Oliver Ivanović
| Oliver Ivanović | |
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| Оливер Ивановић | |
Ivanović in December 2011
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| Born |
1 April 1953 Rznić, SAP Kosovo, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Political party | Serb List for Kosovo and Metohija Social Democratic Party (until 2009) SDP (2009–present) |
| Alma mater | University of Priština |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Mechanical engineer, economist |
Oliver Ivanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Оливер Ивановић; born 1 April 1953) is a Kosovo Serb politician. He is the president of the civic initiative SDP operating in Kosovo.
He has served as the State Secretary of the Ministry for Kosovo and Metohija from 2008 to 2012. He was also member of the Coordinating Center for Kosovo and Metohija.
Ivanović was accused of war crimes and sentenced to nine years in jail on 21 January 2016 for war crimes by judges from the EU's Rule of Law Mission (Eulex) in Kosovo. However, the Appeals Court in Pristina annulled the guilty verdict on 12 February 2017 and ordered a new trial.
Ivanović was born Rznić, a village near Dečani in western Kosovo and Metohija, at the time part of the People's Republic of Serbia of FPR Yugoslavia, on 1 April 1953. His father, Bogdan, was a history professor, and his mother, Olga, was a professor of Serbian language and literature. His maternal heritage is Montenegrin. Ivanović lives in Kosovska Mitrovica with his wife and three children.
He attended primary and secondary mechanical-technical school in Kosovska Mitrovica. Ivanović enrolled in the Zagreb Military Academy to become a pilot. During his studies he started training karate and quickly became an instructor. Three years into his studies he was diagnosed with congenital vision deficiency and left the Military Academy. He returned to Kosovo and finished his studies at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Mitrovica, University of Priština. He also studied at the Faculty of Economics in Priština. He continued, parallel to his studies, professionally training in karate. He received higher belts and achieved recognition as an honorary international karate judge. He speaks, apart from Serbian, English, Albanian and Italian.
Ivanović began his political career in June 1999 during the Kosovo War, when he was appointed president of the Serbian National Council of North Kosovo and Metohija. He held this position until 6 June 2001. He was also president of the Municipality Board until the end of October 2001. He became a member of the Coordination Centre for Kosovo and Metohija on 2 August 2001.
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