Nebojša Čović

Nebojša Čović
Nebojša Čović
Небојша Човић
66th Mayor of Belgrade
In office
1994–1997
Preceded by Slobodanka Gruden
Succeeded by Zoran Đinđić
Personal details
Born 2 July 1958
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Political party Social Democratic Party
Religion Serb Orthodox

Nebojša Čović, Ph.D (Serbian Cyrillic: Небојша Човић) (born in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia on 2 July 1958) is a Serbian politician and businessman. He is the President of the Social Democratic Party.[1] Čović was previously the President of Democratic Alternative before it merged into and took over SDP leadership, after the party seceded from the Socialist Party of Serbia in 1997.

He is the former Mayor of Belgrade and a former head of the Kosovo Coordination Centre. Also Čović was a head of Southern Serbia Coordination Centre during Preševo Valley conflict. From 24 October 2000 to 25 January 2001 he was a member of the trio Co-Prime Ministers together with Milomir Minić from SPS and Spasoje Krunić from SPO that transitionally governed Serbia after the Bulldozer Revolution, when Mirko Marjanović was sacked. After Zoran Djindjic's assassination, he was the acting Prime Minister from 12 to 16 March 2003.

He is the owner of Serbian basketball club FMP Železnik. Under Čović's ownership, the club became one of the top clubs in Serbia and it is famous for its work in the younger categories. His son Filip plays as shooting guard for the club.

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Preceded by
Slobodanka Gruden
Mayor of Belgrade
1994 – 1997
Succeeded by
Zoran Đinđić

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