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Borjana Krišto
Krišto in 2023
Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Assumed office
25 January 2023
PresidentDenis Bećirović
Željka Cvijanović
Željko Komšić
Preceded byZoran Tegeltija
8thPresident of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office
22 February 2007 – 17 March 2011
Prime MinisterAhmet Hadžipašić
Nedžad Branković
Mustafa Mujezinović
Vice PresidentMirsad Kebo
Spomenka Mičić
Preceded byNiko Lozančić
Succeeded byŽivko Budimir
Ministerial offices
Federal Minister of Justice
In office
14 February 2003 – 22 February 2007
Prime MinisterAhmet Hadžipašić
Preceded byZvonko Mijan
Succeeded byFeliks Vidović
Parliamentary offices
Member of theHouse of Representatives
In office
9 December 2014 – 1 December 2022
Member of theHouse of Peoples
In office
9 June 2011 – 9 December 2014
Personal details
Born
Borjana Krželj[1]

(1961-08-13)13 August 1961(age 62)
Livno,PR Bosnia and Herzegovina,FPR Yugoslavia
Political partyCroatian Democratic Union(1995–present)
SpouseBranko Krišto
Alma materUniversity of Banja Luka(LL.B.)

Borjana Krišto(néeKrželj;[1]born 13 August 1961) is aBosnian Croatpolitician serving asChairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovinasince January 2023. She previously served as the 8thpresident of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovinafrom 2007 to 2011. She is the first woman to hold both positions.

Krišto holds a degree in law from theFaculty of Law in Banja Luka.From 2003 to 2007, she served asFederal Minister of Justice.Following the2006 general election,she became president of theFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovinain February 2007, serving until March 2011. In June 2011, Krišto was one of the candidates for nomination to the office ofChairwoman of the Council of Ministers.Ultimately, she was not nominated.

A member of theCroatian Democratic Unionsince 1995, Krišto was the party's candidate for a seat in theBosnian Presidencyas aCroat memberin the2010and2022 general elections.However, she failed to get elected in both elections. She was a member of both the nationalHouse of Peoplesand theHouse of Representativesas well.

In January 2023, Krišto was appointed Chairwoman of theCouncil of Ministers,following the 2022 general election.

Early life and education[edit]

The daughter of Jože Krželj and Janja, Krišto grew up inLivno,where she graduated from the high school of economics in 1980. She then obtained a degree from theFaculty of Law in Banja Lukain 1984, and passed the bar exam inSarajevo.[2]

Krišto worked in the legal department of several companies: "Agro Livno" (1987–1988), "Guber Livno" (1990–1991), "Likom Livno" (1991–1992) and "Livno bus" (1995–1999).[2]

Political career[edit]

Krišto entered into politics in 1995, joining theCroatian Democratic Union.She has been the party's deputy president since 2007.[3]Krišto worked as Minister of Justice in the Government ofCanton 10from 1999 to 2000, and later as Secretary of the Cantonal government from 2000 until 2002.[2]At the2002 general election,she was elected to theFederal House of Representatives.However, she did not become a member, as she was appointed Minister of Justice in theFederal Government.[2]

At the2006 general election,Krišto was elected to the nationalHouse of Representatives.She was also appointed as a member of the delegation of Bosnia and Herzegovina to theParliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.She resigned from both legislative posts upon her election aspresident of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina,one of the twoautonomous entitiesthat compose Bosnia and Herzegovina, on 22 February 2007.[4]Krišto was the first woman to serve as Federal president.[5]She served as president until 17 March 2011, when she was succeeded byŽivko Budimir.[6]

At the2010 general election,Krišto ran for a seat in thePresidency of Bosnia and Herzegovinaas aCroat member,but was not elected, obtaining only 19.74% of the vote, withŽeljko Komšićof theSocial Democratic Partygetting elected with 60.61% of the vote.[7]Following the election, she was appointed member of the nationalHouse of Peoples.[2]In June 2011, Krišto was one of the candidates for nomination to the office ofChairwoman of the Council of Ministers.Out of three candidates, she came in third place when ranked by the Bosnian Presidency.[8]

At the2014 general election,Krišto was once again elected to the national House of Representatives. She was re-elected to office in the2018 general election.[2]The Croatian Democratic Union announced Krišto's candidacy in theBosnian general electionin June 2022, running once again for Presidency member and representing the Croats.[9]At the general election, held on 2 October 2022, she failed to get elected, having obtained 44.20% of the vote. The incumbent Bosnian Croat presidency member Željko Komšić got re-elected, obtaining 55.80% of the vote.[10]

Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers (2023–present)[edit]

Appointment[edit]

See also:Cabinet of Borjana Krišto

Following the2022 general election,a coalition led by theAlliance of Independent Social Democrats,theCroatian Democratic Unionand the liberal allianceTroikareached an agreement on the formation of a newgovernment,designating Krišto as the newChairwoman of the Council of Ministers.[11]ThePresidencyofficially nominated her as chairwoman-designate on 22 December.[12]

The nationalHouse of Representativesconfirmed Krišto's appointment on 28 December, making her the first female Chairwoman of theCouncil of Ministers.[13][14]On 25 January 2023, the House of Representatives confirmed the appointment of Krišto's cabinet.[15]Krišto pledged she would lead a national government that will work hard to restart delayed integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina into theEuropean Union.[16]

Foreign policy[edit]

Krišto shaking hands with Croatian Prime MinisterAndrej Plenković,European Commission PresidentUrsula von der Leyenand Dutch Prime MinisterMark Rutte,23 January 2024

