The Serbian daily Blic published the annual ranking of influential individuals based on their achievements, public influence, and impact during the previous year. The selection is made using assessments by editors together with political analysts, economists, media professionals, and civil society representatives.
The list includes women from politics, government institutions, business, finance, media, science, culture, healthcare, diplomacy, and sports. Notable that in the first 10 positions of the ranking we find only women involved in politics and at the helm of public institutions, except the German ambassador. In a country where the economic power is predominantly in male hands and where domestic NGOs have a limited impact, female power is often a derivative of the political choices made by men.
Top 10 Most Powerful Women in Serbia in 2025
1. Ana Brnabić
The Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia was born in 1975 in Belgrade. He holds a master’s degree (MBA) from the University of Hull in Great Britain and, before joining the Government of Serbia, worked for more than ten years with international organizations, foreign investors, local governments and the public sector in Serbia.
In August 2016, she was elected as the Minister of State Administration and Local Self-Government in the Government of Serbia, and she held that position until the election of the Prime Minister on June 29, 2017. At the session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, on October 28, 2020, she was elected for the second time as the Prime Minister of Serbia. The mandate in that convocation of the Government lasted until October 26, 2022, when, for the third time, she was elected as the Prime Minister of the Government of Serbia. Since March 20, 2024, she has been serving as the President of the National Assembly.
As a minister, she especially worked on the reform of public administration through the introduction of electronic administration in Serbia in order to make the state a true service for citizens. The introduction of electronic administration meant a much more efficient and transparent administration, as well as a tool for a decisive and practical fight against corruption. Some of the most significant projects that she implemented in this segment during her mandate are the “Baby, welcome to the world” project, automatic data exchange between public administration bodies (thanks to which today data is routinely exchanged between all administration bodies, instead of citizens carrying it from counter to counter), electronic registration and payment of property taxes, electronic enrollment of children in kindergartens and schools.
As the president of the Council for Innovative Entrepreneurship and Information Technology of the Government of Serbia, in daily consultations with the IT industry from Serbia, startups and innovative companies, she developed an Action Plan and began its rapid implementation. Today, Serbia is a country with four science and technology parks – in Belgrade, Niš, Novi Sad and Čačak, and three more under construction, all of which contribute to the fact that the ICT sector is the most promising and fastest growing (reached a share of 8.5% in GDP and annual exports of over 4 billion euros). Today, Serbia is also the country that ranks second in Europe, just behind Estonia, on the GovTech index, as well as in the top 20% of countries in the world in terms of readiness for changes brought about by artificial intelligence.
She is a member of the New Leaders for Europe group of the World Economic Forum and the Advisory Board of the World Minds organization, which gathers the world’s most important innovators from all fields. Before being elected to the Government of Serbia, she was the director of the company “Continental Wind Serbia”, the president of the Board of Directors of the National Alliance for Local Economic Development (NALED) and a member of the Board of Directors of the non-profit organization PEKSIM, which grants scholarships to students from Serbia and North Macedonia to complete master’s studies at the University of Cambridge on the condition that they return to their country and support its development and reforms.
2. Jorgovanka Tabaković
She has been at the head of the NBS for the fourteenth year, in his third six-year term as governor. The governor with the second-longest tenure in the history of that institution, after George Weifert, her mandate is recognizable by price and financial stability, while double-digit inflation has been brought down to a level comparable to European countries. The relative stability of the dinar against the euro has been achieved and preserved, as an important factor for achieving low and stable inflation and a stable financial system. Foreign exchange reserves, including gold, increased to record levels, and the NBS made a significant contribution to Serbia, receiving an investment credit rating. The Banker magazine named her the best governor in the world and the best European governor for 2020 for her contribution to the growth and stabilization of the Serbian economy.
3. Dragana Marković
Director of the Tax Administration since 2015. In July 2025, for the first time in the history of the Tax Administration, she was entrusted with a third mandate for five years, which ensured continuity in the management of the institution and further realization of the comprehensive transformation started in previous years. He is an expert in managing financial and commercial affairs in large companies. During her career, she worked in domestic and foreign companies, where she managed investments. She joined the Tax Administration from the position of Deputy Head of Logistics at BIA. Before that, she was the state secretary in charge of finance in the Ministry of Mining, Natural Resources and Spatial Planning. She was a supervisor of bankruptcy trustees. He is an expert in managing financial and commercial affairs in large companies. She is married, has a daughter and granddaughters Valentina and Hana.
4. Suzana Vasiljević
She has been one of the closest associates of President Aleksandar Vučić for 13 years. Although she formally performs the function of media advisor, her professional involvement includes a much wider range of strategic and communication tasks, especially in the context of international relations. In the focus of her interest and work are the Middle East, the United States of America and Ukraine. Before working with President Vučić, she worked as a producer for some of the world’s most respected media, including BBC, ORF and ARD, participating in the realization of more than 40 documentary programs. She studied journalism and German studies in Berlin, as well as film and television camera at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade.
5. Aleksandra Sofronijević
From 2014 until she was elected as the Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, she was continuously the State Secretary in that Ministry. She is a participant in a large number of international, regional and national conferences and meetings, she participated in all working groups for the drafting of laws and by-laws in the field of spatial planning and urbanism, construction and legislation from 2003 to the present day. She was in charge of the implementation of several state projects (construction of the tower on Avala, elimination of the consequences of floods in Jaša Tomić, elimination of the consequences of the activation of landslides on the territory of the Republic of Serbia). He is a member of the Management Board of the Fund for the Development of the Republic of Serbia. He is the recipient of the “Naled” award for 2023 for the improvement of investment and construction conditions. Married, mother of one child.
