Salko Bukvarević

Salko Bukvarević (20 April 1967 – 29 July 2020) was a Bosnian politician and soldier who served as the 6th Minister for Veterans and Disabled Veterans of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Salko Bukvarević
6th Minister for Veterans and Disabled Veterans of FBiH
In office
31 March 2015  29 July 2020
Prime MinisterFadil Novalić
Preceded byZukan Helez
Succeeded byTBD
Personal details
Born(1967-04-20)20 April 1967
Gornje Hrasno, Kalesija, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Died29 July 2020(2020-07-29) (aged 53)
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Political partyParty of Democratic Action (1990–2020)
Children2
EducationMining-Geological-Civil Engineering Faculty (SB, MD, PhD)
Military service
AllegianceBosnia and Herzegovina
Branch/serviceArmy of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Years of service1992–1995
UnitPatriotic League
Battles/warsBosnian War

In 1990, Bukvarević was one of the founders of the Party of Democratic Action. During the Bosnian War he served in the Bosnian army and was one of the founders of the Patriotic League paramilitary unit. Following the war he served in multiple positions before being appointed as the Minister for Veterans and Disabled Veterans, which he served as from 31 March 2015 until his death due to CV-19 complications on 29 July 2020.

Early life and education

Bukvarević was born on 20 April 1967, in Gornje Hrasno, Kalesija, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia. In 1986, he graduated from high school in Tuzla. In 1996, he graduated from the Mining-Geological-Civil Engineering Faculty with an undergraduate degree, with a Master's degree in 2004, and a Doctorate in 2011.[1] He later married and had two children.[2]

Career

Army

From 1992 to 1995, Bukvarević served in the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was one of the founders of the Patriotic League paramilitary unit and received the unit's gold medal.[2]

Politics

Bukvarević was one of the founders of the Party of Democratic Action in 1990. From 1996 to 1999, he served as a member of the Party of Democratic Action's presidency.[2]

From 1995 to 1998, he served as the Secretary of the Tuzla Canton Committee inside the Party of Democratic Action. From 1998 to 2007, he served as the Director of the Public Facility Bosnian Cultural Center in the Tuzla Canton. From 2007 to 2010, he served as a representative in the Tulza Canton Assembly.[1]

Ministry

On 31 March 2015, Bukvarević was appointed to serve as the 6th Minister for Veterans and Disabled Veterans of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[3]

In 2016, representatives of the Association of Demobilized Soldiers of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Croatian Defence Council protested, calling for Bukvarević's resignation and created a resolution calling for the resolving of the existential issues of the families of martyrs, war invalids, demobilized veterans and winners of the highest recognition and decorations.[4] Bukvarević refused to resign stating that the organization was representative of less than ten percent of veterans.[5]

Death

On 22 July 2020, Bukvarević contracted COVID-19, was placed onto a ventilator on 28 July, and died on 29 July at the Clinical Center of the University of Sarajevo.[6][3] On 1 August, he will be buried in Džindić mosque in Tulza, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[7]

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