Jorgovanka Tabaković

{{Short description|Serbian politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Jorgovanka Tabaković

| native_name = Јоргованка Табаковић

| native_name_lang = sr

| image = Jorgovanka Tabaković Crop.jpg

| caption = Tabaković in 2012

| office = Governor of the National Bank of Serbia

| term_start = 6 August 2012

| term_end =

| predecessor = Dejan Šoškić

| successor =

| office1 = Minister of Ownership and Economic Transformation

| term_start1 = 24 March 1998

| term_end1 = 24 October 2000

| predecessor1 = Milan Beko

| successor1 = Oskar Kovač

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|3|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Vučitrn, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia

| residence = Novi Sad

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = SRS (1992–2008)
SNS (2008–present)

| children = 3

| alma_mater = University of Priština

| profession = Economist

| signature = Signature Jorgovanka Tabakovic.png

}}

Jorgovanka Tabaković ({{lang-sr-cyr|Јоргованка Табаковић}}; {{IPA|sh|jorɡǒʋaːŋka tǎbakoʋitɕ|pron}}; born 21 March 1960) is a Serbian politician who has been the governor of the National Bank of Serbia since 2012.{{cite web|title=Jorgovanka Tabakovic new NBS governor|url=http://www.tanjug.rs/news/54073/jorgovanka-tabakovic-new-nbs-governor.htm|url-status=dead|publisher=Tanjug|accessdate=6 August 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808025109/http://www.tanjug.rs/news/54073/jorgovanka-tabakovic-new-nbs-governor.htm|archivedate=8 August 2012}} A member of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), she has been the deputy president of the party since 2012.

Early life and education

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.{{cite web|title=Dr Jorgovanka Tabaković novi guverner NBS|url=http://www.sns.org.rs/sr/srpska-napredna-straka-vesti/85-glavne-vesti/4566-2012-08-06-14-58-03.html|language=sr}}

Career

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.{{cite web|title=Jorgovanka Tabaković profile|url=http://rulers.org/serbgov.html|publisher=rulers.org|accessdate=29 June 2012}}

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|date=February 2016}}

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,{{cite web|title=President proposes SNS official for new NBS governor|url=http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics-article.php?yyyy=2012&mm=08&dd=05&nav_id=81629|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130221054601/http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics-article.php?yyyy=2012&mm=08&dd=05&nav_id=81629|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 February 2013|publisher=B92|accessdate=6 August 2012}} and she was elected as the Governor of the National Bank of Serbia on 6 August 2012.{{cite web|title=Serbia: Jorgovanka Tabakovic new National Bank governor |url=http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/nations/serbia/2012/08/06/Serbia-Jorgovanka-Tabakovic-new-National-Bank-governor_7303186.html/ |publisher=Ansa |accessdate=6 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809063710/http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/nations/serbia/2012/08/06/Serbia-Jorgovanka-Tabakovic-new-National-Bank-governor_7303186.html |archivedate= 9 August 2012 }}

Other activities

Personal life

Tabaković lives in Novi Sad, having resided in Priština until 1999.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}} She has two children.{{Cite web |last=Latković |first=Nataša |date=2022-10-11 |title=Dinastija Tabaković: Jorgovanka uhlebila sina, ćerku i zeta |url=https://nova.rs/vesti/politika/dinastija-tabakovic-jorgovanka-udomila-sina-cerku-i-zeta/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=NOVA portal |language=sr-RS}}

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