Đurađ Jakšić Explained

Đurađ Jakšić
Birth Date:1977 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Drniš, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality:Serbian
Party:Serbian Radical Party
Relations:Married
Children:Four
Residence:Novi Sad, Serbia
Occupation:Politician
Alma Mater:University of Novi Sad

Đurađ Jakšić (Serbian: Ђурађ Јакшић, pronounced as /dʑǔradʑ jǎkʃitɕ/; born 22 July 1977) is a Serbian historian and politician.[1]

Career

He ran for mayor of Novi Sad in the 2012 and 2016 mayoral elections. Jakšić is the Serbian Radical Party president of the city council of Novi Sad.[2]

In December 2012, he arose controversy by forming a petition requesting a street in Novi Sad be named after Slobodan Milošević.[3] He previously arose controversy in March 2007 when he suggested that Veljko Milanković and Mladen Bratić get streets named after them in Novi Sad.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://istinomer.rs/akter/durad-jaksic/ Istinomer bio
  2. B92, Novi Sad: Rasprava o budžetu
  3. B92, SRS bi ulicu Slobodana Miloševića
  4. Index.hr, Index article