Željka Cvijanović
- She was born on 4th March, 1967 in Teslić, where she attended primary and secondary school.
- She graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Banja Luka.
- She completed her specialist studies in the field of diplomatic and consular law at the Faculty of Law at the University of Banja Luka by defending her final thesis on the topic "The International and Legal Position of the European Union".
- From February 2006, she held the position of advisor to the Prime Minister of Republika Srpska for European integration and cooperation with international organizations, after which she was elected as the head of the Cabinet of the Prime Minister of Republika Srpska.
- She headed the Coordination and European Integration Unit in the Government of Republika Srpska and was an expert member of the Committee for European Integration and Regional Cooperation of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska.
- She was elected to the position of Minister of Economic Relations and Regional Cooperation in the Republika Srpska Government in December, 2010.
- In March, 2013, she was elected to the position of Prime Minister of Republika Srpska, as the first woman to hold that position.
- In December, 2014, she was re-elected to the position of Prime Minister of Republika Srpska.
- In the General Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2018, she was elected to the position of President of Republika Srpska.
- In the 2022 General Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina, she was elected to the position of Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Married, mother of two children.
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Željko Komšić
- Željko Komšić was born in Sarajevo on 20 January 1964.
- He completed primary and secondary school and graduated from the University in Sarajevo Law School. He further attended Georgetown University - School of Foreign Service in Washington DC.
- He was also educated at the University of Georgetown in Washington – School of Foreign Service.
- He started his professional career at the Republic Pension and Disability Fund of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- At the beginning of the war, he joined the Army of the Republic of BiH, where, in 1995, he was awarded the highest military decoration of the Army of the RBiH – the Golden Lily for military bearing and bravery.
- After the war, he actively joined the political life of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- In the period from 1996 to 1998, Mr. Komšić worked at the Federal Ministry for Displaced Persons and Refugees, and in the period from 1998 to 2000, he served as the President of the City Council of the City of Sarajevo.
- From 2000 to 2001 he served as the mayor of the Municipality of Novo Sarajevo.
- In 2001, Željko Komšić became the first ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. As a matter of principle, and due to disagreement with the mainstream policy in 2003, he resigned from the ambassador's office.
- In the 2004 local elections, he was elected for a mayor of the Municipality of Novo Sarajevo, by a direct vote, for the second time. In that position, Mr. Komšić remained until the October 2006 elections when he was elected as the Croat member of the Presidency of BiH, as the candidate of the Social Democratic Party of BiH.
- In the October 2010 General Election, he was re-elected as the Croat member of the Presidency of BiH, and was in office until 2014.
- He is the Founder and has been the President of the Democratic Front party since 2013.
- He was elected representative in the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH in the October 2014 General Election to a four-year term.
- In October 2018, Željko Komšić was elected for the third time as the Croat member of the Presidency of BiH.
- In the 2022 General Elections, he was elected for the fourth time as the Croat member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- He is married and a father to a daughter.
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Dr. Denis Bećirović
- Born in Tuzla on 28th November 1975.
- He attended primary and secondary school in Tuzla and graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy in 1998.
- He completed postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Sarajevo from 2000 to 2002.
- He graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Sarajevo in 2004 and obtained the title of Master of Historical Sciences.
- He received his doctorate from the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Sarajevo in 2010 and earned the title of Doctor of Historical Sciences.
- Since 2010, he has been engaged at the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Tuzla as a docent for the narrow teaching scientific field "Contemporary Times".
- He was elected to the position of associate professor at the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Tuzla in 2017.
- He is the author of four books and more than 40 original scientific and professional papers in various scientific journals in the country and abroad. He actively participated in numerous scientific conferences in historiography and other social sciences, nationally and abroad.
- He is a member of the Committee for Historical Sciences at the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- He engages in scientific research into the contemporary history of Southeast Europe, Bosnia and Herzegovina and relations between the state and religious communities in the 20th century.
- In the 1st, 2nd and 3rd cycles of history studies at the Faculty of Philosophy, he taught, inter alia, the following subjects: History of the countries of Southeast Europe in the modern era I, History of the countries of Southeast Europe in the modern era II, History of European integration, Identity and statehood of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the modern era, National-political relations in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 20th century.
- Besides his work at the university, he was also employed at lower levels of the educational system of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2001, he passed the professional exam for work in the education system of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- At the invitation of the Bureau of Education and Culture of the United States of America, he participated in the International Visitors Leadership Program of the United States Department of State "The Role of the Legislative Branch" (Washington - New York, 2007).
- In addition to his academic career, he has actively participated in the social life of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- From 1998 to 2000, he was a representative in the House of Representatives of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- From 2000 to 2002, he was a delegate in the House of Peoples of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and a representative in the Tuzla Canton Assembly.
- From 2002 to 2006, he was a representative in the Tuzla Canton Assembly.
- In the period from 2006 to 2010, he was a representative in the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- In the mandate period from 2010 to 2014, he held the position of chairman/deputy chairman of the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- In the period from 2014 to 2018, he was a representative in the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- In the mandate from 2018 to 2022, he served as a delegate in the House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- During his career, he held a number of important positions in the Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina: vice president of the SDP BiH from 2009 to date, member of the SDP BiH Main Committee from 1997 to date, member of the Presidency of the SDP BiH from 2000 to date, president of the SDP BiH Tuzla Cantonal Committee from 2003 to 2009.
- The main goals of his social engagement focused on the affirmation of human rights and civil liberties. Due to such involvement, he won several national and international recognitions and awards.
- In the General Elections, held on 2nd October 2022, he was elected as a member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- He is married and father of two children.
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