Đurađ Jakšić
Đurađ Jakšić | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 July 1977 |
| Party | Serbian Radical Party |
| Relations | Married |
| Children | Four |
| 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]
Career
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 sparked controversy by forming a petition requesting that a street in Novi Sad be named after Slobodan Milošević.[3] He previously sparked controversy in March 2007 when he suggested that Veljko Milanković and Mladen Bratić have streets named after them in Novi Sad.[4]