Žarko Korać ( sr-Cyrl, Жарко Кораћ; born 9 March 1947) is a

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psychologist A psychologist is a professional who practices psychology and studies mental states, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior. Their work often involves the experimentation, observation, and explanation, interpretatio ...

and

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. He taught

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at the

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and is one of the founders and former president of the Social Democratic Union.

Biography

He was Deputy Prime Minister in the

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between 2001 and 2004, and briefly

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(17–18 March 2003), after Prime Minister

Zoran Đinđić Zoran Đinđić ( sr-Cyrl, Зоран Ђинђић, ; 1 August 1952 – 12 March 2003) was a Serbian politician and philosopher who served as the Prime Minister of Serbia, prime minister of Serbia from 2001 until Assassination of Zoran Đinđić, ...

was assassinated. Korać is a long time member of the Parliament of Serbia, being part of the LDP-led coalition since 2008. After May 2012 elections, Korać was elected as Deputy Speaker in the Parliament of Serbia.

References

External links

Professor Korać web page
at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy website
Žarko Korać's webpage at the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia websiteOfficial website
of the Social Democratic Union
Glas javnosti, April 14, 2000
1947 births Living people Politicians from Belgrade Social Democratic Union (Serbia) politicians Civic Alliance of Serbia politicians Academic staff of the University of Belgrade University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy alumni Government ministers of Serbia Serbian psychologists Health professionals from Belgrade Prime ministers of Serbia {{Serbia-politician-stub