Ilinka Mitreva
Ilinka Mitreva | |
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Илинка Митрева | |
 Mitreva in 2012 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Macedonia | |
| In office 13 May 2001 – 23 November 2001 | |
| President | Boris Trajkovski |
| Prime Minister | Ljubčo Georgievski |
| Preceded by | Srgjan Kerim |
| Succeeded by | Slobodan Čašule |
| In office 1 November 2002 – 28 August 2006 | |
| President | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Slobodan Čašule |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Milošoski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 February 1950 Skopje, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Died | 1 August 2022 (aged 72) Skopje, North Macedonia |
| Political party | Social Democratic Union |
| Alma mater | University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology |
| Awards | Legion of Honor |
Ilinka Mitreva (Macedonian: Илинка Митрева; 11 February 1950 – 1 August 2022) was a Macedonian politician. She was Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2001 and from 2002 to 2006 and represented Macedonia at the Council of Europe.
Personal life
Mitreva was born in Skopje in 1950.[1][2] She studied a master's degree at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology and then received her Doctorate from the Faculty of Philology in Skopje.[3]
From 1974 to 2001 Mitreva worked as a junior assistant, associate professor and head of the Department of Romanian Languages and Literature at the Faculty of Philology in Skopje.[4] Mitreva was professor of French literature at the Department of Romanian Languages and Literature from 23 November 2001 to 31 October 2002. She was the author of several professional and scientific papers.
Political career
In 1994, Mitreva was elected as a Member of Parliament in the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia with the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM), serving until 2002.[1] From 1994 to 1998 she served as head of the parliamentary group of the Republic of Macedonia for cooperation with the European Parliament.[1]
Mitreva was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Macedonia in two different terms. She was first appointed to that position in May 2001, but resigned in November 2001. However, she was reappointed in November 2002,[5] and held the position until August 2006, when a new government took office after parliamentary elections.[6]
Mitreva was Foreign Affairs Minister during a turbulent period in Macedonia.[7] In the role, Mitreva visited Bern for bilateral talks with the Swiss Foreign Minister, Joseph Deiss to discuss fundraising in Switzerland by ethnic Albanians who were involved in the conflict with the Macedonian government.[8]
Mitreva also announced Macedonia's bid for European Union (EU) membership in 2003.[9][10] She served as "Representative of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" in Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from October 2006 to September 2008.[11]
Awards
Mitreva was decorated by the French government three times and received the highest recognition, Knight of the Legion of Honor, in 2021.[2][7]
Death
Mitreva died on 1 August 2022, aged 72.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Mitreva, Ilinka". Macedonian Encyclopedia. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ a b c "Почина Илинка Митрева". mkd.мк (in Macedonian). Archived from the original on 26 September 2022.
- ^ "ILINKA MITREVA". Assembly Republic of North Macedonia. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ "Former Macedonian minister Ilinka Mitreva dies aged 72". Mia.mk. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ Ilinka Mitreva Archived 23 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Columbia University World Leaders Forum, Retrieved 15 February 2011
- ^ (18 August 2006). Gruevski "shocked" public, party members with minister nominees Archived 24 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine, BBC Monitoring International Reports (from Makedonija Denes) ("Antonio Milososki, who should be [outgoing Foreign Minister] Ilinka Mitreva's successor, does not have a single day of work experience in diplomacy.")
- ^ a b "MFA holds memorial service for former foreign minister Ilinka Mitreva". Mia.mk. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ "Swiss ambassador to Macedonia "confident" conflict will end". SWI swissinfo.ch. 31 August 2001. Retrieved 6 August 2005.
- ^ "Macedonia set to bid for EU membership". Euractiv. 10 December 2003. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ "Macedonia in bid for EU entry". EUobserver. 10 December 2003. Retrieved 6 August 2005.
- ^ "MITREVA, ILINKA". pace.coe.int. Archived from the original on 5 October 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
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