[1] In 1986 he obtained a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Automation from the School of Electrical Engineering at the Ss.

A former communist, Crvenkovski founded the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia in April 1991.

On 4 September 1992, Crvenkovski became Macedonia's second prime minister after its secession from Yugoslavia and continued in the post for another four years following the December 1994 elections.

In July 1997 he ordered that Albanian flags in front of government buildings in western part of Macedonia be removed.

Crvenkovski won the April 2004 presidential election against Saško Kedev and took office on 12 May 2004.