Mladen Ivanić

Mladen Ivanić (Serbian Cyrillic: Младен Иванић, pronounced [mlâden ǐʋanit͡ɕ]; born 16 September 1958)[2] is a Bosnian Serb politician who served as the 9th Serb Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 17 November 2014 until 20 November 2018. He is the founder, member and 1st president of the Party of Democratic Progress.

Mladen Ivanić
28th and 31st Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office 17 November 2016 – 17 July 2017
Prime Minister	Denis Zvizdić
Preceded by	Bakir Izetbegović
Succeeded by	Dragan Čović
In office 17 November 2014 – 17 July 2015
Prime Minister	Vjekoslav Bevanda Denis Zvizdić
Preceded by	Bakir Izetbegović
Succeeded by	Dragan Čović
9th Serb Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office 17 November 2014 – 20 November 2018
Prime Minister	Vjekoslav Bevanda Denis Zvizdić
Preceded by	Nebojša Radmanović
Succeeded by	Milorad Dodik
Speaker of the House of Peoples
In office 14 July 2008 – 26 February 2009
Preceded by	Sulejman Tihić
Succeeded by	Dušanka Majkić
3rd Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 13 January 2003 – 9 February 2007
Prime Minister	Adnan Terzić
Preceded by	Zlatko Lagumdžija
Succeeded by	Sven Alkalaj
7th Prime Minister of Republika Srpska
In office 16 January 2001 – 17 January 2003
President	Mirko Šarović Dragan Čavić
Preceded by	Milorad Dodik
Succeeded by	Dragan Mikerević
1st President of the Party of Democratic Progress
In office 26 September 1999 – 28 November 2015
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Branislav Borenović
Personal details
Born	(1958-09-16) 16 September 1958 Sanski Most, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Bosnian Serb
Political party	Party of Democratic Progress
Spouse(s)	Gordana Ivanić[1]
Alma mater	University of Banja Luka University of Belgrade

Ivanić also served as the 3rd Minister of Foreign Affairs from 13 January 2003 until 9 February 2007. He was the 7th Prime Minister of Republika Srpska as well.

Biography

Born in Sanski Most, Ivanić has lived in Banja Luka since 1971, when he earned his university diploma in economics there. He then received a doctorate in Belgrade; the thesis was titled Contemporary Marxist political economy in the West. He undertook post-Doctoral studies at the University of Mannheim and the University of Glasgow. Upon completion of his studies, he worked as a journalist. From 1985 to 1988, he lectured in Political Economy at the Faculty of Economics in Banja Luka, and later also in Sarajevo and Glasgow. His political career began in 1988, when he became a member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina during Yugoslav Socialist times.

From 2001-03, Ivanić was Prime Minister of Republika Srpska (RS), one of Bosnia and Herzegovina's two entities. He also served as the sixth foreign minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina since it became independent in 1992, succeeding Zlatko Lagumdžija on the post, and as such was a member of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In turn, he was succeeded on the post in 2007 by Sven Alkalaj.

He is a founding member of the center-right Bosnian Serb Party of Democratic Progress (PDP) and was its President from 1999 to 2015. In October 2014, he was elected as the Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, narrowly beating SNSD's candidate, the RS PM Željka Cvijanović. His victory marked the first time since the Dayton Agreement that the Serb member of the Presidency received the highest number of votes in the country, out of the three elected members. He was chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (head of state) from 17 November 2014 until 17 July 2015.

Ivanić is fluent in English.[3]

On October 7, 2018, Ivanić lost his bid for re-election to the Bosnian Presidency to Bosnian Serb politician Milorad Dodik.[4][5]

References

1. Getty Images, President of Bosnia and Herzegovina Mladen Ivanic
2. Profile page Archived 30 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine at the Council of Europe
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXu139w_JSU
4. https://www.ksl.com/article/46401834/pro-russian-serb-leader-wins-seat-in-bosnias-presidency]
5. https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/breaking-news/bosnians-vote-in-divisive-general-election/news-story/fbea52ef8353ba316e937a1afc791236

Political offices
Preceded by Milorad Dodik	Prime Minister of Republika Srpska 2001–2003	Succeeded by Dragan Mikerević
Preceded by Zlatko Lagumdžija	Minister of Foreign Affairs 2003–2007	Succeeded by Sven Alkalaj
Preceded by Sulejman Tihić	Speaker of the House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2008–2009	Succeeded by Dušanka Majkić
Preceded by Nebojša Radmanović	Serb Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2014–2018	Succeeded by Milorad Dodik
Preceded by Bakir Izetbegović	Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2014–2015	Succeeded by Dragan Čović
	Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2016–2017