Radovan Višković

Radovan Višković (Serbian Cyrillic: Радован Вишковић; born 1 February 1964) is a Bosnian Serb politician who is the 13th and current Prime Minister of Republika Srpska, and a member of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD).[1]

Radovan Višković
13th Prime Minister of Republika Srpska
Assumed office
18 December 2018
PresidentŽeljka Cvijanović
Preceded byŽeljka Cvijanović
Personal details
Born (1964-02-01) 1 February 1964
Vlasenica, Yugoslavia
(now Bosnia and Herzegovina)
NationalitySerb
Political partyAlliance of Independent Social Democrats
Alma materUniversity of Sarajevo

Biography

Višković was born on 1 February 1964 in Buljevići near Vlasenica (today in the municipality of Milići). He obtained the title of graduate traffic engineer at the Faculty of Transportation in Sarajevo (Road Transport) in 1990, then working there as assistant. After the war, he worked for the company "Bauxite" in Milići, as executive director for the transport sector. [2]

Višković began his political career in 2004 as a member of the Municipal Assembly of Milići, and in 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 he was elected a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of the Republika Srpska. He was Chairman of the parliamentary group of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD).[3][4]

He completed postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Technology in Zvornik (2005), and doctoral studies at the Faculty of Transportation in Doboj (2015). He was then appointed assistant professor at the Faculty of Transportation in Doboj in the field of Transport Engineering, Road Traffic and Transport.[2]

On 2 November 2018, Milorad Dodik, the Chairman of SNSD announced that Višković would be his choice for the new Prime Minister of Republika Srpska, succeeding Željka Cvijanović, who successfully ran for the position of the President of Republika Srpska.[5]

He is married and has two children. [6]

References
  1. Prva poruka budućeg premijera Republike Srpske za Sputnjik
  2. Саобраћајни факултет у Добоју: Извјештај Комисије за избор једног наставника у звање доцента, кандидат Радован Вишковић (2015)
  3. Савез независних социјалдемократа: Потпредсједници Archived 2018-11-03 at the Wayback Machine, Приступљено 1. 11. 2018.
  4. Народна скупштина Републике Српске: Радован Вишковић Archived 2017-03-21 at the Wayback Machine, Приступљено 2. 11. 2018.
  5. Dodik: Radovana Viškovića za novog premijera Srpske
  6. "Radovan Višković". 22. 12. 2018. Retrieved 22. 12. 2018. Check date values in: |accessdate=, |date= (help)
Political offices
Preceded by
Željka Cvijanović		 Prime Minister of Republika Srpska
2018–present		 Incumbent


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