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Jovan Krkobabić[a] (27 February 1930 – 22 April 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 7 July 2008 and Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Policies from 27 July 2012 until his death on 22 April 2014.

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Jovan Krkobabić
Јован Кркобабић
Krkobabić, 2010
Deputy Prime Minister of Government of Serbia
In office
7 July 2008 – 22 April 2014
Prime MinisterMirko Cvetković
Ivica Dačić
Preceded byIvana Dulić-Marković
Succeeded byZorana Mihajlović
Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Policies
In office
27 July 2012 – 22 April 2014
Preceded byRasim Ljajić
Succeeded byAleksandar Vulin
Personal details
Born(1930-02-27)February 27, 1930
Died22 April 2014(2014-04-22) (aged 84)
PartyParty of United Pensioners of Serbia
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Personal life

His surname derived from the last name Babić of his ancestors who lived near Krka river in Skradin.[1]

Career

Krkobabić graduated from the University of Belgrade's Faculty of Political Sciences, where he earned his doctoral degree.[2]

His party contested the 2007 Serbian parliamentary election 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.[citation needed]

Death

Krkobabić died in 2014, aged 84.[3] His successor as party leader is his son, Milan Krkobabić.

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