Milovan Marinković | |
Order: | Mayor of Belgrade |
Term Start: | 28 May 1901 |
Term End: | 06 Nov 1902 |
Predecessor: | Antonije Pantović |
Successor: | Nikola Stamenković |
Term Start2: | 06 Apr 1893 |
Term End2: | 12 May 1894 |
Monarch2: | Alexander I |
Predecessor2: | Petar Tatić |
Successor2: | Mihailo Bogićević |
Term Start3: | 26 May 1891 |
Term End3: | 22 Nov 1892 |
Monarch3: | Alexander I |
Predecessor3: | Nikola Petar Pašić |
Successor3: | Petar Tatić |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Milovan Marinković (Serbian: Милован Маринковић); was a politician in the Kingdom of Serbia during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He served three terms as mayor of Belgrade between 1891 and 1902.[2] [3] [4]
On 15 April 1881, the board of the municipality of Belgrade decided to hold elections for the president of the municipality on 5 May, as the previous president, Nikola Pašić, had vacated the position after becoming the president of the Council of Ministers of Serbia.[5] The elections for the president of the Belgrade municipality were called for 19 May 1891. Milovan Marinković, a director and professor from Belgrade, was elected as the mayor of the municipality after receiving 91.7 % of the votes (785 votes) while his opponent, Dragutin Ilić received only 8.3% of the votes (71 votes). On 23 May 1891 Marinković's election as mayor was confirmed by the municipal court of the city of Belgrade.[6] Marinković, took the oath and assumed his duties at an extraordinary session of the Belgrade board on 23 May 1891.[7]
On 14 October 1892, under the leadership of Mayor Marinković, Belgrade inaugurated its first tram line, which ran from Kalemegdan to Slavija and was horse-powered. Marinković, accompanied by members of his administration, was among the first passengers on this historic journey. The tram set off at 11:00 AM, making its way toward Terazije Square, where thousands of citizens had gathered to witness the event.[8]