Branislav Lečić

Branislav Lečić
Branislav Lečić
Born	Branislav Lečić
Other names	Leka

Branislav Lečić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранислав Лечић) (born on 25 August 1955 in Šabac, Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian actor, and politician. He graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts of the University of Belgrade as an actor in 1978.

Very successful in theater, where he received several prizes. He's one of the founders of several most important theater groups that influenced theater of former Yugoslavia. Member of Yugoslav drama theater (Jugoslovensko dramsko pozorište) from 1980. Divorced, father of two.

Beside acting, he also took part in political life, being the leader of "Plišana revolucija" (Plush Revolution), during reign of Slobodan Milošević. After victory of democracy in 2000, he was Minister of culture in government of late Zoran Đinđić. After Čedomir Jovanović left Democratic Party (Serbia), Lečić followed, and became one of the founders of LDP. Soon he left LDP, and founded movement "Moja Srbija" (My Serbia), taking part in Serbian elections in 2008.