Jovan Krkobabić

Jovan Krkobabić
Jovan Krkobabić
Јован Кркобабић
	Krkobabić, 2010
Deputy Prime Minister of Government of Serbia
	In office; 7 July 2008 – 22 April 2014
Prime Minister	Mirko Cvetković ; Ivica Dačić
Preceded by	Ivana Dulić-Marković
Succeeded by	Zorana Mihajlović
Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Policies
	In office; 27 July 2012 – 22 April 2014
Preceded by	Rasim Ljajić
Succeeded by	Aleksandar Vulin
Personal details
Born	February 27, 1930; Koljane, Kingdom of Yugoslavia; (now Croatia)
Died	22 April 2014 (aged 84); Belgrade, Serbia
Nationality	Serbian
Political party	Party of United Pensioners of Serbia

Jovan Krkobabić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Кркобабић, pronounced [jǒʋan krkǒbabitɕ]; 27 February 1930 – 22 April 2014) was a Serbian politician. He was the leader of the Party of United Pensioners of Serbia, Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia in charge of social affairs, appointed on 7 July 2008 and Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Policies from 27 July 2012 until his death on 22 April 2014.

Personal life

His surname derived from the last name Babić of his ancestors who lived near Krka river in Skradin.^[1]

Career

Krkobabić graduated from the University of Belgrade's Faculty of Political Sciences, where he earned his doctoral degree.^[2]

His party contested the 2007 Serbian parliamentary election together with Nebojša Čović's Social Democratic Party and won no seats. PUPS also took part in 2008 parliamentary election coalition with the Socialist Party of Serbia and United Serbia and won five seats.^{[citation needed]}

Death

Jovan Krkobabić died in 2014, aged 84.^[3] His successor as party leader is his son, Milan Krkobabić.

References

^ Jovan Krkobabić, potpredsednik Vlade Republike Srbije, ekapija.com; accessed 17 May 2018.(in Serbian)
^ "Srbija dobila rekonstruisanu vladu", B92
^ Staff. "Jovan Krkobabić dies at age of 84". Inserbia.info. Retrieved 17 May 2018.

Sources

Biography on party website

External links

Government offices
Preceded by Ivana Dulić-Marković	Deputy Prime Minister of Government of Serbia 2008 – 2014	Succeeded by Zorana Mihajlović
Preceded by Rasim Ljajić	Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Policies of Serbia 2012 – 2014	Succeeded by Aleksandar Vulin

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[1] Jovan Krkobabić, potpredsednik Vlade Republike Srbije, ekapija.com; accessed 17 May 2018.(in Serbian)

[2] "Srbija dobila rekonstruisanu vladu", B92

[3] Staff. "Jovan Krkobabić dies at age of 84". Inserbia.info. Retrieved 17 May 2018.

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