weeks after Crvenkovski resigned to become president. Šekerinska was reappointed deputy prime minister in the government of Crvenkovski's successor as prime minister, Hari Kostov, on 3 June 2004. Šekerinska is an author of a number of scientific and expert works. On 1 May 2018, Šekerinska and U.S. Defence Secretary James Mattis met at the Pentagon in Virginia to discuss the defense relationship between Macedonia and the United States. Additionally, the two discussed the naming dispute between Macedonia and Greece preventing the former's accession into the EU and NATO, as well as Macedonia's commitment to achieving 2% spending of GDP on defense. On October 15 2022, she was elected as one of the vice-presidents of the Party of European Socialists. Other activities European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member Recognition Šekerinska is a winner of "Global Leaders of Tomorrow" Prize, awarded under auspices of the World Economic Forum. Notes External links Šekerinska's profile on the government's official website "Sekerinska elected leader of Macedonia's main opposition party" 6 November 2006 on setimes.com Women Prime Ministers 1945 - 2007 |- 1972 births Living people Female defence ministers Defence ministers of North Macedonia Deputy Prime Ministers of North Macedonia Members of the Assembly of North Macedonia Politicians from Skopje Prime Ministers of North Macedonia Social Democratic Union of Macedonia politicians Women government ministers of North Macedonia Women prime ministers 21st-century Macedonian women politicians 21st-century Macedonian politicians