Jovan Krkobabić
Jovan Krkobabić | |
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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 |
Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Policies | |
In office 27 July 2012 – 22 April 2014 | |
Preceded by | Rasim Ljajić |
Personal details | |
Born | Koljane, Yugoslavia (now Croatia) | February 27, 1930
Died | 22 April 2014 Belgrade, Serbia | (aged 84)
Nationality | Serbian |
Political party | Party of United Pensioners of Serbia |
Residence(s) | Belgrade, Serbia |
Jovan Krkobabić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Кркобабић, pronounced [jǒʋan krkǒbabitɕ]) (February 27, 1930 - April 22, 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 July 7, 2008 and Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Policies from 27 July 2012.
Krkobabić graduated from the University of Belgrade's Faculty of Political Sciences, where he also earned his doctoral degree.[1]
His last name comes from the last name Babić of hic ancestors who lived near Krka river in Skradin.[2]
His party contested the Serbian parliamentary election, 2007 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.