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Jorgovanka Tabaković

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Jorgovanka Tabaković
Јоргованка Табаковић
Tabaković in 2012
Governor of the National Bank of Serbia
Assumed office
6 August 2012
Preceded byDejan Šoškić
Minister of Ownership and Economic Transformation
In office
24 March 1998 – 24 October 2000
Preceded byMilan Beko
Succeeded byOskar Kovač
Personal details
Born (1960-03-21) 21 March 1960 (age 64)
Vučitrn, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Political partySRS (1992–2008)
SNS (2008–present)
Children3
ResidenceNovi Sad
Alma materUniversity of Priština
ProfessionEconomist
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Jorgovanka Tabaković (Serbian Cyrillic: Јоргованка Табаковић; pronounced [jorɡǒʋaːŋka tǎbakoʋitɕ]; born 21 March 1960) is a Serbian politician who has been the governor of the National Bank of Serbia since 2012.[1] A member of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), she has been the deputy president of the party since 2012.

Early life and education

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Tabaković holds a bachelor's and master's degree in economics from the University of Priština and a Ph.D. in economics obtained in 2011 from the private Faculty of Service Business.[2]

Career

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In 1992, Tabaković joined the Serbian Radical Party and represented the party in the Parliament as a member. After the 1997 elections, the radicals joined a new Serbian government in 1998, with the Socialist Party of Serbia and JUL. That same year, she became Minister of Ownership and Economic Transformation.[3]

In May 2008, in early parliamentary elections, Tabaković was re-elected as a member of Parliament. In September 2008, after the split of the party, she joined the Serbian Progressive Party led by Tomislav Nikolić, and became a member of the parliamentary group "Let's Get Serbia Moving."[citation needed]

Following the resignation of previous Governor Šoškić over a disagreement with adopted amendments to the National Bank of Serbia Law, President of Serbia Tomislav Nikolić proposed and nominated Tabaković to the post,[4] and she was elected as the Governor of the National Bank of Serbia on 6 August 2012.[5]

Other activities

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Personal life

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Tabaković lives in Novi Sad, having resided in Priština until 1999.[citation needed] She has two children.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Jorgovanka Tabakovic new NBS governor". Tanjug. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Dr Jorgovanka Tabaković novi guverner NBS" (in Serbian).
  3. ^ "Jorgovanka Tabaković profile". rulers.org. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  4. ^ "President proposes SNS official for new NBS governor". B92. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Serbia: Jorgovanka Tabakovic new National Bank governor". Ansa. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  6. ^ Board of Governors International Monetary Fund (IMF).
  7. ^ Latković, Nataša (2022-10-11). "Dinastija Tabaković: Jorgovanka uhlebila sina, ćerku i zeta". NOVA portal (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-07-26.
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Government offices
Preceded by Governor of the National Bank of Serbia
2012–present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Ownership and Economic Transformation of Serbia
1998–2000
Succeeded by