On 16 February 2023, Krišto made her first official visit to neighbouring Croatia and met with Prime MinisterAndrej Plenković,where they discussed bilateral relations and economic cooperation between the two countries.[17]In April 2023, she met withPope FrancisinVatican City.[18]

In an interview toIsrael Hayom,Krišto supported moving Bosnia and Herzegovina's embassy in Israel toJerusalem,but said that this move depended on the Bosnian Presidency.[19]With the outbreak of theIsrael–Hamas warin October 2023, Krišto condemnedHamas' attacks as "unjust and brutal" and expressed support for Israel.[20]

European Union[edit]

See also:Accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union

On 20 March 2023, Krišto went toBrussels,meeting withEuropean CouncilpresidentCharles Michel,who she thanked for the EU's continuous support to Bosnia and Herzegovina, while Michel congratulated Krišto and her cabinet on the adoption of the Program of Economic Reforms of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the period 2023–2025, which represents a strong step forward on the country's European path.[21]

In August 2023, Krišto attended theBled Strategic Forum,where she talked about Bosnia and Herzegovina's progress on its futureEU accession,saying that the country "made a huge step forward in terms of harmonizing our legislation with the European Union and of course in terms of meeting the requirements of the opinion of theEuropean Commission",as well as adding that she held a series of bilateral meetings with other officials as part of the Forum.[22]

On 21 March 2024, at a summit in Brussels, all 27 EU leaders, representing the European Council, unanimously agreed to open EU accession talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina after the Council of Ministers adopted the law on the prevention of conflict of interests and the law on anti-money laundering and countering terrorist financing among other things.[23][24]Talks are set to begin following the impeding of more reforms.[24][25]

References[edit]

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  3. ^Baza podataka: Borjana KrištoArchived2014-04-07 at theWayback Machine(na bošnjačkom). Centar za istraživačko novinarstvo. Pristupjeno 1. travnja 2014.
  4. ^"Borjana Krišto iz HDZ-a predsjednica Federacije BiH".dnevnik.hr(in Croatian). 22 February 2007.Retrieved22 February2007.
  5. ^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.Archived fromthe originalon 9 June 2012.Retrieved30 June2012.
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  7. ^"Potvrđeni rezultati Općih izbora 2010. godine: Predsjedništvo BiH - Hrvatski član"(in Croatian). Central Election Committee of BiH.Retrieved30 July2012.
  8. ^Bosnian presidency nominates PM to break stalemate
  9. ^"Čović odustao, Borjana Krišto kandidat za člana Predsjedništva BiH?"(in Croatian). n1info.ba. 29 June 2022.Archivedfrom the original on 29 June 2022.Retrieved29 June2022.
  10. ^D.Be. (23 October 2022)."Bećirović dobio 116 hiljada glasova više od Izetbegovića, a Cvijanović sama više od svojih protukandidata skupa"(in Bosnian). Klix.ba.Retrieved23 October2022.
  11. ^"'Osmorka', HDZ BiH i SNSD potpisali 'historijski' sporazum "(in Bosnian).Al Jazeera Balkans.15 December 2022.Retrieved15 December2022.
  12. ^Svjetlana Šurlan (22 December 2022)."Borjana Krišto imenovana za predsjedavajuću Savjeta ministara BiH".bloombergadria(in Bosnian).Retrieved22 December2022.
  13. ^N.V. (28 December 2022)."Borjana Krišto izglasana za predsjedavajuću Vijeća ministara BiH"(in Bosnian). Klix.ba.Retrieved28 December2022.
  14. ^"Borjana Krišto - prva žena na čelu Vijeća ministara BiH"(in Bosnian).Radio Free Europe.27 December 2022.Retrieved27 December2022.
  15. ^"Bosnia Finally Forms State-Level Government".Balkan Insight.25 January 2023.Retrieved25 January2023.
  16. ^Daria Sito-Sucic (22 December 2022)."Bosnia presidency nominates first female Croat PM-designate".Reuters.Retrieved22 December2022.
  17. ^"Prva službena posjeta Borjane Krišto Hrvatskoj - Najavljena zajednička sjednica Vijeća ministara i Vlade Hrvatske".federalna.ba(in Bosnian). 16 February 2023.Retrieved16 February2023.
  18. ^G.M. (3 April 2023)."Borjana Krišto se susrela s Papom Franjom, govorila i o Izbornom zakonu BiH"(in Bosnian). Klix.ba.Retrieved3 April2023.
  19. ^Beck, Eldad (5 April 2023)."Bosnian PM tells Israel Hayom she 'would like to see embassy in Jerusalem'".Israel Hayom.Retrieved11 October2023.
  20. ^Krišto, Borjana [@KristoBorjana] (7 October 2023)."I unequivocally condemn the unjust and brutal attack on Israel and its citizens by Hamas. We firmly stand with Israel at these hard moments"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
  21. ^"Krišto sa Michelom u Briselu, čestitao joj na usvajanju ekonomskih reformi"(in Bosnian). n1info.ba. 20 March 2023.Retrieved20 March2023.
  22. ^"Kristo: We have made a huge Step forward in Terms of Harmonizing our Legislation with the EU".Sarajevo Times.28 August 2023.Retrieved31 August2023.
  23. ^Petrequin, Samuel (21 March 2024)."EU leaders agree on opening membership talks with Bosnia, but with many strings attached".Associated Press.Retrieved21 March2024.
  24. ^abJones, Mared Gwyn (21 March 2024)."European Union leaders approve opening accession talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina".EuroNews.Retrieved21 March2024.
  25. ^Noestlinger, Nette; Sito-sucic, Daria; Gray, Andrew (21 March 2024)."EU leaders invite Bosnia to membership talks in historic step".Reuters.Retrieved21 March2024.

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