▁politician ▁in ▁Ser bia . ▁He ▁has ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Ser bia ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁of ▁Ser bia . ▁M ili će vić ▁is ▁the ▁current ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁party ' s ▁parliament ary ▁group ▁and ▁a ▁deput y ▁speaker ▁in ▁the ▁assembly . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁private ▁career ▁M ili će vić ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Val je vo , ▁then ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ser bia ▁in ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Federal ▁Republic ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ia . ▁He ▁has ▁an ▁econom ics ▁degree , ▁was ▁a ▁journalist ▁for ▁several ▁publications , ▁and ▁played ▁football ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁clubs . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁M ili će vić ▁joined ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁of ▁Ser bia ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁led ▁the ▁party ▁organization ▁in ▁Val je vo ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁interview , ▁he ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁party ▁" at ▁the ▁time ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁hard ▁being ▁a ▁Social ist "; ▁he ▁added ▁that ▁he ▁became ▁polit ically ▁active ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁" the ▁struggle ▁for ▁an ▁econom ically ▁prosper ous ▁and ▁cult ur ally ▁developed ▁society ▁where ▁people ▁will ▁have ▁equal ▁ch ances ▁in ▁life ." ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Val je vo ▁city ▁assembly ▁on ▁four ▁occasions , ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁elections ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁ 2