Željka Cvijanović
politician from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Željka Cvijanović (born 4 March 1967),[1] is a Bosnian Serb politician, serving as the 8th and current Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. She was the 9th President of Republika Srpska from 2018 until 2022.
Željka Cvijanović | |
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Жељка Цвијановић | |
40th Chairwoman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
In office 16 November 2022 – 16 July 2023 | |
Preceded by | Šefik Džaferović |
Succeeded by | Željko Komšić |
8th Serb Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Assumed office 16 November 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Zoran Tegeltija |
Preceded by | Milorad Dodik |
9th President of Republika Srpska | |
In office 19 November 2018 – 15 November 2022 | |
Preceded by | Milorad Dodik |
Succeeded by | Milorad Dodik |
11th Prime Minister of Republika Srpska | |
In office 12 March 2013 – 19 November 2018 | |
President | Milorad Dodik |
Preceded by | Aleksandar Džombić |
Succeeded by | Radovan Višković |
Personal details | |
Born | Željka Grabovac 4 March 1967 Teslić, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia |
Nationality | Bosnian Serb |
Political party | Alliance of Independent Social Democrats |
Spouse(s) | Aleksandar Cvijanović |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of Sarajevo University of Banja Luka |
She was the 11th Prime Minister of Republika Srpska from 12 March 2013 to 19 November 2018.
On 7 October 2018 she was elected to be President of Republika Srpska. Cvijanović is a member of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats.[2]
At the 2022 general election, she became the first woman to be elected member of the Presidency.[3]
References
change- ↑ "Biographies". www.predsjednistvobih.ba. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
- ↑ Zeljka Cvijanovic new Prime Minister of Republic Srpska
- ↑ "Željka Cvijanović prva žena član Predsedništva BiH". Politika (in Serbian). 3 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.