Dobrica Janković

Dobrica Janković (Serbian Cyrillic: Добрица Јанковић; 14 August 1961–6 June 2014), also known as Boca, was a medical doctor and politician in Serbia. He served in the National Assembly of Serbia from 2004 to 2007 as a member of the Democratic Party (Demokratska stranka, DS).

## Early life and career[edit]

Janković was raised in Smederevo. He graduated from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine in 1989 and completed his specialization in emergency medicine in 2001. He worked as a doctor at the Sveti Luka health center in Smederevo from 1989 until his death and at one time served as its director of emergency services.[1][2]

One of his children is the singer Saška Janković.[3]

## Politician[edit]

### Local politics (1996–2003)[edit]

The DS participated in the Together (Zajedno) coalition in the 1996 Serbian local elections, and Janković was elected to the Smederevo city assembly as a Zajedno candidate. The Socialist Party of Serbia (Socijalistička partija Srbije, SPS) and its allies won the election, and Zajedno served in opposition. In 1998, Janković became president of the DS's municipal board in Smederevo and a member of the party's main board at the republic level.[4][5]

In 2000, the DS joined a new coalition called the Democratic Opposition of Serbia (Demokratska opozicija Srbije, DOS), a broad and ideologically diverse group of parties opposed to Slobodan Milošević's administration. The DOS won a majority victory in Smederevo in the 2000 Serbian local elections.[6] Janković was re-elected to the local assembly and was afterward chosen as its vice-president, a position that was at the time equivalent to deputy mayor.[7]

### Parliamentarian[edit]

Janković received the seventy-fourth position on the Democratic Party's electoral list in the 2003 Serbian parliamentary election.[8] The list won thirty-seven seats, and he was not initially included in his party's assembly delegation. He was, however, given a mandate on 17 February 2004 as the replacement for another party member.[9] (From 2000 to 2011, Serbian parliamentary mandates were awarded to sponsoring parties or coalitions rather than individual candidates, and it was common practice for the mandates to be assigned out of numerical order.[10] Janković's list position had no specific bearing whether or when he received a mandate.) The DS served in opposition in the 2003–07 parliament. Janković was a member of the committee for health and family and the committee for Kosovo and Metohija.[11]

On 5 March 2004, shortly after Janković's appointment to the national assembly, a change of government took place at the city level in Smederevo. The Democratic Party of Serbia (Demokratska stranka Srbije, DSS) formed a new administration with the SPS, and Janković was removed from his position as vice-president of the local assembly.[12]

Serbia briefly introduced the direct election of mayors in the 2004 local elections. Janković was the DS's nominee for mayor in Smederevo and was defeated in the second round of voting by Jasna Avramović for the "Movement for Smederevo." He was re-elected in the concurrent election for the city assembly but resigned before his term was over.[13]

Janković received the eighty-first position on the DS's list in the 2007 parliamentary election.[14] The list won sixty-four seats, and he was not given a mandate for a second term.[15]

## Death[edit]

Janković died on 6 June 2014 after a serious illness.[16]

## Electoral record[edit]

### Local (Smederevo)[edit]

2004 Municipality of Smederevo local election: Mayor of SmederevoCandidate| Party| First round| Second round

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Votes| %| Votes| %
| Jasna Avramović| Citizens' Group: Movement for Smederevo–Dr. Jasna Avramović| | 11,359| 55.78
| Dobrica Janković| Democratic Party–Boris Tadić| | 9,004| 44.22
| Ljubomir Kapsarev| G17 Plus–Miroljub Labus| |
| Slobodan Miladinović (incumbent)| Democratic Party of Serbia–Dr. Vojislav Koštunica| |
| Zoran Mišeljić| Strength of Serbia Movement–Bogoljub Karić| |
| Dobrivoje Petrović| Serbian Radical Party–Tomislav Nikolić| |
| Branče Stojanović| Socialist Party of Serbia| |
| Hranislav Virijević| People's Democratic Party–Dr. Slobodan Vuksanović| |
| other candidates| | |
Total| | 20,363| 100.00
Source: [17][18][19]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Sahranjen dr Boca Janković, sdcafe.rs, 9 June 2014, accessed 25 October 2022.
2. ^ "Sinovicu za pravnicu", Glas javnosti, 17 February 2004, accessed 25 October 2022.
3. ^ Olivera Milošević, "Smederevka svetskog glasa", Politika, 2 May 2018, accessed 25 October 2022.
4. ^ Sahranjen dr Boca Janković, sdcafe.rs, 9 June 2014, accessed 25 October 2022.
5. ^ Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, p. 67.
6. ^ Izbori, 2000. Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, p. 54.
7. ^ Sahranjen dr Boca Janković, sdcafe.rs, 9 June 2014, accessed 25 October 2022.
8. ^ Избори за народне посланике Народне скупштине одржани 28. децембра 2003. године – ИЗБОРНЕ ЛИСТЕ (5. ДЕМОКРАТСКА СТРАНКА – БОРИС ТАДИЋ), Republic Election Commission, Republic of Serbia, accessed 2 July 2021.
9. ^ TREĆE VANREDNO ZASEDANJE, 17.02.2004., Otvoreni Parlament, accessed 25 October 2022.
10. ^ Serbia's Law on the Election of Representatives (2000) stipulated that parliamentary mandates would be awarded to electoral lists (Article 80) that crossed the electoral threshold (Article 81), that mandates would be given to candidates appearing on the relevant lists (Article 83), and that the submitters of the lists were responsible for selecting their parliamentary delegations within ten days of the final results being published (Article 84). See Law on the Election of Representatives, Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia, No. 35/2000, made available via LegislationOnline, accessed 28 February 2017.
11. ^ ДЕТАЉИ О НАРОДНОМ ПОСЛАНИКУ: ЈАНКОВИЋ, ДОБРИЦА, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-12-10. Retrieved 2022-10-25.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link), National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, accessed 25 October 2022.
12. ^ "Smenjeno opštinsko rukovodstvo u Smederevu", B92, 5 March 2004, accessed 25 October 2022.
13. ^ Sahranjen dr Boca Janković, sdcafe.rs, 9 June 2014, accessed 25 October 2022.
14. ^ Избори за народне посланике Народне скупштине одржани 21. јануара и 8. фебрауара 2007. године – ИЗБОРНЕ ЛИСТЕ (1 Демократска странка – Борис Тадић), Republic Election Commission, Republic of Serbia, accessed 10 July 2021.
15. ^ 14 February 2007 legislature, National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, accessed 25 October 2022.
16. ^ Sahranjen dr Boca Janković, sdcafe.rs, 9 June 2014, accessed 25 October 2022.
17. ^ ЛОКАЛНИ ИЗБОРИ: Председници општина и градова, изабрани на локалним изборима, 2004., "REPUBLICKI ZAVOD ZA STATISTIKU - Republike Srbije". Archived from the original on 2010-10-03. Retrieved 2022-05-25.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link), Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, 3 October 2010, accessed 12 July 2021.
18. ^ Lokalni Izbori u Srbiji 2004, "Rezultati izbora po opstinama". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2022-10-24.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link), Center for Free Elections and Democracy, 29 September 2007, accessed 24 October 2022.
19. ^ "Starosedeoci i dođoši", Glas javnosti, 19 August 2004, accessed 15 October 2022. Petrović's identity as the Radical Party's candidate is confirmed in Velika Srbija [Radical Party publication], Volume 15, Number 1882 (Smederevo, September 2004), p. 7.