Aleksa Janković

Aleksa Janković (Serbian Cyrillic: Алекса Јанковић; Timișoara, 1806 – Belgrade, 22 June 1869) was a Serbian lawyer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Serbia, Minister of External Affairs,[1] Minister of Justice and Minister of Education. He held pro-Austrian political views and was a close associate of Toma Vučić Perišić.

Aleksa Janković
Born	1806 Timișoara, Austrian Empire
Died	22 June, 1869 Belgrade, Principality of Serbia
Nationality	Serbian
Occupation	politician, ambassador

He attended high school in Timișoara and went to study law in Budapest.[2] In 1834 he arrived in Serbia and was appointed clerk at the chancery of Prince Miloš Obrenović.[3] In 1839 he returned to the Prince's chancery, only to witness the coming to power of the Karađorđević dynasty headed by Prince Alexander Karađorđević, who accelerated Aleksa Janković's career.

As of 1864 Janković became an honorary member of the Society Of Serbian Letters, which later became the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.[4]

References

1. "Lista popečitelja i ministara inostranih poslova od obrazovanja prve vlade 1811. godine do današnjeg dana". www.mfa.rs. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
2. Antić, Čedomir (2007). Neutrality as independence : Great Britain, Serbia and the Crimean War. Institute for Balkan Studies. ISBN 978-8671790390. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
3. "Prestoni Kragujevac: Prestonički službenici". Prvi Prvi na Skali. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
4. "Lista popečitelja i ministara inostranih poslova od obrazovanja prve vlade 1811. godine do današnjeg dana". www.mfa.rs. Retrieved 2019-09-21.