public about BIA’s operations through any other means.
Professional Development and Special Areas of Knowledge:
- Passed the Bar Exam, 2003
- Completed Business School for Public Relations, 2009
- English Language Proficiency, B2 Level.