Ministry of Civil Affairs (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

The Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian, Serbian Latin: Ministarstvo civilnih poslova Bosne i Hercegovine Serbian Cyrillic: Министарство цивилних послова Босне и Херцеговине, Croatian: Ministarstvo civilnih poslova Bosne i Hercegovine) is the governmental department which oversees civil affairs of the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Ministry of Civil Affairs of
Bosnia and Hercegovina
Ministarstvo civilnih poslova
Bosne i Hercegovine
Министарство цивилних послова
Босне и Херцеговине
Greece–Bosnia and Herzegovina Friendship Building, seat of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Department overview
Formed2002
HeadquartersSarajevo
Minister responsible
Websitehttp://mcp.gov.ba/
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History

After the end of the Bosnian War in 1995, the 1996 Bosnian general election and the formation of the first post-war government in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1997, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Communications of Bosnia and Herzegovina began working with Spasoje Albijanić (SDS) at the head, which is the predecessor of today's Ministry of Communication and Traffic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

After the 2002 Bosnian general election and the formation of the new government of Bosnia and Herzegovina between the Party of Democratic Action (SDA), the Serbian Democratic Party (SDS) and the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HDZ BiH), headed by Adnan Terzić (SDA), the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Communications of Bosnia and Herzegovina was divided into the Ministry of Communication and Traffic of Bosnia and Herzegovina with Branko Dokić (PDP) becomig Minister and the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina with Safet Halilović (SBiH) as Minister.[2]

Organization

The Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists of nine organizational units and four commissions.

  • Sector for Legal, Personnel and General Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Sector for Financial and Material Affairs of Internal Support of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Sector for Citizenship and Travel Documents of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Sector for Labor, Employment, Social Protection and Pensions of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Health sector of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Sector for Education of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Sector for Science and Culture of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Sports sector of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Sector for Geodetic, Geological and Meteorological Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Demining Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • State Border Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Commission for Coordination of Youth Issues in Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • State Commission for Cooperation of Bosnia and Herzegovina with UNESCO

List of ministers

Ministers of Civil Affairs and Communication (1997–2002)

Political parties:
  Serb Democratic Party (SDS)
  Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD)
  Socialist Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (SP)

No. Portrait Minister of Civil Affairs and CommunicationTook officeLeft officeTime in officeParty
1
Albijanić, SpasojeSpasoje Albijanić3 January 19973 February 19992 years, 31 daysSDS
2
Ašanin, MarkoMarko Ašanin
(1955–2011)		3 February 199922 June 20001 year, 140 daysSNSD
3
Gligorić, TihomirTihomir Gligorić22 June 200022 February 2001245 daysSP
4
Mihajlović, SvetozarSvetozar Mihajlović
(born 1949)		22 February 200123 December 20021 year, 304 daysSP

Ministers of Civil Affairs (2002–present)

Political parties:
  Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina (SBiH)
  Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD)
  Party of Democratic Action (SDA)
  Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HDZ BiH)

No. Portrait Minister of Civil AffairsTook officeLeft officeTime in officeParty
1
Halilović, SafetSafet Halilović
(1951–2017)		23 December 200211 January 20074 years, 19 daysSBiH
2
Nović, SredojeSredoje Nović
(born 1947)		11 January 200731 March 20158 years, 79 daysSNSD
3
Osmanović, AdilAdil Osmanović
(born 1963)		31 March 201523 December 20194 years, 267 daysSDA
4
Gudeljević, AnkicaAnkica Gudeljević
(born 1964)		23 December 2019Incumbent1 year, 37 daysHDZ BiH

References
  1. Er.M. (23 December 2019). "Počela sjednica o imenovanju Vijeća ministara BiH" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  2. "Sazivi vijeća ministara" (in Bosnian). Vijeće ministara Bosne i Hercegovine. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
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