Željka Cvijanović

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
Жељка Цвијановић
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40th Chairwoman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office
17 November 2022 – 17 July 2023
Preceded byŠefik Džaferović
Succeeded byŽeljko Komšić
8th Serb Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Assumed office
17 November 2022
Prime MinisterZoran Tegeltija
Preceded byMilorad Dodik
9th President of Republika Srpska
In office
19 November 2018 – 15 November 2022
Preceded byMilorad Dodik
Succeeded byMilorad Dodik
11th Prime Minister of Republika Srpska
In office
12 March 2013 – 19 November 2018
PresidentMilorad Dodik
Preceded byAleksandar Džombić
Succeeded byRadovan Višković
Personal details
Born
Željka Grabovac

(1967-03-04) 4 March 1967 (age 57)
Teslić, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityBosnian Serb
Political partyAlliance of Independent Social Democrats
Spouse(s)Aleksandar Cvijanović
Children2
Alma materUniversity 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]

Željka Cvijanović Media

References

  1. "Biographies". www.predsjednistvobih.ba. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  2. Zeljka Cvijanovic new Prime Minister of Republic Srpska
  3. "Željka Cvijanović prva žena član Predsedništva BiH" (in Serbian). Politika. 3 October 2022. https://www.politika.rs/sr/clanak/519480/zeljka-cvijanovic-bih-predsednistvo. Retrieved 17 October 2022.