Željka Cvijanović
Bosnian Serb politician (born 1967) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Željka Cvijanović (née Grabovac; Serbian Cyrillic: Жељка Цвијановић, pronounced [ʒêːʎka tsʋijǎːnoʋitɕ]; 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 since 2022. She previously served as the 9th president of Republika Srpska from 2018 to 2022.
Željka Cvijanović | |
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Жељка Цвијановић | |
18th 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 Borjana Krišto |
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 (1967-03-04) 4 March 1967 (age 57) Teslić, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia |
Nationality | Bosnian Serb |
Political party | Alliance of Independent Social Democrats |
Spouse | Aleksandar Cvijanović |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | |
A member of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, Cvijanović was the 11th prime minister of Republika Srpska from 2013 to 2018.[2] In the 2018 general election, she was elected president of Republika Srpska, assuming office on 19 November 2018.
In the 2022 general election, Cvijanović was elected as the Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, becoming the first female member of the Presidency since the end of the Bosnian War. She was sworn in as Presidency member on 16 November 2022.