politics
April 30, 2026
Đuro Macut: Doctor, Professor, and 'Volunteer' Prime Minister of Serbia
Can and should the most important political function in a country be performed without a salary?
TL;DR
- Prime Minister Đuro Macut is reportedly working without a salary, calling his role 'volunteer'.
- Macut also holds positions as a full professor at the Faculty of Medicine in Belgrade and heads a department at a clinic.
- Critics question the seriousness of his prime ministerial role given his other extensive professional commitments.
- While legally permitted to engage in other work, public office laws require income reporting and may prohibit other activities if the public position is full-time.
- Macut earns over 370,000 dinars monthly from his other jobs, with his prime ministerial salary listed as zero.
- Previous Serbian Prime Ministers did not hold other jobs while in office.
- Prime ministers in neighboring countries also exclusively hold their prime ministerial roles.
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