Vojislav Stanimirović (politician)

Vojislav Stanimirović (Serbian Cyrillic: Војислав Станимировић; born 19 August 1953) is a Croatian politician of Serb ethnicity politician and former president of the Independent Democratic Serb Party. He currently serves as member of the Sabor.

Vojislav Stanimirović
Војислав Станимировић
Member of the Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 December 2011
Prime Minister	Zoran Milanović
Constituency	XII electoral district (minorities)
In office 22 December 2003 – 11 January 2008
Prime Minister	Ivo Sanader
Constituency	XII electoral district (minorities)
Minister without portfolio for the RSK
In office 27 July 1995 – 5 August 1995
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Office abolished
2nd Chairmen of the Executive Committee of the Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia
In office 1996 – 15 January 1998
Preceded by	Borislav Držajić
Succeeded by	Office abolished
1st President of the Independent Democratic Serb Party
In office March 1997[1] – 2 July 2017[1]
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Milorad Pupovac[1]
Personal details
Born	(1953-08-19) 19 August 1953 Tovarnik, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Spouse(s)	Ljeposava Stanimirović
Alma mater	University of Belgrade
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Psychiatrist
Awards	Order for Special Merits in Podunavlje
Military service
Allegiance	Yugoslavia
Branch/service	Yugoslav People's Army
Years of service	1991–1993
Unit	Medical Service
Commands	Medical Service
Battles/wars	Battle of Vukovar

Biography

Stanimirović was born in Tovarnik near Vukovar. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Belgrade.[2]

During the 1991 Battle of Vukovar, Stanimirović was a reserve officer who led the medical corps of the Yugoslav People's Army.[3][4] In 1992 the Yugoslav army named him director of the Vukovar Hospital and in 1993 he became a politician.[5] Stanimirović served as mayor of Vukovar during the time when this town was under Serbian occupation.

In his 1993 article in a local newspaper "Vojska Krajine", the Vukovar Hospital was described as "the last Ustaše fort". Because of the related Ovčara massacre, the statement was met with outrage in Croatian media when it was published in the runup to the 2003 Croatian parliamentary election. Stanimirović said this claim had been edited into his article.[6]

In 1995, Stanimirović was decorated with Order for Special Merits in Podunavlje by the former president of Republika Srpska, Radovan Karadžić in Banja Luka.[7]

He served as member of the Croatian Parliament from 22 December 2003 until 11 January 2008.[2] He was also elected in the 2007 Croatian parliamentary election, but served only until October 2008 when his deputy replaced him.[8]

References

1. "Milorad Pupovac izabran za predsjednika SDSS-a". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). HINA. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
2. "Vojislav Stanimirović" (in Croatian). Croatian Parliament. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
3. Flego, Miroslav (9 November 2010). ""Stanimirović ne govori istinu, neka ga DORH istraži"". Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 29 November 2011.
4. Flego, Miroslav (6 July 2011). ""Ljeposava Stanimirović 1991. prikrivala srpske zločine"". Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 29 November 2011.
5. Bradarić, Branimir (8 November 2010). "Stanimirović: Sve sam rekao Haagu, mogu opet i DORH-u!". Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 29 November 2011.
6. Butigan, Sanja (7 November 2010). "Vojislav Stanimirović: Nije istina da su Srbi počeli rat u Vukovaru". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 29 November 2011.
7. "HSP: Srbija jača međunarodni položaj na teret žrtava iz Domovinskog rata" (in Croatian). Dalje.com. 3 November 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
8. http://www.sabor.hr/Default.aspx?sec=2291