Đurađ Jakšić | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Drniš, SFR Yugoslavia | 22 July 1977
Nationality | Serbian |
Political party | Serbian Radical Party |
Relations | Married |
Children | Four |
Residence(s) | Novi Sad, Serbia |
Alma mater | University of Novi Sad |
Occupation | Politician |
Đurađ Jakšić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Ђурађ Јакшић, pronounced [dʑǔradʑ jǎkʃitɕ]; born 22 July 1977) is a Serbian historian and politician. [1]
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]