Goran Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Горан Николић; born 1967) is a Serbian politician affiliated with the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS). He served as a member of the National Assembly of Serbia from 2016 to 2020 and has been the mayor of the municipality of Odžaci in the autonomous province of Vojvodina since 2020.
Early life and professional background
Nikolić was born in 1967 in the former Socialist Republic of Serbia, then part of Yugoslavia. Prior to entering politics, he worked as a customs officer in Odžaci.
Political career
Local politics
- In the 2012 Vojvodina provincial election, Nikolić appeared in the twenty‑fifth position on the Serbian Progressive Party’s “Let’s Get Vojvodina Moving” list. The list secured fourteen seats, but he was not elected to the provincial assembly.
- From 2014 to 2016, he served on the municipal council of Odžaci, holding responsibility for agriculture and rural development.
National politics
- In the 2016 Serbian parliamentary election, Nikolić was placed sixty‑fifth on the SNS “Aleksandar Vučić – Serbia Is Winning” list. The list won a majority of 131 out of 250 seats, and Nikolić entered the National Assembly.
- During his parliamentary term, he was a member of the committee on the diaspora and Serbs in the region, a deputy member of the committee on administrative, budgetary, mandate, and immunity issues, and participated in parliamentary friendship groups with Norway, Russia, and Switzerland.
Mayoral tenure
- Nikolić did not seek re‑election to the national parliament in the 2020 elections. Instead, he led the SNS to a majority victory in the 2020 local elections in Odžaci. Following the convening of the new municipal assembly, he was appointed mayor.
Personal and other activities
Aside from his political duties, Nikolić continues to be associated with customs administration in Odžaci. No further publicly verified personal details are available.
References
- National Assembly of Serbia profile of Goran Nikolić.
- Election lists and results for the 2012 Vojvodina provincial election and the 2016 Serbian parliamentary election.
- Local government records of Odžaci municipality.