Jorgovanka Tabaković (Serbian Cyrillic: Јоргованка Табаковић; pronounced ; born 21 March 1960) is a Serbian politician who has been the governor of the National Bank of Serbia since 2012.
A member of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), she has been the deputy president of the party since 2012.
Jorgovanka Tabaković | |
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Јоргованка Табаковић | |
Governor of the National Bank of Serbia | |
Assumed office 6 August 2012 | |
Preceded by | Dejan Šoškić |
Minister of Ownership and Economic Transformation | |
In office 24 March 1998 – 24 October 2000 | |
Preceded by | Milan Beko |
Succeeded by | Oskar Kovač |
Personal details | |
Born | Vučitrn, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia | 21 March 1960
Political party | SRS (1992–2008) SNS (2008–present) |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Novi Sad |
Alma mater | University of Priština |
Profession | Economist |
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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.
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.
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, and she was elected as the Governor of the National Bank of Serbia on 6 August 2012.
Tabaković lives in Novi Sad, having resided in Priština until 1999.[citation needed]
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