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Zoran Živković
Zoran Živković
Зоран Живковић
	Živković in 2018
7th Prime Minister of Serbia
	In office; 18 March 2003 – 4 March 2004
President	Nataša Mićić (acting); Dragan Maršićanin (acting)
Preceded by	Zoran Đinđić
Succeeded by	Vojislav Koštunica
Minister of Internal Affairs of Yugoslavia
	In office; 4 November 2000 – 17 March 2003
Preceded by	Zoran Sokolović
Succeeded by	Post abolished
2nd Mayor of Niš
	In office; 26 January 1997 – 10 November 2000
Preceded by	Mile Ilić
Succeeded by	Goran Ćirić
Personal details
Born	22 December 1960 (age 64); Niš, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Political party	DS (1992—2012); Nova (2013–2022)
Spouse	Biserka Živković
Children	Milena; Marko
Signature
Website	Official Twitter

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Zoran Živković (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Живковић, pronounced [zɔ̌.ran ʒǐːʋ.kɔ.ʋitɕ]; born 22 December 1960) is a Serbian politician who served as the prime minister of Serbia from 2003 to 2004 and as the mayor of Niš from 1997 to 2000.

He played a significant role during the protests and the overthrow of Slobodan Milošević. After the assassination of Zoran Đinđić, he headed the government of Serbia for a year. His reign was marked by a state of emergency period and the Operation Sabre, an action aimed at finding those responsible for political assassinations and combating organized crime. Živković later formed the liberal New Party and served as its president until his resignation in 2020. After that, he became executive director of the Center for development of civil society MilenijuM.

Early life and education

Živković was born in Niš, Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia where he attended High School Bora Stanković, subsequently enrolling at the Belgrade Business School, where he received a Diploma in Economics and Social science. He worked as an entrepreneur before engaging in politics.

Political career

Early years

Zoran Živković entered politics in 1992 by joining the Democratic Party (DS) and became a member of Serbian Parliament and the party's Deputy Leader under the leadership of Zoran Đinđić. In late 1996, Živković lead the civil protests of the opposition against the electoral fraud in Niš and became the first democratic Mayor of Niš in 1997.

2000–2004

In 2000, Živković contributed greatly to the mobilization of the democratic opposition of Serbia during October 5 overthrow of Milošević from power.

In November 2000, Živković became the Federal Minister of Interior of FR Yugoslavia and served until 2003, when the position was abolished following the constitutional formation of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.

After the assassination of Zoran Đinđić, Živković was elected as the 7th Prime Minister of Serbia and decisively lead his reformist Government through the state of emergency period and promoted offensive measures on cracking down organized crime and corruption, but his Government collapsed as a consequence of the controversial arrests, government scandals, and unrest within the coalition. After eleven months of heading the Government of Serbia, weakening public support saw Živković stepping down from the Democratic Party leadership position, following the loss of power in parliamentary elections held in December 2003 and successful challenge for party leadership by Boris Tadić, who emerged as the new leader. Živković was pushed to the sidelines within Democratic Party, as he never got on with the new party leadership under Boris Tadić.

2004–present

Following a loss of power in 2004, Živković formed a non-governmental organization Milenijum - Center for Development of Civil Society, as a channel for his desire to "modify the consciousness of Serbian citizens related to the need of involving each individual into ongoing process of changes". During that period Živković was often linked in the media to another Democratic Party outcast Čedomir Jovanović who was vocally critical of the DS direction under the new leadership, but the two never really formed any kind of common political plan of action. Regarding his involvement with the Democratic Party, Živković claimed that he is "only a member" in spite of some views who saw his potential comeback to the party's Executive Board.^[1]

During this period, Živković was still present in public life, making occasional appearances on political talk shows, commenting on his past days with Zoran Đinđić and criticizing the lack of reformist agenda in the Government of Vojislav Koštunica.

Disappointed that the Democratic Party did not include him on their 250 candidates list for the 2007 parliamentary elections, he basically left active politics only to emerge to prior to the general elections in May 2012 actively opposing Boris Tadić's re-election as the President of Serbia and blaming him for the DS loss of power in May 2012.^[2]

In November 2012, he left Democratic Party after 20 years of membership, stating that he intends to form a new party in early 2013^[3] which would continue the reform process, modernization of Serbia and the actions launched by DS, which were interrupted in early 2004.^[4]

Personal life

Zoran Živković is married to Biserka, a lawyer and political activist. The couple live in Niš with their two children, Milena and Marko.