6. Dubravka Đedović Handanović
Minister of Mining and Energy in her third term. He came to this position from the private sector in the midst of the biggest energy crisis in the last half century, during which Serbia’s energy stability was preserved and the transformation of the Electric Power Industry of Serbia began. The last mandate was marked by the resolution of the issue of NIS sanctions. She graduated from the Faculty of Economics in Belgrade and completed postgraduate management studies at SDA Bocconi in Italy with a cum laude degree. She also studied academically at the UCLA Anderson School of Management in the USA. She spent a significant part of her career in the position of director of the Regional Representative Office of the European Investment Bank for the Western Balkans. He speaks five languages. She is married and the mother of three children.
7. Adrijana Mesarović
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy from May 2024. Born in Novi Sad, where she still lives today. He has a master’s degree in economics and 16 years of work experience, both in the private and banking sectors, as well as in the public sector. She was appointed to the position of assistant mayor of Novi Sad for the area of finance in 2018. In September 2020, she was elected as a member of the City Council of the City of Novi Sad for the area of budget, finance and investments. In April 2018, she was appointed as the President of the Board of Directors of the Agency for Licensing Bankruptcy Trustees.
8. Jasmina Vasović
President of the Supreme Court, from April 2021. She graduated from the Faculty of Law in Belgrade. She was elected a judge of the First Municipal Court in 2001, and from 2003 to 2009 she worked in the Criminal Department of the court. She was a judge of the High Court, the Court of Appeals, and since 2015, she has also acted in cases of the Special Department for Organized Crime. She was a representative of Serbia in the European Judicial Network, a member of the Program Council of the Judicial Academy, a mentor, lecturer and trainer. She assumed the position of President of the Supreme Court in April 2021.
9. Anke Konrad
From 2022, the ambassador of Germany in Serbia. As a diplomat with exceptional experience, during this period she improved the exchange between Serbia and Germany at all levels, be it politics and economy or culture and development projects. She started her career in the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1993, and served abroad in Warsaw, Lusaka, Abidjan and Geneva. She studied in Moscow and speaks Russian and Polish fluently, and after intensive study she also uses Serbian. She grew up in East Germany and witnessed German unification. Since then, he has been advocating for a united, democratic and peaceful Europe in his work. Its special goal is to improve Serbia’s European integration.
10. Vladanka Malović
Head of the Information Service and member of the SNS Presidency. Since the founding of SNS in 2008, he has been actively engaged in party work. In 2012, she was hired to work in the campaign for the presidential and parliamentary elections, since then she has been actively participating in all subsequent election campaigns. She was engaged in the Belgrade SNS board, then became a member of the GO, and was elected to the Presidency at the suggestion of Aleksandar Vučić. Since 2012, she has been in charge of representing the party and SNS officials in the media and creating numerous campaigns.
Positions From 11th to 30th
The next group includes leaders from finance, media, healthcare, telecommunications, and corporate sectors, such as:
11. Tatjana Vukić – President of the Supervisory Board of Dunav osiguranje
12. Manja Grčić – Director General of Radio Television of Serbia
13. Mirjana Čizmarov – Director of the Civil Aviation Directorate of Serbia
14. Jelena Galić – Member of the Executive Board of AIK Banka and President of the Supervisory Board of Gorenjska banka
15. Jelena Drakulić Petrović – CEO of Ringier Serbia
16. Sanja Radojević Škodrić – Director of the Republic Health Insurance Fund (RFZO)
17. Tamara Vučić – Diplomat and spouse of the President of Serbia
18. Katarina Subotić – Executive Director for Sales at Telekom Srbija
19. Slavica Šimić – Founder and President of Media House
20. Jasmina Stojanov – Director of Nova Communications
21. Marija Popović – Member of the Executive Board of OTP banka Srbija
22. Milka Vojvodić – Senior executive at Delta Holding
23. Milica Mitrović – Program Director at Pink International Company
24. Svetlana Ceca Ražnatović – Most powerful woman in show business
25. Jelena Trivan – Director of Mtel
26. Sara Pavkov – Minister of Environmental Protection
27. Suzana Berić – Marketing Director at Telekom Srbija
28. Zorica Popović – General Director of Elixir Grupa
29. Una Sikimić – President of the Executive Board of Alta banka
30. Irena Vujović – Vice President of the Main Board of the Srpska napredna stranka
Some relevant leaders from position 31st to 100th
32. Tanja Jović – Foreign policy advisor to the President of the Republic, former journalist and corporate leader.
38. Maja Gojković – Politician with experience as mayor and national legislator, actual President of Provicial Government of Vojvodina
61. Olivera Anđelković – General Director of Novosti media group.
70. Nadežda Basara – Internationally renowned oncologist and stem-cell transplant specialist.
71. Suzana Paunović – General Secretary to the President of Serbia, long career in social policy and human rights.
88. Aleksandra Vučićević – Editor and production director in Ringier Serbia and Blic TV entertainment.
89. Danica Grujičić – Prominent neurosurgeon, former director of the Oncology and Radiology Institute.
98. Stanislava Petković – Executive director at a major investment fund management company.
99. Mira Radenović Bojić – State Secretary in the Ministry for European Integration.
Source: https://www.blic.rs/vesti/drustvo/ovo-je-100-najmocnijih-zena-u-srbiji-pogledajte-tradicionalnu-blicovu-listu/kl6684j