Zoran Jolevski

Zoran Jolevski
Зоран Јолевски
Jolevski in 2016
Minister of Defense of Macedonia
In office
19 June 2014 – 1 June 2017
PresidentGjorge Ivanov
PremierNikola Gruevski
Preceded byTalat Xhaferi
Succeeded byRadmila Šekerinska
Macedonian negotiator
of the Macedonia name dispute
In office
30 November 2008 – 1 June 2014
PresidentBranko Crvenkovski
Gjorge Ivanov
PremierNikola Gruevski
Preceded byNikola Dimitrov
Macedonian Ambassador to the United States
In office
22 March 2007 – 19 June 2014
PresidentBranko Crvenkovski
Gjorge Ivanov
PremierNikola Gruevski
Preceded byLjupčo Jordanovski
Succeeded byVasko Naumovski
1st Macedonian Ambassador to Mexico
In office
21 January 2011 – 19 June 2014
PresidentGjorge Ivanov
PremierNikola Gruevski
1st Permanent Representative at the Organization of American States
In office
18 May 2011 – 19 June 2014
PresidentGjorge Ivanov
PremierNikola Gruevski
Secretary GeneralJosé Miguel Insulza
Secretary General of the President of the Republic of Macedonia (Chief of Staff)
In office
19 November 1999 – 26 February 2004
PresidentBoris Trajkovski
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byNatasa Savova
Personal details
Born (1959-07-16) 16 July 1959 (age 65)
Skopje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia (now North Macedonia)
Political partyVMRO-DPMNE
SpouseSuzana Jolevska
Alma materSs. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, BA, PhD
Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, MA

Zoran Jolevski (Macedonian: Зоран Јолевски; born 16 July 1959) is a Macedonian diplomat and the former Minister of Defense of the Republic of Macedonia. Prior to his appointment as Minister of Defense, he served as Macedonia's Ambassador to the United States of America.[1] In November 2008, he was appointed chief negotiator to the Macedonia naming dispute, and in 2011 he was appointed Ambassador to the United Mexican States and as Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States. He served as Secretary General of the late Macedonian president Boris Trajkovski from 2000–2004.[1] He holds a Ph.D. in International Economy from Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje.[2] He is married to Suzana Jolevska, and together they have two sons, Pero (1988) and Filip (1992).