Denis Zvizdić
Denis Zvizdić | |
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 Zvizdić in 2017 | |
| Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| In office 31 March 2015 – 23 December 2019 | |
| President | |
| Preceded by | Vjekoslav Bevanda |
| Succeeded by | Zoran Tegeltija |
| Member of theHouse of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 6 August 2019 | |
| Premier of Sarajevo Canton | |
| In office 6 February 2003 – 16 November 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Nermin Pećanac |
| Succeeded by | Samir Silajdžić |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 June 1964 Sarajevo,SR Bosnia and Herzegovina,SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Bosnian |
| Political party | People and Justice(2021–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Party of Democratic Action(1991–2021) |
| Relations | Aljoša Čampara(cousin)[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Sarajevo(BArch,MArch,PhD) |
Denis Zvizdić(born 9 June 1964) is a Bosnian politician who served asChairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovinafrom 2015 to 2019. He has been serving as member of the nationalHouse of Representativessince 2019. He also served asPremier of Sarajevo Cantonfrom 2003 to 2006.
Zvidzić was a prominent figure of theParty of Democratic Action,until he left it in 2021 to join thePeople and Justiceparty.
Early life and education[edit]
Zvizdić was born on 9 June 1964 inSarajevo.He studied at the Faculty of Architecture of theUniversity of Sarajevo,where he earned a PhD and in 2007 became a professor of architecture.[2]
Early career[edit]
Zvizdić had worked at the Ministry for Environment and Construction of theRepublic of Bosnia and Herzegovinaand of theFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina(FBiH), as well as for theUnioninvestSarajevo Company prior to his political career. He was also Co-Director of the National Action Plan for Protection of Environment.[citation needed]
Early political career[edit]
In 2003, Zvizdić becamePremier of the Sarajevo Canton- his first major political appointment - and in 2006 speaker of theSarajevo CantonalAssembly.[2][3]
He was then a member of theFederal Parliament(House of Peoples,2006–10;House of Representatives,2010–14).[2]
Zvizdić was a member of theParty of Democratic Action(SDA) from 1991 until 2021, after which he joined thePeople and Justiceparty.[4]He was a member of its Presidency from 2005. In 2009, Zvizdić was appointed Chair of the SDA Council and joined the party's Main Board in 2013. He was a member of the party Cantonal Board in Sarajevo (2004–05), and prior to that member of theSarajevo CentarMunicipal Board (2000–03).[citation needed]
Chairman of the Council of Ministers (2015–2019)[edit]
On 31 March 2015, in a vote in the nationalHouse of Representativesdetermining the newChairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina,28 out of the 42Parliamentmembers voted for Zvizdić, 5 voted against and 2 abstained.[5]Zvizdić promised thathis governmentwould improve action on theaccession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union.[3]
During his premiership, theSAA agreementwith theEUentered into force on 15 July 2015, and on 15 February 2016, Bosnia and Herzegovina submitted its EU membership application.[6]
In July 2016, Zvizdić's government approved a comprehensive anti-discrimination law which has to do withLGBT rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina,banning discrimination on account of one's sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics. Later on, the Parliament adopted the law.[7][8]This came after theLaw Against Discriminationwas adopted in 2009, prohibiting discrimination based on sex, gender expression and sexual orientation. Furthermore, the law forbids harassment and segregation on the basis of sexual orientation.[9]The country's desire to join the EU has also played an important role in the government's approach to LGBT rights.[10]
After the2018 general electionand with a newly establishedgovernment,on 23 December 2019, Zvizdić was succeeded as Chairman of the Council of Ministers byZoran Tegeltijaof theAlliance of Independent Social Democrats(SNSD).[11]
Personal life[edit]
On 8 February 2021, it was confirmed that Zvizdić tested positive forCOVID-19,amidits pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[12]
References[edit]
- ^Ćatić, I. (15 August 2014)."Porodica Čampara preuzela gotovo sve institucije".Dnevni Avaz.Retrieved1 April2015.
- ^abcElvira M. Jukic (19 December 2014)."SDA Names Bosnia's New Prime Minister".Balkan Insight.Retrieved8 March2015.
- ^ab"BiH elects Denis Zvizdic as new chairman of BiH Council of Ministers".Bosnia Today. 11 February 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 23 September 2015.Retrieved8 March2015.
- ^G.M. (15 November 2021)."Zvizdić zvanično pristupio Narodu i pravdi pa poručio: Promijenit ćemo sve iz temelja"(in Bosnian). Klix.ba.Retrieved15 November2021.
- ^"BiH elects Denis Zvizdic as new chairman for state-level gov't".Xinhua News Agency.12 February 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 2 April 2015.Retrieved8 March2015.
- ^N.N. (15 February 2016)."BiH predala aplikaciju za članstvo u EU: Još jedan korak na dugom putu"(in Bosnian). Klix.ba.Retrieved15 February2016.
- ^"Better protection of LGBTI persons through the amendments to the Anti-discrimination Law of BiH".Soc.ba.14 July 2016.Retrieved4 January2018.
- ^"Anti-discrimination law updated – great step forward in Bosnia and Herzegovina - ILGA-Europe".Ilga-europe.org.Archived fromthe originalon 8 August 2016.Retrieved4 January2018.
- ^"ZAKON O ZABRANI DISKRIMINACIJE"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 20 October 2016.Retrieved14 August2021.
- ^BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA,LGBTI Equal Rights Association for Western Balkans and Turkey
- ^Er.M. (23 December 2019)."Počela sjednica o imenovanju Vijeća ministara BiH"(in Bosnian). Klix.ba.Retrieved23 December2019.
- ^M.G. (8 February 2021)."Denis Zvizdić pozitivan na koronavirus"(in Bosnian). Klix.ba.Retrieved8 February2021.
External links[edit]
- Denis Zvizdićat imovinapoliticara.cin.ba
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