Minister of Internal Affairs

Education:

• July 2008
  Passed the Bar Exam (Advocate's Exam)

• March 2008
  Passed the Judicial Exam

• 2006 – Present
  Faculty of Law "Justinian I" – Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
  Postgraduate studies in Criminal Law and Criminology

• 2001 – 2005
  Faculty of Law "Justinian I" – Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
  Final grade average: 8.74
  Field of study: Legal Studies
  Degree: Higher Education Degree (VII level) – Bachelor of Law

• October 2012
  Passed Exam for Real Estate Appraisal

• December 2009
  Motiva – Center for Education and Training
  Successfully completed seminar “Management Skills for Leading Effective Teams”

• October 2008
  Motiva – Center for Education and Training
  Successfully completed seminar on “Leadership and Strategic Planning”

• April 2009
  Motiva – Center for Education and Training
  Successfully completed seminar on “Organizational Structure Management”

• June 2008
  Little & van de Geer
  Training on developing management skills for government officials

• October 2006
  National Insurance Bureau
  Participation in seminar on “Non-material Damage”

Work Experience:

• January 2024 – May 2024
  Ministry of Internal Affairs
  Position: Minister

• October 2011 – 2024
  Lawyer Panche Toshkovski
  Position: Lawyer

  Main activities:

  • Legal representation in civil, property, commercial, criminal, and administrative disputes before domestic and international courts

  • Preparation of legal documents, lawsuits, appeals, extraordinary legal remedies, and other court documents

  • Participation in mediations, settlements, and negotiations in civil, property, commercial, criminal, and administrative fields

  • Legal advice and research in civil, property, commercial, criminal, and administrative disputes

• October 2008 – October 2011
  Ministry of Transport and Communications
  Position: Advisor

  Main activities:

  • Preparation of legal opinions and other legal acts within the ministry

  • Drafting the new Law on Construction Land in cooperation with ZELS and USAID

  • Preparing a Strategy to Strengthen Economic Capacities of Local Self-Governments (LSG) and management of construction land by LSG in cooperation with ZELS and USAID

• November 2006 – January 2008
  Law Office Internship
  Position: Lawyer Intern

  Main activities and responsibilities:

  • Drafting lawsuits, appeals, legal submissions in civil and criminal procedures; legal representation before competent authorities

• January 2006 – November 2006
  Basic Court Skopje 2, Skopje
  Position: Intern

  Main activities and tasks:

  • Drafting judgments, decisions in civil and criminal law

Other Work Experience:

• April 2011 – September 2013
  Joint Stock Company for Management of Business Premises Owned by the Republic of Macedonia
  Position: Member of the Board of Directors

• November 2011
  Municipality of Ilinden, Third Workshop for Local Economic Development Strategy
  Role: Expert analysis and presentation on construction land management

• July 2011
  National Roma Center (NRC)
  Role: Trainer in the project “Legalization of Roma Housing – Macedonia Phase I”

• June 2011
  Habitat Macedonia (Association for Humane Housing)
  Role: Trainer in the project “Procedure for Legalization of Illegal Constructions”

• March 2011
  Commission formed by Minister of Transport and Communications for conducting exam for certification of professional competence of managers or authorized persons responsible for transport
  Role: Member of commission

• December 2010
  Advisory Committee for Land Policy
  Role: Member - Representative of Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Macedonia

• October 2010
  International Commercial Real Estate Fair – Munich, EXPO REAL 2010
  Role: Participant - Representative of Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Macedonia

• April 2010
  Commission formed by Minister of Transport and Communications for procurement of consultancy services for supervision of concession contract for “Alexander the Great” Airport Skopje and “St. Apostle Paul” Airport Ohrid
  Role: Member of commission

• January 2010
  Working group formed by Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia responsible for European affairs for preparation of National Program for Adoption of EU Law and negotiation positions for EU membership
  Role: Member of working group for Chapter 3.1 “Free movement of goods – Horizontal measures”

• December 2009
  Commission formed by Minister of Transport and Communications
  Role: Member of commission for awarding concession for construction, reconstruction, maintenance, toll collection, and use of part of state roads (Package 2)

• November 2009
  Commission formed by Minister of Transport and Communications for conducting exam for professional competence of motor vehicle drivers for transport of dangerous goods
  Role: Member of commission

• March 2009
  Business Forum for Investments in Bulgaria – Sofia
  Role: Participant - Representative of Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Macedonia

• December 2008
  Commission formed by Minister of Transport and Communications for conducting procedures for public tendering of construction land in state ownership
  Role: Member of commission

• December 2008
  Business Forum for Investments in Serbia – Belgrade
  Role: Participant - Representative of Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Macedonia

• November 2008
  Joint Committee for Implementation of Free Trade Agreement between Republic of Macedonia and EFTA States (Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein)
  Role: Member of Expert Team of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia

Languages:

• Speaks English