Radovan Višković (Serbian Cyrillic: Радован Вишковић; born 1 February 1964) is a Bosnian Serb politician serving as the 12th and current Prime Minister of Republika Srpska since December 2018. He is a member of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats.
Radovan Višković | |||||||||
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| Радован Вишковић | |||||||||
 Višković in 2021 | |||||||||
| 12th Prime Minister of Republika Srpska | |||||||||
| Assumed office 18 December 2018 | |||||||||
| President | Željka Cvijanović Milorad Dodik | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Željka Cvijanović | ||||||||
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| Born | 1 February 1964 Vlasenica, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||
| Nationality | Bosnian Serb | ||||||||
| Political party | Alliance of Independent Social Democrats | ||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Sarajevo | ||||||||
Early life and education
editVišković 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.
Višković completed postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Technology in Zvornik in 2005, and doctoral studies at the Faculty of Transportation in Doboj in 2015. He was then appointed assistant professor at the Faculty of Transportation in Doboj in the field of Transport Engineering, Road Traffic and Transport.[1]
Career
editIn July 1995, Lieutenant Višković worked as traffic assistant at the General Staff of the Army of Republika Srpska. According to the ICTY archive documents, on 13 July during the Srebrenica genocide, he was in contact with Colonel Rajko Krsmanović, traffic officer of convicted war criminal Radislav Krstić, about the transfer of captured Srebrenica Bosniaks (including the 700 captured in Sandići) to places such as Bratunac and Zvornik, where they were later shot. ICTY witnesses recall Višković meeting with Krsmanović right before the fall of Srebrenica, and later seeing him near the stadium in Nova Kasaba where captured people were detained.[2] In 2020, a witness testified at the trial of former police officers Miodrag Josipović and Branimir Tešić on Srebrenica-related charges in Bosnia, saying that Višković offered him money to dig up a mass grave in Milići in 1996.[3] Public media in Republika Srpska published the identity of the protected witness. Višković rebutted all allegations and announced lawsuits against the media and individuals who published the news.
After the war, he worked for the company "Bauxite" in Milići, as executive director for the transport sector.[1]
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 as member of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska. He was Chairman of the parliamentary group of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD).[4][5]
On 2 November 2018, Milorad Dodik, the president of the 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 President of Republika Srpska.[6] On 31 July 2023, the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions on Višković under Executive Order 14033 for threatening regional security, peace, cooperation, and undermining the Dayton Agreement related to the Western Balkans.[7]
Personal life
editVišković is married and has two children.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b Саобраћајни факултет у Добоју: Извјештај Комисије за избор једног наставника у звање доцента, кандидат Радован Вишковић (2015)
- ^ Istraga.ba
- ^ Grebo, Lamija (22 September 2020). "Bosnia to Prosecute Media for Revealing Srebrenica Witness's Identity". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ Савез независних социјалдемократа: Потпредсједници Archived 2018-11-03 at the Wayback Machine, Приступљено 1 November 2018.
- ^ Народна скупштина Републике Српске: Радован Вишковић Archived 2017-03-21 at the Wayback Machine, Приступљено 2 November 2018.
- ^ Dodik: Radovana Viškovića za novog premijera Srpske
- ^ "U.S. Treasury Targets Four Officials in Bosnia and Herzegovina for Undermining the Dayton Peace Agreement". 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Radovan Višković". 22 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
External links
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- Radovan Višković at eKapija