Žarko Korać

Professor Žarko Korać (Serbian Cyrillic: Жарко Кораћ), Ph.D. (born 9 March 1947 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian psychologist and politician. He teaches psychology at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy and is one of the founders and former president of the Social Democratic Union.

For the Montenegrin footballer, see Žarko Korać (footballer).
Žarko Korać
Жарко Кораћ
Žarko Korać at the Human rights and democracy: 10 years later debate in Medija centar on 4 October 2010
Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia
In office
25 January 2001 – 3 March 2004
Prime MinisterZoran Đinđić
Zoran Živković
Preceded bySpasoje Krunić
Succeeded byMiroljub Labus
Prime Minister of Serbia
Acting
In office
17 March 2003 – 18 March 2003
Preceded byNebojša Čović (acting)
Succeeded byZoran Živković
Vice President of the National Assembly of Serbia
In office
23 July 2012 – 16 April 2014
Prime MinisterIvica Dačić
Preceded byJudita Popović
Succeeded byGordana Čomić
Personal details
Born (1947-03-09) 9 March 1947
Belgrade, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Political partyCivic Alliance of Serbia (1992–1996)
Social Democratic Union (1996–2014)

Biography

He was Deputy Prime Minister in the Government of Serbia between 2001 and 2004, and briefly acting Prime Minister (17–18 March 2003), after Prime Minister Zoran Đinđić was assassinated.

Korać is a long time member of the Parliament of Serbia, being part of the LDP-led coalition since 2008.

After May 2012 elections, Korać was elected as Deputy Speaker in the Parliament of Serbia.


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