He was born on 5 April 1966 in Kotor to a Serb family. He finished middle and high school in Kotor, and later graduated from the Faculty of Economics in Bosnia and Herzegovina. For over 30 years, he has been involved in business and gained a fortune in the construction business. Until recently, he was the director of the "Carinvest" construction company. Carević is a millionaire. He has participated in many humanitarian activities, and financially supported young entrepreneurs. He is also the chairman of OFK Grbalj, which finished 6th in the 2018–2019 Montenegrin First League season.
Politics
He is a member of the New Serb Democracy which is a part of the Democratic Front. Following the October 2016 local elections, the DF and the Democrats managed to form a local government in Budva, replacing the Democratic Party of Socialists after 25 years in power, against which several corruption proceedings were conducted during the previous term. DF and the Democrats agreed to form a local coalition government, with would see head of the local Democrats Dragan Krapović and Carević serve as Mayor of Budva in a rotation deal for 2 years each. Carević has been serving as the Mayor of Budva since 9 January 2019 with his local government under dispute since 17 June 2020. He refused his mayor salary and has been donating his salary money to the people in need. On 11 June 2020, members of the Budva local parliament from the Democratic Party of Socialists, the Montenegrin, and an independent, Stevan Džaković, elected from the 2016 Democratic Front electoral list, have voted to remove Carević from office, however he remained in office, as he claimed that the session was illegal and that he can only be removed from office at the elections. On 17 June 2020, Special Anti-Terrorist Unit stormed the building of the Municipality of Budva to remove Carević from office. However, Carević resisted and the police arrested him, as well as the President of Assembly of Budva, Krsto Radović, 4 other members of Democratic Front and the Democrats, as well Carević's brother and his son. Carević was taken to the hospital after getting injured during the arrest, and has left the hospital with a cast on his foot. Police have also blocked the entrance to the city. Vladimir Bulatović was voted for the acting Mayor of Budva by the new parliamentary majority. The next day, Carević and Radović returned to their offices and they said that the "coup" failed. The decision of the new parliamentary majority on the removal of Carević and Radović and the election of Bulatović and Kuč as acting officials was not recorded in the archives of the Budva parliament because there was no official seal, which Carević said was "in its place, with the elected representative of the people."
Personal life
He is married, and has two sons. One of his sons is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Barcelona B, Lazar Carević.
