Jadranka Joksimović

Jadranka Joksimović (; born 26 January 1978) is a Serbian politician who served as minister of European Integration from 2017 to 2022. A member of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), she previously served as minister without portfolio in charge of European Integration from 2014 to 2017.

Early life and education Jadranka Joksimović was born on 26 January 1978 in Belgrade, where she finished primary and secondary school.

She graduated at the top of her class from the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade, in academic year 2001/2002, at the Department of International Relations. She completed her Master's studies at the Faculty of Economy and Political Sciences, ALFA University in Belgrade, in 2013. She is currently pursuing doctoral studies in political science at the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade.

She received The Promising Generation scholarship of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Norway in 2001, as well as the scholarship of the Fund for Young Talents of the Government of the Republic of Serbia For the most talented students in Serbia in 2000/2001. She began her career as a Demonstrator at the Faculty of Political Sciences for the courses of Diplomacy and Diplomatic History and Economy of Transition. For that, she received "Duga" award (Rainbow award) on 15 May 2015 in Belgrade from Gay-straight Alliance.

Following the early parliamentary elections, on 11 August 2016, she was reappointed Minister without portfolio in charge of European integration. She was appointed Minister of European Integration in the Government of the Republic of Serbia on 29 June 2017.

During the affair about importing children picture book containing same sex couples from Croatia in May 2018, she actively defended the homophobic statement of Minister Nenad Popović who said on his Twitter account: "We have to get in the way of those who want to convince us that it's okay that "Roko has two moms and Ana two dad".

Private life She is a proficient English speaker and has a good understanding of German as a listener.

Awards Award "Best European" for 2015 in the field of politics by First European House organisation. Award "Duga" (Rainbow) 2015 for the contribution to the struggle against homophobia.