Velibor Jonić
| Velibor Jonić | |
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| Commissioner of Education of the Commissioner Government | |
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In office 10 July 1941 – 29 August 1941 |
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| Preceded by | Risto Jojić |
| Succeeded by | Miloš Trivunac |
| Minister of Education of the Government of National Salvation | |
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In office 7 October 1941 – October 1944 |
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| Prime Minister | Milan Nedić |
| Preceded by | Miloš Trivunac |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
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| Born | 12 February 1892 Krnjevo, Kingdom of Serbia |
| Died | 17 July 1946 (aged 54) Belgrade, Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia |
| Political party | Zbor |
| Children | 1 |
| Profession | Teacher |
Velibor Jonić (Serbian Cyrillic: Велибор Јонић; 12 February 1892 – 17 July 1946) was a Serbian fascist politician and government minister in the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia during World War II. He taught at the Military Academy in Belgrade and at the Yugoslav royal court before the war. He was also the secretary-general of Zbor. He became the Serbian Commissioner of Education on 10 July 1941. He was tried of collaboration by the communists following the war and was sentenced to death. He was executed in July 1946.
Velibor Jonić was born on 12 February 1892 in Krnjevo, Kingdom of Serbia to Krsta and Sofia Jonić (née Veljković). Before World War II, he taught at the Military Academy in Belgrade and worked as a journalist. He joined the Yugoslav National Movement (Serbian: Jugoslovenski narodni pokret, Zbor) before the war and became its secretary-general. He also worked as a teacher in the royal court. He was married and had one child.
Jonić was appointed Commissioner of Education within the Commissioner Government on 10 July. With his encouragement, 545 prominent Serbs signed the Appeal to the Serbian Nation on 13 August and called for collaboration with the Germans. On 29 August, the Germans put Milan Nedić in charge of the Serbian puppet administration. Jonić became Minister of Education on 7 October, having replaced Miloš Trivunac. As Minister of Education, he was given jurisdiction over the Serbian Orthodox Church. He attempted to win the church over to collaboration with the Germans, with little success. He was the chief editor of the weekly Srpski narod (1943–44).
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