Božidar Maksimović

Božidar Maksimović (Serbian Cyrillic: Божидар Максимовић; 1 March 1886  – 18 July 1969) was a Serbian and Yugoslav lawyer and politician^[1] who performed various ministerial roles in the Government of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, such as minister of the interior, minister without portfolio, minister of justice and minister of education.^[2]

Božidar Maksimović
Божидар Максимовић
Portrait of Božidar Maksimović by Uroš Predić, 1941
Minister of Education
In office 26 August 1939 – 1940
Prime Minister	Dragiša Cvetković
Preceded by	Stevan Ćirić
Succeeded by	Anton Korošec
In office 6 January 1929 – 5 January 1932
Prime Minister	Petar Živković
Preceded by	Milan Grol
Succeeded by	Dragutin S. Kojić
Minister of Justice
In office 5 November 1932 – 11 November 1934
Prime Minister	Milan Srškić Nikola Uzunović
Preceded by	Ilija Šumenković
Succeeded by	Dragutin S. Kojić
In office 5 January 1932 – 2 July 1932
Prime Minister	Petar Živković Vojislav Marinković
Preceded by	Dragutin S. Kojić
Succeeded by	Ilija Šumenković
Minister without portfolio
In office 2 July 1932 – 5 November 1932
Prime Minister	Milan Srškić
Minister of the Interior
In office 6 November 1924 – 17 April 1927
Prime Minister	Nikola Pašić Nikola Uzunović
Preceded by	Nastas Petrović
Succeeded by	Velimir Vukićević
Personal details
Born	(1886-03-01)1 March 1886 Knić, Kingdom of Serbia
Died	18 July 1969(1969-07-18) (aged 83) Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian, Yugoslav
Political party	People's Radical Party Yugoslav National Party
Alma mater	University of Belgrade
Occupation	Politician, lawyer

Initially, he was a member of the People's Radical Party^[2] and later he joined the Yugoslav National Party.^[3]

Due to his "strong hand" policy, he was nicknamed "Boža Stock". He forcibly suppressed workers' strikes and student demonstrations. He was considered a court radical and brutally dealt with opponents of the monarchy and the centralist system of the state.^[4]

References

1. Srpski biografski rečnik: Kv-Mao. Budućnost. 2004.
2. "Bozidar Maksimovic | Форум београдских гимназија" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2021-04-12.
3. Todor Stojkov (1985). Vlada Milana Stojadinovića (1935-1937). Institut za savremenu istoriju. pp. 10–11.
4. Perišić, Miroslav (2002). Ministarstvo i Ministri Policije u Srbiji 1811-2001. Belgrade. pp. 308–309.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)