Aljoša Čampara

Aljoša Čampara (born 20 January 1975) is a Bosnian politician who currently serves as Minister of Internal Affairs of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He held various administrative posts in the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina and was Deputy Mayor of Sarajevo. Čampara is a member of the Party of Democratic Action (SDA).

Aljoša Čampara
Minister of Internal Affairs of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Assumed office
31 March 2015
PresidentMarinko Čavara
Prime MinisterFadil Novalić
Preceded byPredrag Kurteš
Deputy Mayor of Sarajevo
In office
27 March 2013 – 31 March 2015
Personal details
Born (1975-01-20) 20 January 1975
Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityBosniak
Political partyParty of Democratic Action
Spouse(s)Amela Čampara[1]
RelationsDubravko Čampara (brother)[1]
Denis Zvizdić (cousin)[1]
ParentsAvdo Čampara (father)
ResidenceSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Alma materSarajevo Faculty of Law
ProfessionLawyer

Biography

Aljoša Čampara was born in Sarajevo to a very influential family. His father was Avdo Čampara, a prominent Bosniak politician and a close associate of Alija Izetbegović, a Bosniak leader during the Bosnian War.[1] After finishing elementary school and high school, Čampara attended the Sarajevo Faculty of Law. Soon after he was employed as an associate in the Department for Personnel Issues and the Department for Protocols of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina. After that, he held a various administrative duties, he was a secretary of the Constitutional-Legal Commission of the House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HoP BiH), and later a secretary of the HoP BiH, than a secretary of the Joint Service of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, after which he was named an advisor of the Chairman of the HoP BiH, later become a member of the Legislative-Legal Commission of the HoP BiH, where he served as an external expert. Čampara was also a member of the Steering Committee of the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Sarajevo.[2] He is currently a member of the Assembly of the Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]

Ivo Komšić was elected Mayor of Sarajevo on 27 March 2013, while Čampara was elected Deputy Mayor as a Bosniak representative, along with Rako Čović, who was elected a Serb representative.[3]

References
Notes
  1. Ćatić & 15 August 2014.
  2. Grad Sarajevo.
  3. Bljesak & 27 March 2013.
News reports
  • Ćatić, I. (15 August 2014). "Porodica Čampara preuzela gotovo sve institucije". Dnevni Avaz. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  • "Ivo Komšić izabran za gradonačelnika Sarajeva; Čampara i Čović zamjenici" (in Croatian). Bljesak. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
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