Sanda Rašković Ivić

Sanda Rašković Ivić (Serbian Cyrillic: Санда Рашковић Ивић, pronounced [sânda râʃkoʋit͡ɕ ǐːʋit͡ɕ]; born 8 January 1956) is a former Serbian politician,^[3] psychiatrist and psychotherapist. She was the president of the Democratic Party of Serbia from 2014 to 2016. She has served as one of the vice-presidents of the People's Party since 2017 and is currently serving as a member of the National Assembly of Serbia.

Sanda Rašković Ivić
Санда Рашковић Ивић
President of the Democratic Party of Serbia
In office 12 October 2014 – 2 August 2016
Preceded by	Aleksandar Popović (acting)
Succeeded by	Dragan Maršićanin (acting) Miloš Jovanović
Serbian ambassador to Italy
In office 2008–2011
Personal details
Born	Sanda Rašković (1956-01-08) 8 January 1956 (age 69) Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Political party	DC (–2003) DSS (2003–2016) Independent (2016–2017) NS (2017–)
Spouses	Ivan Bujas ​ ​ (div. 1990)​ [1] Aleksandar Ivić ​ ​ (m. 1993; died 2020)​ [2]
Children	3
Parents	Jovan Rašković (father) Tanja Stipišić (mother)
Education	Zagreb School of Medicine Belgrade Faculty of Medicine
Alma mater	University of Zagreb University of Belgrade
Profession	Psychiatrist

She was previously a commissioner for refugees, the president of Coordination Center for Kosovo and Metohija, and Serbian ambassador to Italy

Biography

She is a daughter of doctors Jovan Rašković and Tanja Stipišić. She is of paternal Serb descent, and maternal Croat and Italian descent.^[4] Her maternal grandmother was from Trieste.^[5] She finished primary and high school in Šibenik and the School of Medicine of the University of Zagreb in 1980. She passed her examination for psychiatrist in 1986. Sanda is the author of many technical papers of psychiatry and psychotherapy.