Perko Kolevski

Perko Kolevski
Перко Колевски
Minister of Health
In office
20 March 1991 – 5 September 1992
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byJovan Tofoski
Personal details
Born27 December 1944
Buneš, Probištip, Macedonia, Yugoslavia
Died17 December 2021(2021-12-17) (aged 76)
OccupationPolitician

Perko Gjorgjiev Kolevski (Macedonian: Перко Ѓорѓиев Колевски; 27 December 1944 – 17 December 2021) was a Macedonian doctor, professor, and politician.[1][2] He was the first Minister of Health of North Macedonia, serving from 1991 to 1992.

Biography

Kolevski was born on 27 December 1944 in Buneš. In 1977, he participated in the first kidney transplantations of North Macedonia.[3]

In 1987, he was awarded the Order of Merit for the People with a Silver Star.[4][5][1]

He was the director of the Institute for Transfusion Medicine at the Clinical Center in Skopje.[2]

He served as Minister of Health of North Macedonia from 1991 to 1992,[4] making him the first Minister of Health.[2][6]

He is a recipient of the State Award "11 October" for his contributions to science and medicine.[2][5]

After a brief illness, he died on 17 December 2021.[2][7]

References

  1. 1 2 "БЕШЕ ПРВИОТ МИНИСТЕР ЗА ЗДРАВСТВО ВО МАКЕДОНИЈА По кратко боледување почина д-р Перко Колевски". Plusinfo.mk (in Macedonian). 17 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "IN MEMORIAM Проф. д-р Перко Колевски". Лекарска комора на РСМ (in Macedonian). Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  3. ↑ Ристовски, Блаже (2009). Macedonian Encyclopedia (in Macedonian). Vol. I. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts. p. 712. ISBN 978-608-203-0234.
  4. 1 2 "Историјат: крводарувањето во Македонија низ годините наназад". Институт за трансфузиона медицина (in Macedonian). 2025-12-31. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  5. 1 2 "Почина Перко Колевски, првиот министер за здравство во Македонија". TV21. 2021-12-17. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  6. ↑ плусинфо (2021-12-17). "БЕШЕ ПРВИОТ МИНИСТЕР ЗА ЗДРАВСТВО ВО МАКЕДОНИЈА По кратко боледување почина д-р Перко Колевски". plusinfo.mk. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  7. ↑ "IN MEMORIAM: Почина Перко Колевски, првиот министер за здравтство во независна Македонија". kanal5.com.mk (in Macedonian). Retrieved 2026-03-25.
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