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Siniša Stanković
Siniša Stanković
	Siniša Stanković in 1969
President of the Presidium of ASNOS
	In office; 12 November 1944 – 7 April 1945
Prime Minister	Josip Broz Tito
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Office abolished
1st President of Serbia; as President of the Presidium; of the People's Assembly of Serbia
	In office; 7 April 1945 – 20 November 1946
Prime Minister	Blagoje Nešković
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Aćim Grulović
Personal details
Born	26 March 1892; Zaječar, Kingdom of Serbia
Died	24 February 1974 (aged 81); Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Nationality	Yugoslav
Political party	League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)
Awards	Order of National Liberation; Order of Merits for the People

Siniša Stanković (Serbian: Синиша Станковић; Serbian pronunciation: [sǐniʃa stǎːŋkoʋitɕ]; 26 March 1892 – 24 February 1974) was a Yugoslav and Serbian scientist and politician. As a prominent biologist, he became member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.^[1] As a politician and statesman, from 1944 to 1946, he was the most senior state official of Serbia, then a federated state within Yugoslavia, and thus considered as the 1st President of Serbia as the President of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of Serbia.^[2]

Biography

He served as President of the Presidency of the Anti-fascist Assembly for the National Liberation of Serbia (ASNOS), from November 1944 to April 1945, and then as President of the Presidency of the People's Assembly of Serbia, from April 1945 to November 1946. During that period, he was the most senior official of Serbia, and thus considered as the 1st President of Serbia.^[3]

Stanković was born in Zaječar, Kingdom of Serbia and died in Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia. He graduated from the University of Belgrade and Grenoble University. As a prominent biologist, he became member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. He was founder of Institute for ecology and biogeography, and director of the Biological Institute of Serbia. He had a long career in the Serbian and Yugoslav communist parties. During the Second World War he was member of communist Partisan movement.^[4]

One species of pseudoscorpion is named after him as (lat. Neobisium stankovici).

Political offices
Preceded by Office established	President of the Presidency of the Anti-fascist Assembly for the National Liberation of Serbia (ASNOS) 12 November 1944 – 7 April 1945	Succeeded by himself as President of the Presidency of the People's Assembly of Serbia
Preceded by himself as President of the Presidency of ASNOS	President of the Presidency of the People's Assembly of Serbia 7 April 1945 – November 1946	Succeeded by Aćim Grulović as President of the Presidency of the People's Assembly of Serbia