On leaving university in 1960, Miloš ević became an economic advisor to the Mayor of Belgrade. Five years later, he married Mirjana Marković , whom he had known since childhood. Marković would have some influence on her husband's political career both before and after his rise to power; she was also leader of Miloš ević's junior coalition partner, Yugoslav Left (JUL) in the 1990s. In 1968 he got a job at the Tehnogas company, where Stambolić was working, and became its chairman in 1973. By 1978, Stambolić's sponsorship had enabled Miloš ević to become the head of Beobanka, one of Yugoslavia's largest banks; his frequent trips to Paris and New York gave him the opportunity to learn English.