Borjana Krišto

Borjana Krišto (born 13 August 1961) 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]

Borjana Krišto
Deputy Chairman
of the
House of Representatives
of the
Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Assumed office
2014
Prime MinisterDenis Zvizdić
Zoran Tegeltija
Croat delegate to the House of Peoples
In office
20 May 2011 – 20 September 2014
Prime MinisterVjekoslav Bevanda
8th President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office
22 February 2007 – 17 March 2011
Vice PresidentMirsad Kebo
Spomenka Mičić
Preceded byNiko Lozančić
Succeeded byŽivko Budimir
Personal details
Born (1961-08-13) 13 August 1961
Livno, FPR Yugoslavia
Political partyCroatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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
  1. 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.
  2. Bosnian presidency nominates PM to break stalemate


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