Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova
Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova | |
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Гордана Силјановска-Давкова | |
Member of the Assembly of North Macedonia | |
Assumed office 15 July 2020 | |
Minister without portfolio | |
In office 17 August 1992 – 20 December 1994 | |
Prime Minister | Branko Crvenkovski |
Preceded by | Ljubomir Frčkoski |
Succeeded by | Guner Ismail |
Member of the Constitutional Commission of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia | |
In office 25 November 1990 – 17 August 1992 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ohrid, PR Macedonia, Yugoslavia | 11 May 1953
Political party | VMRO-DPMNE |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje University of Ljubljana |
Occupation | Lawyer • Professor • Politician |
Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova (Macedonian: Гордана Силјановска-Давкова; born 11 May 1953) is a Macedonian university professor and lawyer. She was a candidate for the 2019 presidential elections of North Macedonia.
Biography
Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova was born on 11 May 1953, in Ohrid, Yugoslavia (now North Macedonia).[1] She completed her primary and secondary education in Skopje. She graduated from the Faculty of Law at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje in 1978, where she also received her master's degree. She earned her PhD degree at the University of Ljubljana.
She was elected Assistant Professor in Political System at the Faculty of Law in Skopje (1989), Associate Professor in Constitutional Law and Political System (1994). She became a full professor in 2004. She was a member of the Constitutional Commission of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia (1990–1992) and minister without portfolio in the first Cabinet of Branko Crvenkovski (1992–1994). UN Expert and Vice President of the Independent Local Self-Government Group of the Council of Europe. She has also served as a member of the Venice Commission. She is the author of hundreds of scientific papers on constitutional law and the political system.[2]
In the period 2017–2018, as a public figure, she opposed the adoption of the Albanian language extension law.[3] In VMRO-DPMNE's conference at Struga, she was nominated as the candidate for the party in the presidential elections of 2019.[4] After her nomination, she promised that if she won, she would initiate a second referendum and restore the old name to the country.[5] She was defeated by Stevo Pendarovski.
References
- ^ Македонска енциклопедија, том II. Скопје, Македонска академија на науките и уметностите, 2009. ISBN 978-608-203-024-1. стр. 1358. (in Macedonian).
- ^ Биографија на проф. д-р Гордана Силјановска-Давкова, официјален веб портал на Faculty of Law "Justinian I" (Skopje)
- ^ "Сиљановска Давкова: Ваквото воведување на Законот за јазиците е ноторно кршење на Деловникот кој што е најважен акт на Собранието". Kurir.mk (in Macedonian). Archived from the original on 2019-04-20. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ НМ (2019-02-16). "ВМРО-ДПМНЕ ќе ја кандидира Силјановска-Давкова на претседателските избори". Нова Македонија (in Macedonian). Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ "Силјановска ќе игра "втор референдум" за Договорот од Преспа – DW – 18.02.2019". dw.com (in Macedonian). Retrieved 2023-06-19.