He became active in politics in 1997, as the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ BiH) had proposed him for a government position in the Central Bosnia Canton.

In 1999, Jović entered the Federal Government as Deputy Minister of Culture, where he remained until 2001.

In the 2006 general election, Jović was defeated in the race for a second term as the Croat member of the Presidency by Željko Komšić of the Social Democratic Party (SDP BiH).

Following his presidency, Jović served as the Croat and HDZ BiH's representative in the national House of Peoples from 14 March 2007 until 9 June 2011.

In 2015, she was charged by the State Prosecutor's Office for paying Jović a salary despite him not showing up to work.