Borjana Krišto
| Borjana Krišto | |
|---|---|
| Croat Member of the House of Peoples | |
|
Assumed office 20 May 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Vjekoslav Bevanda |
| Constituency | I electoral district |
| 8th President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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In office 22 February 2007 – 17 March 2011 | |
| Vice President |
Mirsad Kebo Spomenka Mičić |
| Preceded by | Niko Lozančić |
| Succeeded by | Živko Budimir |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
13 August 1961 Livno, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
| Political party | Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Borjana Krišto (born August 13, 1961 in Livno, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian Croat politician, affiliated with the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina. She is the former president of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina - one of two political entities to compose Bosnia and Herzegovina - from February 22, 2007 to March 17, 2011. She was also the first woman to hold the position.[1] In June 2011, she was one of the candidates for nomination to the position of Prime Minister. Out of three candidates she came in third place when ranked by the presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2]
Early life
Borjana Krišto grew up and attended elementary and high school in Livno. She graduated from law school from the University of Banja Luka in Banja Luka. In 2001, in Sarajevo she passed the bar exam.
References
- ↑ Stjepan Marković (22 February 2007). "Borjana Krišto postala prva predsjednica Federacije BiH" [Borjana Krišto becomes the first woman president of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina]. Nacional (weekly). Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ↑ Bosnian presidency nominates PM to break stalemate
External links
- Curriculum Vitae (English)
- News about election (Bosnian)