Milorad Živković (born 2 May 1963) is a

Bosnian Serb The Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sr-Cyrl, Срби Босне и Херцеговине, Srbi Bosne i Hercegovine), often referred to as Bosnian Serbs ( sr-cyrl, босански Срби, bosanski Srbi) or Herzegovinian Serbs ( sr-cyrl, � ...

politician and doctor who was a member of the national

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from 2002 to 2014. He is a member of the

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Biography

Živković was born on 2 May 1963 to parents Dragolije and Riste in the town of

Mrkonjić Grad Mrkonjić Grad ( sr-cyrl, Мркоњић Град, ) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the Bosanska Krajina region, between Banja Luka and Jajce. As of 2013, the municipality has a populatio ...

. He completed his elementary and secondary studies in the town, and in 1988 graduated from the

University of Tuzla University of Tuzla ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Univerzitet u Tuzli, Универзитет у Тузли) is a public university located in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The university was founded in 1958. It became a proper university in 1976, and today ...

with a degree in Medicine. In 1989 to 1997, he worked as a doctor at a health center in

Doboj Doboj ( sr-Cyrl, Добој, ) is a city in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of the Bosna (river), Bosna river, in the northern region of Republika Srpska. As of 2013, it has a population of 71,441 inhabita ...

, later serving two more years at a general hospital nearby. From 1999 to 2003, he worked as the coordinator for reproductive health in

Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, ; also referred to as the Republic of Srpska or Serb Republic) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other bein ...

. In 2004, Živković enrolled in the

University of Banja Luka The University of Banja Luka (, , , ) is the second-oldest university in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A public university, it is the flagship institution of higher education in Republika Srpska, one of two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of th ...

, where he received both his

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and his

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. He has been a member of the

(SNSD) since 2000. At the 2000 parliamentary election, Živković was elected to the

National Assembly of Republika Srpska The People's Assembly of Republika Srpska ( Serbian: ''Народна скупштина Републике Српске''; Croatian: ''Narodna skupština Republike Srpske''; abbr. НСРС/NSRS) is the legislative body of Republika Srpska, on ...

. At the 2002 general election, he was elected to the national

. He served three terms in parliament. During his time in office, Živković served as Chairman of the House of Representatives four separate times between 2007 and 2014. After politics, he returned to medicine, serving as Acting Director of the St. Apostle Luke Hospital in Doboj. Živković was dismissed from the position in 2019 following allegations of financial mismanagement. He was later named the Bosnian Ambassador to

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Personal life

Živković is married to his wife Slobodanka and they have two children; a son, Nemanja and a daughter Teodora. The couple has two apartments, one in Bosnia and one in

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Biography

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