Živković is an avid wine enthusiast and a passionate driver. Živković was the owner of winery "House of wines Živković".^[5]

References

^ Zivkovic rehabilitated;B92, 11 May 2005
^ Gradjani izborom kaznili bahatost i oholost DS-a Archived 2012-07-01 at the Wayback Machine;bktvnews.com, May 2012 (in Serbian)
^ Zivkovic: New party in February or March Archived December 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine;Tanjug, 6 December 2012
^ Zivkovic announces new party;izbornareforma.rs, November 2012
^ Živković prodao vinariju Koletu;smedia.com, 5 July 2011 (in Serbian)

External links

Political offices
Preceded by Zoran Đinđić	Prime Minister of Serbia 2003–2004	Succeeded by Vojislav Koštunica
Party political offices
New office	President of the New Party 2013–2020	Succeeded by Aris Movsesijan

[Zivkovic_rehabilitated-1] Zivkovic rehabilitated;B92, 11 May 2005

[Gradjani_izborom_kaznili_bahatost_i_oholost_DS-a-2] Gradjani izborom kaznili bahatost i oholost DS-a Archived 2012-07-01 at the Wayback Machine;bktvnews.com, May 2012 (in Serbian)

[Zivkovic:_New_party_in_February_or_March-3] Zivkovic: New party in February or March Archived December 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine;Tanjug, 6 December 2012

[Zivkovic_announces_new_party-4] Zivkovic announces new party;izbornareforma.rs, November 2012

[Živković_prodao_vinariju_Koletu-5] Živković prodao vinariju Koletu;smedia.com, 5 July 2011 (in Serbian)

