Born on 2 May 1981 in Niš, where she completed primary and secondary education, as well as undergraduate and master's studies at the Faculty of Law of the University of Niš.

She passed the bar exam. From 2009 to 2011, she was a trainee lawyer, then a lawyer. She has been in dormant status since 2012.

In 2016, she was the Deputy Secretary of the Niš City Assembly and the President of the Niš City Election Commission.

From 2016 to 2020, she was a Member of Parliament, and from 2020 to 2022, she was a Member of Parliament and the Chair of the Serbian parliament's Committee for Constitutional Affairs and Legislation, as well as a councillor of the Assembly of the City Municipality of Crveni Krst in Niš.

She was a Member of Parliament during the mandate of the Serbian parliament from 2022 to 2024 and the Chair of the Serbian parliament's Committee for Constitutional Affairs and Legislation.

In the same period, she was a councillor of the Assembly of the City Municipality of Crveni Krst in Niš.

She speaks English.

Married.

Jelena Žarić Kovačević