Branislav Ivkovi\u0107, former minister, politician, and professor at the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Belgrade, has died at the age of 72. The news of his death was confirmed by his wife, Biljana Popovi\u0107 Ivkovi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Born in Bijeljina in 1952, Ivkovi\u0107 completed elementary school and high school in his hometown, and later earned his undergraduate, master\u2019s, and doctoral degrees at the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Belgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He began his academic career as an assistant, later becoming a lecturer and associate professor. He served twice as vice dean and participated in numerous domestic and international projects, including work in Israel, Kuwait, and Moscow, Nova.rs recalls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ivkovi\u0107 was also politically active, holding positions in the Socialist Party of Serbia. In the government, he served as Minister of Urbanism, Housing and Communal Affairs, and Construction starting in 1994, and as Minister of Science and Technology from 1998.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After the fall of Slobodan Milo\u0161evi\u0107’s regime, he negotiated with the new authorities on behalf of the SPS during the events leading up to the arrest of the former FRY president on April 1, 2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n