Slobodan Unković

Slobodan Unković (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Унковић; born 19 December 1938) is a Serbian politician and diplomat. He served as the rector of the University of Belgrade from 1987 to 1991, speaker of the National Assembly of Serbia during 1991,[1] and Minister of Science from 1993 to 1996.

Slobodan Unković
Слободан Унковић
Unković in June 2013
1st speaker of the National Assembly of Serbia
In office
11 January 1991  5 June 1991
PresidentSlobodan Milošević
Preceded byZoran Sokolović (President of the People's Assembly of Serbia)
Succeeded byAleksandar Bakočević
Minister of Science
In office
10 February 1993  28 May 1996
Prime MinisterNikola Šainović
Mirko Marjanović
Preceded byDivna Trajković
Succeeded byDušan Kanazir
Personal details
Born (1938-12-19) December 19, 1938
Trebinje, Zeta Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
EducationUniversity of Belgrade Faculty of Economics
Alma materUniversity of Belgrade
Stanford University
OccupationPolitician, diplomat

Education and career

He finished secondary education in Dubrovnik. In 1961 he graduated from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Economics,[2] where he finished Magistrate studies in 1964 and Doctoral studies in 1966. His further studies included specialization at Stanford University in the USA, as well as universities in the UK, Italy and other countries.

Unković was awarded a number of awards and decorations from Serbia and abroad.[3][4]

He is an emeritus professor at Lomonosov University in Moscow and Renmin University in Beijing, as well as honorable holder of doctoral degree at Lincoln University in USA and Mediterranean University in Montenegro.[5]

References

Government offices
Preceded by
Divna Trajković
Minister of Science of Serbia
1993–1996
Succeeded by
Dušan Kanazir
Academic offices
Preceded by
Zoran Pjanić
Rector of the University of Belgrade
1987–1991
Succeeded by
Rajko Vračar


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