Saša Janković
Saša Janković | |
|---|---|
| Ombudsman of the Republic of Serbia | |
| In office 23 July 2007 – 7 February 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Zoran Pašalić |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 April 1970 Loznica, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Political party | Movement of Free Citizens (2017–2019) |
| Alma mater | University of Belgrade |
| Awards | French National Order of Merit |
Saša Janković (Serbian Cyrillic: Саша Јанковић, pronounced [sâʃa jǎːŋkoʋit͜ɕ]; born 27 April 1970) is a Serbian lawyer, journalist, human rights activist and politician who served as the National Ombudsman of the Republic of Serbia between 2007 and 2017. He resigned his post in February 2017 in order to run at the 2017 Serbian presidential election, where he came second with 16.36% of the vote. He was one of the founders and leader of Movement of Free Citizens, a centre-left political organization in Serbia before leaving it in January 2019.