Zoran Babić

Zoran Babić (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Бабић; born 16 April 1971) is a Serbian politician. A member of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), he served as the leader of its parliamentary group from 2013 to 2016.

Zoran Babić
Зоран Бабић
A photograph of Zoran Babić
Babić in 2018
Leader of the Serbian Progressive Party parliamentary group
In office
27 August 2013 – 3 June 2016
Preceded byVeroljub Arsić
Succeeded byAleksandar Martinović
Member of the National Assembly
In office
25 June 2008 – 3 June 2016
Personal details
Born (1971-04-16) 16 April 1971
Vrnjačka Banja, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Political partySRS (2006–2008)
SNS (2008–present)
Spouse
Nataša Babić
​
(divorced)​
Children2
EducationUniversity of Belgrade

Early life

Babić was born on 16 April 1971 in Vrnjačka Banja, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, where he finished primary and secondary school.[1] He graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Belgrade in 1996.[2]

Career

He began his career at the agricultural company "ZM produkt" in Vrnjačka Banja, where he served as marketing director.[1]

He joined the Serbian Radical Party (SRS) in 2006, and two years later he was elected MP. Later that year he defected to the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS).[1] After the 2012 parliamentary election, Babić was appointed deputy head of the Serbian Progressive Party parliamentary group.[3] In 2013, he became the head of the group.[4] He did not appear on the ballot list for the 2016 parliamentary election,[2] and he was succeeded by Aleksandar Martinović as the head of the parliamentary group.

Personal life

Babić has two daughters, Teodora and Julijana, and was married to Nataša Babić.[1]

In late January 2019, he was involved in a traffic accident that occurred near Doljevac, which a woman was killed.[5][6] Shortly after the incident, he resigned from his position as director of "Koridori Srbije".[7][8]

References
  1. "Zoran Babić Biografija". Biografija.org (in Serbian). 6 November 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. "Zoran Babić". Istinomer (in Serbian). Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  3. "Poslanička grupa Srpska napredna stranka". National Аssembly of Serbia (in Serbian). 31 May 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  4. "ROTACIJA: Zoran Babić šef poslaničke grupe SNS". Kurir (in Serbian). 27 August 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  5. "Još nema potvrde ni demantija da sudar kod Doljevca nije lančani". Danas (in Serbian). 31 January 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  6. "OVO JE POKOJNA STANIKA, ŽENA KOJU JE UDARIO BABIĆEV VOZAČ: Pošla stricu na sahranu, pa poginula na rampi u Doljevcu (FOTO)". kurir.rs (in Serbian). 23 December 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  7. Đurić, Maja (5 December 2019). "Babić direktor Koridora i 10 meseci posle ostavke". N1 (in Serbian). Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  8. "Babić: Izgubljen ljudski život, podnosim neopozivu ostavku". Radio Television of Serbia (in Serbian). 1 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2022.


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