Miroljub Labus Мирољуб Лабус |
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Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia | |
In office 3 March 2004 – 3 May 2006 |
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Prime Minister | Vojislav Koštunica |
Preceded by |
Nebojša Čović Žarko Korać Dušan Mihajlović Jožef Kasa Miodrag Isakov Čedomir Jovanović |
Succeeded by | Ivana Dulić-Marković |
Personal details | |
Born |
Mala Krsna, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia |
February 28, 1947
Nationality | Serbian |
Political party |
G17 Plus (2002–2006) Democratic Party (1990–1997) |
Residence | Belgrade, Serbia |
Alma mater | University of Belgrade |
Profession | Economist |
Miroljub Labus (Serbian Cyrillic: Мирољуб Лабус) (born 28 February 1947 in Mala Krsna, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian economist and politician. He is currently a University of Belgrade professor, lecturing political economy at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law. He is also the owner of consulting firm Belox Advisory Service.
Labus was the Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia from March 2004, serving under PM Vojislav Koštunica. He resigned on May 3, 2006, after EU suspended enlargement talks with Serbia over Ratko Mladić. Labus also resigned from the position of President of G17 Plus.
Labus was born in Mala Krsna, near Smederevo, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia. He graduated from law school in 1970 from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law. This was followed by two postgraduate qualifications in economics.
Labus began his career in academia as a university professor. In 1983, he was a Fulbright lecturer on the topic of Participation and Self-Management Systems. He has also been a guest lecturer at Cornell University.