Source: Glas Javnosti
Who is this man?
CHILDHOOD - Born on October 15, 1955 in Derventa. He spent his childhood in Brčko, Sarajevo and Tuzla, and when he was twelve, his family moved to Belgrade, where he is living currently.
NATIONALITY: Serb
RELIGION: Not religious
EDUCATION: He graduated at Law School in Belgrade. He expressed his ambition already then, as he became the Chairman of the Students' Parliament in the fourth year of his studies.CAREER: He got his first work experience in one of the most renowned lawyer's office of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia at that time, led by the famous Filota Fila. He left a promising lawyer's career in 1982, when he joined the Belgrade Trade Union Alliance Council, and mid eighties he joined the federal agencies of the time. He was the chief of the cabinet of the federal Minister for Legislation and Justice, and at the beginning of the nineties the undersecretary for legislation in the government of Ante Markovic. He resigned in 1991, when he founded a joint office with a couple of colleagues.
In January 2001 he was elected as the vice chairman of the National Parliament and he took over the establishment of the Ministry for Administration and Local Self-Administration in June 2002 at the proposal of Zoran Djindjic. Following the death of the Prime Minister, he remained in the government of Zoran Zivkovic, which he left after a few months, justifying such act by inadequate reaction by the government to the affairs which burdened its operation.
In December 2004 the National Parliament elected him as the first Commissioner for Information of the Republic of Serbia. The public was delighted when Sabic paid out of his pocket the making of the stamp of the Commission, as the government had not provided even a pencil for an office which was supposed to be in charge of the implementation of acts about free access to information of public significance.
POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT - He is one of the founders of the Social Democracy in 1997, and after its split, he joined the Social Democratic party. When he was elected in 2004 as the Commissioner for Information, he resigned from all party functions and has not been a member of any party since then.
CURIOSITIES - In September 2000 he was one of the seven lawyers who led teams to seven towns of Serbia in the organization of CEDS and CESID to prove the election fraud. A big election fraud was found in Prokuplje, for which he was in charge, which contributed to the final victory of DOS.
The Culture and Information Board as well as the Association of Journalists of Serbia has suggested to the National Parliament of Serbia that Rodoljub Sabic be reelected for the Commissioner for Information of Public Importance.
He likes skiing and spends about ten days each year with his friends in ski resorts.
He likes animals and supports actions for their protection, and as a member of the Constitutional Commission he advocated the idea of including the provision about the protection of animals in the Constitution.
He is married and has a son and most of all cares about the privacy of his family.