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-{{About|Zoran Živković the politician|other persons with this name|Zoran Živković (disambiguation)}}
+{{About|Zoran Živković the politician|other persons with this name|Zoran Živković (disambiguation){{!}}Zoran Živković}}
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-| name=Zoran Živković<br>Зоран Живковић
+| name                = Zoran Živković
+| image               = Zoran Zivkovic 2018-mc.jpg
-| nationality=[[Serbs|Serb]]
+| caption             = Živković in 2018
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-| order=7th [[Prime Minister of Serbia]]
+| office              = 7th [[Prime Minister of Serbia]]
+| president           = [[Nataša Mićić]] <small>(acting)</small><br />[[Dragan Maršićanin]] <small>(acting)</small>
-| term_start=March 18, 2003
+| term_start          = 18 March 2003
-| term_end=March 3, 2004
+| term_end            = 4 March 2004
-| predecessor=[[Zoran Đinđić]]
+| predecessor         = [[Zoran Đinđić]]
-| successor=[[Vojislav Koštunica]]
+| successor           = [[Vojislav Koštunica]]
-| birth_date={{Birth date and age|1960|12|22|mf=y}}
+| office2             = [[Ministry of the Interior (Yugoslavia)|Minister of Internal Affairs of Yugoslavia]]
-| birth_place=[[Niš]], [[FPR Yugoslavia]]
+| term_start2         = 4 November 2000
-| dead=alive
+| term_end2           = 17 March 2003
-| death_date=
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-| death_place=
+| successor2          = ''Post abolished''
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+| office3             = 2nd [[List of mayors of Niš|Mayor of Niš]]
-| party=[[Democratic Party (Serbia)|Democratic Party]]
+| term_start3         = 26 January 1997
-| vicepresident=
+| term_end3           = 10 November 2000
+| predecessor3        = [[Mile Ilić]]
+| successor3          = [[Goran Ćirić]]
+| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1960|12|22|df=y}}
+| birth_place         = [[Niš]], [[People's Republic of Serbia|PR Serbia]], [[Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia|FPR Yugoslavia]]
+| death_date          =
+| death_place         =
+| spouse              = Biserka Živković
+| children            = Milena<br />Marko
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+| signature           = Zoran Zivkovic Signature.png
+| website             = [https://twitter.com/zorandirektno Official Twitter]
+| native_name         = {{nobold|Зоран Живковић}}
+| native_name_lang    = sr
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-'''Zoran Živković''' ({{lang-sr|Зоран Живковић}}) is a former [[Prime Minister]] of [[Serbia]] who replaced assassinated [[Prime Minister]] [[Zoran Đinđić]] in March 2003. He was born on December 22, 1960 in [[Niš]] where he finished high-school [[Bora Stanković]]. Živković received a community college (viša škola) diploma in Economics in [[Belgrade]] and worked as entrepreneur before engaging into politics. Zoran Živković is married to Biserka, a lawyer and a political activist. The couple lives in Niš with their two children, Milena and Marko.
+'''Zoran Živković''' ({{lang-sr-cyr|Зоран Живковић}}, {{IPA|sh|zɔ̌.ran ʒǐːʋ.kɔ.ʋitɕ|pron}}; born 22 December 1960) is a Serbian politician who served as the [[Prime Minister of Serbia|prime minister of Serbia]] from 2003 to 2004 and as the [[List of mayors of Niš|mayor of Niš]] from 1997 to 2000.
-==Political life==
-Zoran Živković entered [[politics]] in 1992 by joining the [[Democratic Party (Serbia)|Democratic Party]] (DS) and became a member of Serbian Parliament and a party deputy leader. In late 1996 Živković lead the civil protests of the opposition against the electoral fraud and became a first democratic mayor of [[Niš]] in 1997. In 2000 Živković contributed greatly to the mobilization of the democratic opposition of Serbia in removal of [[Slobodan Milošević]] from power. Shortly after he became a federal Minister of Interior of [[FR Yugoslavia]] until 2003 and the constitutional formation of State Union of [[Serbia and Montenegro]].
+He played a significant role during the protests and the [[overthrow of Slobodan Milošević]]. After the [[assassination of Zoran Đinđić]], he headed the government of Serbia for a year. His reign was marked by a [[state of emergency]] period and the [[Operation Sabre (Serbia)|Operation Sabre]], an action aimed at finding those responsible for political assassinations and combating organized crime. Živković later formed the liberal [[New Party (Serbia)|New Party]] and served as its president until his resignation in 2020. After that, he became executive director of the Center for development of civil society MilenijuM.
-After the assassination of [[Zoran Đinđić]] he decisively lead the reformist government through the state of martial law and offensive on cracking down crime and corruption, but suffering blows under controversial arrests, government scandals, and unrest within the coalition. Weakening public support saw Živković stepping down from the [[Democratic Party (Serbia)|Democratic Party]] leadership before the Parliamentary elections in [[Serbia]] in 2004, allowing [[Boris Tadić]] to emerge as a new leader.
+==Early life and education==
-After eleven months heading the government of [[Serbia]], Živković was pushed to the sidelines within DS as he never really got on with the new party leadership under Boris Tadić. Živković formed a non-governmental organization Milenijum, Center for Development of Civil Society (Centar za razvoj građanskog društva 'Milenijum') as a channel for his desire to "modify the consciousness of Serbian citizens related to the need of involving each individual into ongoing process of changes". During this period Živković was often linked in the media to another [[Democratic Party (Serbia)|Democratic Party]] outcast [[Čedomir Jovanović]] who was vocally critical of the DS direction under new leadership, but the two never really formed any kind of common political plan of action. Regarding his involvement with the [[Democratic Party (Serbia)|Democratic Party]] Živković claimed that he is "only a member" in spite of some views who saw his potential comeback to the party executive board.
+Živković was born in [[Niš]], [[Serbia]], [[FPRY|FPR Yugoslavia]] where he attended High School [[Borisav Stanković|Bora Stanković]], subsequently enrolling at the Belgrade Business School, where he received a Diploma in Economics and Social science. He worked as an entrepreneur before engaging in politics.
+==Political career==
-During this period, Živković was still present in public life, making occasional appearances on political talk-shows, commenting on his past days with [[Zoran Đinđić]] and criticizing the lack of reformist agenda in the government of [[Vojislav Koštunica]]. In personal life, he is also an avid wine enthusiast and a passionate driver.
+===Early years===
-Disappointed that the Democratic Party didn't include him on their 250-person candidate list for the Serbian parliamentary elections on 21 January 2007, he left politics altogether.
