Education
University of Rijeka.
University of Rijeka.
Since 23 December 2011 he has held the post of Minister of Science, Education and Sports in the centre-left government of Zoran Milanović. He received his doctorate in biomedical science and his master"s degree in economics at the University of Rijeka in 2005. Jovanović is an ethnic Serb.
He participated in the Croatian War of Independence in the Croatian Army.
On 13 January 2012, Antun Vrdoljak threatened to sue if Jovanovic did not apologize for accusing Vrdoljak, in his capacity as member of the International Olympic Committee, of "selling the candidacy of the City of Rijeka for hosting the Mediterranean games.".