He was the leader of the Serb People's Party, and a former Deputy Speaker of the Croatian Parliament.
Croats disliked him because he criticized the government's treatment of ethnic Serbs,[1] who are the country's largest minority group.
Ethnic Serbs at times disliked Đukić because he was seen as part of Croatia's political establishment.
[1] His influence in government gradually diminished as other ethnic Serbs attracted votes and attention from Croatia's minority communities.
[1] Đukić died in his home village of Donji Lapac, which is located in Central Croatia, on 8 October 2007.