Zoran Stanković (born 9 November 1954) is a former Minister of Defence in the Government of Serbia

Government of Serbia

Officially the Government of the Republic of Serbia is the executive branch of government in Serbia.-Current government:The current government was elected on 7 July 2008 by the majority vote in the National Assembly of Serbia and restructured on 14 March 2011...

. He served as the Minister of Defence in the Council of Ministers of Serbia and Montenegro

Council of Ministers of Serbia and Montenegro

The Council of Ministers of Serbia and Montenegro was the federal executive governing body of Serbia and Montenegro.-Organization:Chairman of the Council: Svetozar MarovićSecretary general: Igor Jovičić...

 until the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro

Serbia and Montenegro

Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...

. He is the current Minister of Health of Serbia.

Education and background

Zoran Stanković was born in the village of Tegovište

Tegovište

Tegovište is a village in the municipality of Vladičin Han, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 183 people....

, Vladičin Han

Vladicin Han

Vladičin Han is a town and municipality located in the Pčinja District of Serbia. According to 2011 census, the population of the town is 8,053, while population of the municipality is 20,938...

, Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

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. He graduated from the Medicine Faculty at the University of Niš

University of Niš

The University of Niš is a university located in Niš, Serbia. It was founded in 1965 and it consists of 13 faculties with 1500 teachers, 630 staff and extracurricular staff, and around 30,000 students...

. He finished his Postgraduate Medicine studies at Military Medical Academy in 1997.

He worked as a coroner doctor and became the head manager of Military Medical Academy in 2002. He held this position until 2005 when he was elected to replace Prvoslav Davinić as the new Defense Minister.