+Zoran Živković entered [[politics]] in 1992 by joining the [[Democratic Party (Serbia)|Democratic Party]] (DS) and became a member of [[Serbian Parliament]] and the party's Deputy Leader under the leadership of [[Zoran Đinđić]]. In late 1996, Živković lead the [[1996–1997 protests in Serbia|civil protests of the opposition]] against the electoral fraud in [[Niš]] and became the first democratic Mayor of [[Niš]] in 1997.
+===2000–2004===
-He owns successful [[winery]] Kuća vina Živković.<ref name=bbr>{{Cite web|last=|title= House of Wines Živković |url= http://www.kucavinazivkovic.rs/ }}</ref>
+In 2000, Živković contributed greatly to the mobilization of the democratic opposition of Serbia during [[Overthrow of Slobodan Milošević|October 5 overthrow of Milošević]] from power.
+In November 2000, Živković became the Federal Minister of Interior of [[FR Yugoslavia]] and served until 2003, when the position was abolished following the constitutional formation of the State Union of [[Serbia and Montenegro]].
+After the [[assassination of Zoran Đinđić]], Živković was elected as the 7th [[Prime Minister of Serbia]] and decisively lead his reformist Government through the [[state of emergency]] period and promoted offensive measures on cracking down organized crime and corruption, but his Government collapsed as a consequence of the controversial arrests, government scandals, and unrest within the coalition. After eleven months of heading the Government of [[Serbia]], weakening public support saw Živković stepping down from the [[Democratic Party (Serbia)|Democratic Party]] leadership position, following the loss of power in [[2003 Serbian parliamentary election|parliamentary elections held in December 2003]] and successful challenge for party leadership by [[Boris Tadić]], who emerged as the new leader. Živković was pushed to the sidelines within [[Democratic Party (Serbia)|Democratic Party]], as he never got on with the new party leadership under [[Boris Tadić]].
+===2004–present===
+Following a loss of power in 2004, Živković formed a non-governmental organization Milenijum - Center for Development of Civil Society, as a channel for his desire to "modify the consciousness of Serbian citizens related to the need of involving each individual into ongoing process of changes". During that period Živković was often linked in the media to another [[Democratic Party (Serbia)|Democratic Party]] outcast [[Čedomir Jovanović]] who was vocally critical of the DS direction under the new leadership, but the two never really formed any kind of common political plan of action. Regarding his involvement with the [[Democratic Party (Serbia)|Democratic Party]], Živković claimed that he is "only a member" in spite of some views who saw his potential comeback to the party's Executive Board.<ref name="Zivkovic rehabilitated">[https://archive.today/20130221151315/http://www.b92.net/eng/news/old_archive-article.php?yyyy=2005&mm=05&dd=11&nav_category=12&nav_id=31942 Zivkovic rehabilitated];''B92'', 11 May 2005</ref>
+During this period, Živković was still present in public life, making occasional appearances on political talk shows, commenting on his past days with [[Zoran Đinđić]] and criticizing the lack of reformist agenda in the Government of [[Vojislav Koštunica]].
+Disappointed that the Democratic Party did not include him on their 250 candidates list for the [[2007 Serbian parliamentary election|2007 parliamentary elections]], he basically left active politics only to emerge to prior to the [[2012 Serbian presidential election|general elections in May 2012]] actively opposing [[Boris Tadić]]'s re-election as the [[President of Serbia]] and blaming him for the DS loss of power [[2012 Serbian parliamentary election|in May 2012]].<ref name="Gradjani izborom kaznili bahatost i oholost DS-a">[http://bktvnews.com/zoran-zivkovic-gradani-izborom-kaznili-bahatost-i-oholost-ds-a/ Gradjani izborom kaznili bahatost i oholost DS-a] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120701144214/http://bktvnews.com/zoran-zivkovic-gradani-izborom-kaznili-bahatost-i-oholost-ds-a/ |date=2012-07-01 }};''bktvnews.com'', May 2012  {{in lang|sr}}</ref>
+[[File:Filmski susreti u Nisu 1997 - Mica Tomic, Ljuba Tadic, Bata Paskaljevic i gradonacelnik Nisa Zoran Zivkovic.jpg|thumb|Živković during his term as mayor of Niš with Serbian actors [[Milivoje Tomić|Mića Tomić]], [[Ljuba Tadić]] and [[Bata Paskaljević]]  in 1997]]
+In November 2012, he left [[Democratic Party (Serbia)|Democratic Party]] after 20 years of membership, stating that he intends to form a new party in early 2013<ref name="Zivkovic: New party in February or March">[http://www.tanjug.rs/news/68565/zivkovic--new-party-in-february-or-march.htm Zivkovic: New party in February or March] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121209021840/http://www.tanjug.rs/news/68565/zivkovic--new-party-in-february-or-march.htm |date=December 9, 2012 }};''Tanjug'', 6 December 2012</ref> which would continue the reform process, modernization of Serbia and the actions launched by DS, which were interrupted in early 2004.<ref name="Zivkovic announces new party">[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000338/http://www.izbornareforma.rs/english/2012/11/zivkovic-announces-new-party/ Zivkovic announces new party];''izbornareforma.rs'', November 2012</ref>
+==Personal life==
+Zoran Živković is married to Biserka, a lawyer and political activist.
+The couple live in Niš with their two children, Milena and Marko.
+Živković is an avid wine enthusiast and a passionate driver. Živković was the owner of [[winery]] "House of wines Živković".<ref name="Živković prodao vinariju Koletu">[http://www.smedia.rs/vesti/vest/68636/Zoran-Zivkovic-Miodrag-Kostic-Kole-Vinarija-Zivkovic-prodao-vinariju-Koletu.html Živković prodao vinariju Koletu];''smedia.com'', 5 July 2011  {{in lang|sr}}</ref>
 ==References==
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-* [http://www.kucavinazivkovic.rs/ Kuća vina Živković]
 * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2861371.stm BBC Profile of Zoran Živković (2003)]
 * [http://www.milenijum.org/ Center for Development of Civil Society - MilenijuM]
+*{{NYTtopic|people/z/zoran_zivkovic}}
 * [http://www.arhiva.srbija.gov.rs/cms/view.php?id=1559 Živković makes a keynote address to the Serbian Parliament - March 18, 2003]
 * [http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/03/18/serbia.zivkovic/index.html CNN: Djindjic ally elected new Serb PM - March 18, 2003]
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v t e Cabinet of Serbia (2001–2004)
25 January 2001 – 3 March 2004
Prime Minister	Đinđić† Čović Korać Živković
Deputy Prime Ministers	Mihajlović Čović Korać Kasza Perišić* Pravdić* Obradović* Isakov Jovanović
Cabinet members	Đelić Veselinov* (Jevtić) Batić Milovanović Matković Joksimović* (Milosavljević) Marija Rašeta Vukosavljević Pitić Lečić Novaković* (Udovički) Knežević Milosavljević Milovanović Vlahović Šumarac Domazet Šabić Mihajlov
† Prime Minister assassinated, * resigned, **acting

