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Ivica Toncev -LRB- born November 17 , 1968 -RRB- is a Serbian politician , member of the Socialist Party of Serbia and special advisor to Serbian Government since 2008 .. Serbia. Serbia. Socialist Party of Serbia. Socialist Party of Serbia. Serbian Government. Serbian Government. He serves as a special advisor of the First Deputy Prime minister Ivica Dacic .. Ivica Dacic. Ivica Dacic. Ivica Toncev 's posts within the Government of the Republic of Serbia  :. Serbia. Serbia. 2008 - 2012  : European integrations advisor of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of interior affairs -LRB- Ivica Dacic -RRB-. 2012 - 2014  : National Security Advisor of the Prime Minister of Serbia -LRB- Ivica Dacic -RRB-. Serbia. Serbia. 2014 -  : Diaspora and Economic Diplomacy advisor of the First Deputy Prime minister and Minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Serbia -LRB- Ivica Dacic -RRB- .. Serbia. Serbia. After Serbian parliamentary election , 2016 , Toncev became MP in front of the Socialist Party of Serbia , for the second time .. Serbia. Serbia. Socialist Party of Serbia. Socialist Party of Serbia. He is active in several committees of the National Assembly of Serbia .. Serbia. Serbia. He is active in the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee -LRB- member -RRB- , Foreign Affairs Committee -LRB- Deputy member -RRB- and Committee on the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region -LRB- Deputy member -RRB- .. Since December 2016 Toncev is appointed as a State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs -LRB- Serbia -RRB-. Serbia. Serbia. Toncev graduated and obtained his master 's degree at the Faculty of management Megatrend University .. Megatrend University. Megatrend University. He is a former vice president of the Red Star Belgrade .. Red Star Belgrade. Red Star Belgrade. Belgrade. Belgrade. Toncev was active as an official of the club since December 2012 till August 2015 .. Since December 2016 he is active within the FK Radnicki Nis as a club 's president .. FK Radnicki Nis. FK Radnicki Nis. Nis. Nis. As a State Secretary he decided to freeze his function in the club .. He has promised European games to his fans and club is on a good path towards that goal .. During 2013 he was under media investigation regarding his property and links to some people from the gray zone of doing business .. Anyway all of these accusations were dismissed after checks undertaken by official anti corruption regulatory institutions within Serbia .. Serbia. Serbia. His faculty diploma was also under some checks after some journalists wrote about possible irregularities regarding Toncev 's diplomas .. Ministry of education announced that there were none irregularities regarding Ivica Toncev 's BA and MA diplomas .. In February 2016 Toncev decided to help financially law students from Nis .. Nis. Nis. He has paid fee for their participation at the student competition which will be held in Strasbourg , France .. Strasbourg. Strasbourg. France. France. He is one of the most influential members of the Socialist Party of Serbia with close ties to party leadership .. Serbia. Serbia. Socialist Party of Serbia. Socialist Party of Serbia. His brother Novica Toncev is also member of the same party and currently leads Municipality of Surdulica. Novica Toncev. Novica Toncev. Surdulica. Surdulica. Toncev is married and father of three children .. He and his family live in Belgrade and Vienna .. Belgrade. Belgrade. Vienna. Vienna. Also they spend some time during the year in his hometown of Surdulica .. Surdulica. Surdulica