Vladimir Joković

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Vladimir Joković
Владимир Јоковић
Karate Federation of Montenegro President
Assumed office
13 May 2017
Preceded byDragan Šakotić
Personal details
Born (1967-01-02) 2 January 1967 (age 57)
Plužine, Montenegro, Yugoslavia
Political partySocialist People's Party of Montenegro
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Serbia and Montenegro
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 1994 Birmingham Kumite +80 kg

Vladimir Joković (Cyrillic: Владимир Јоковић) (born in Plužine on 2 January 1967) is a Montenegrin politician and former karateka. He is current leader of the Socialist People's Party of Montenegro and president of the Montenegrin Karate Federation.

Biography

Vladimir Joković was born in Plužine, small town in Northwestern Montenegro, at that time part of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro of SFR Yugoslavia. Having finished elementary and Electrotechnical High school in Nikšić. He is married and has one daughter.[1]

Sports career

He represented FR Yugoslavia from 1991 to 2000. He has won many awards for his sportsmanship. He is one of the most famous karate masters from Montenegro. He has a 4th Dan black belt in karate and is the winner of multiple national Serbia and Montenegro and regional Balkans Karate Championships. In May 2017 Joković became the president of the Montenegrin Karate Federation.[2]

Politics

After Socialist People's Party President Srđan Milić resignation after 11 years of leading party for a catastrophically poor results at 2016 parliamentary elections. Joković, supported by party faction led by former president of party parliamentary club Aleksandar Damjanović and current mayor of Berane Dragoslav Šćekić, was surprisingly elected President of the party at SNP's eight congress held on 13 August 2017, in front of favored Snežana Jonica, supported by fraction close to former party leader Milić.[3]

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Joković Biography, SNP Official website
  2. ^ Joković novi predsjednik Karate saveza Crne Gore, Vijesti, 13. May 2017
  3. ^ Joković novi predsjednik SNP-a, Vijesti, 13. August 2017