Jorgovanka Tabaković

Jorgovanka Tabaković (Јоргованка Табаковић; ; born 21 March 1960) is a Serbian politician who has been the governor of the National Bank of Serbia since 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.

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.

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."

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, and she was elected as the Governor of the National Bank of Serbia on 6 August 2012.

Other activities

 * International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2012)

Personal life
Tabaković lives in Novi Sad, having resided in Priština until 1999.