She was born on May 2, 1981 in Niš, where she completed primary and secondary education, as well as primary and master's studies at the Faculty of Law, University of Niš.
She passed the bar exam. From 2009 to 2011, she was a trainee lawyer, then a lawyer, with a dormant status since 2012.
From 2012 to 2016, she was the Deputy Secretary of the City Assembly of Niš, and in 2016, the President of the City Election Commission of Niš.
From 2016 to 2020, she was a Member of Parliament, and from 2020 to 2022, she was a Member of Parliament and President of the Committee for Constitutional Affairs and Legislation of the National Assembly, as well as a councilor in the Assembly of the Red Cross City Municipality of Niš.
During the mandate of the National Assembly from 2022 to 2024, she was a Member of Parliament, Chairwoman of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and Legislation of the National Assembly.
During the same period, she was a councilor in the Assembly of the Red Cross City Municipality of Niš.
From May 2024 to April 2025, she served as Minister of State Administration and Local Self-Government.
Speaks English. Married.
All Sessions by Jelena Žarić Kovačević
(Parallel Session) Panel I: National Policies for Socially Responsible Businesses
Focus: Creating enabling environments for social responsibility, aligning reforms and policy solutions with social dimensions of ESG.