v t e Prime ministers of Serbia
Revolutionary Serbia (1805–1814)	M. Nenadović Milovanović J. Nenadović Karađorđe
Principality of Serbia (1815–1882)	Moler Obrenović Todorović Davidović K. Marković T. Stefanović* Petronijević P. Janković* Đ. Protić Petronijević A. Simić Petronijević Garašanin A. Simić A. Janković S. Marković* A. Simić S. Marković Magazinović Rajović F. Hristić Garašanin Ristić N. Hristić Cenić Milojković Blaznavac Ristić Marinović Čumić Stefanović Mihailović Kaljević Mihailović
Kingdom of Serbia (1882–1918)	Ristić Piroćanac N. Hristić Garašanin Ristić Grujić N. Hristić Protić Grujić Pašić Avakumović Dokić Grujić Đ. Simić Nikolajević N. Hristić Novaković Đ. Simić Đorđević Jovanović Vujić Velimirović Cincar-Marković Avakumović Grujić Pašić Stojanović Grujić Pašić Velimirović Novaković Pašić Milovanović Trifković Pašić
Socialist Republic of Serbia (1945–1992)	Nešković P. Stambolić Veselinov Minić Penezić Doronjski* Stamenković Jojkić Bojanić Čkrebić I. Stambolić Ikonić Jevtić Radmilović
Republic of Serbia (1992–2006)	Zelenović Božović Šainović Marjanović Minić* Đinđić Čović* Korać* Živković Koštunica
Republic of Serbia (2006–)	Koštunica Cvetković Dačić Vučić Dačić* Brnabić Dačić* Vučević
* acting

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