Members of government
Sara Pavkov
Minister of Environmental Protection
Born in 1992 in Novi Sad. She graduated from the Department of Biology and Ecology at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics of the University of Novi Sad, where she is currently a doctoral candidate and research intern.
Since 2022, she has served as State Secretary at the Ministry of Environmental Protection. She was appointed to this position from the position of Chief of Staff and Special Advisor for Environmental Protection at the ministry, to which she was appointed in June 2021 and November 2020, respectively.
For 2020/2021, she was elected Vice-President of COP26 — the United Nations Climate Change Conference, the largest global summit dedicated to climate change.
From March 2017 to October 2020, she was engaged in the Provincial Institute for Nature Protection, where she achieved notable results in terms of nature protection and participated in the implementation of several projects.
She has been awarded multiple times for her success during her studies, including a scholarship from the Dositeja Young Talent Fund for the 2014/2015 school year.
In addition to her studies, she also educated herself by attending seminars and training on the topic of ecology, more than half of which were international.
From 2013 to 2020, she was the coordinator of more than 20 civil society projects in the field of environmental protection.
She is the author and co-author of 11 scientific and professional papers in the field of environmental protection.
She has been involved in sports for more than a decade. She has won numerous medals at national karate competitions, while in the team competition at the 2009 European Karate Championship she contributed to winning the title of vice-champion for the Republic of Serbia.
She has been a member of the Serbian Progressive Party since 2012. She has served as a member of the party’s Presidency since November 2021.
Fluent in English and has an intermediate knowledge of German.
