Igor Crnadak
Igor Crnadak | |
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.png) Crnadak in 2023 | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska | |
| Assumed office 23 December 2019 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 31 March 2015 – 23 December 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Denis Zvizdić |
| Preceded by | Zlatko Lagumdžija |
| Succeeded by | Bisera Turković |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 July 1972 Zadar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Bosnian Serb |
| Political party | Party of Democratic Progress (1999–present) |
| Spouse | Đurđica Crnadak |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Banja Luka (BEc) |
Igor Crnadak (born 28 July 1972) is a Bosnian Serb politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2015 to 2019. He has been serving as member of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska since 2019.
Crnadak has been a member of the Party of Democratic Progress since its foundation in 1999, and is its current vice-president.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Coming from a Bosnian Serb family, Crnadak was born in Zadar and attended high school in Banja Luka. In 2004, he graduated from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Banja Luka.[1]
Political career
[edit]In his early career, Crnadak worked as journalist, anchor, producer and radio editor and wrote for numerous printed media. He worked as an anchor at a private radio in Banja Luka during the Bosnian War. Between 1996 and 1998, he was a correspondent for the Voice of America based in Banja Luka.[1]
Since 1999, Crnadak has been a member of the Party of Democratic Progress (PDP) and has held numerous positions within the party. From 2000 to 2004, he was head of the PDP in the City Assembly of Banjaluka. He was a member of the European Integration Committee of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska in 2006. Since 2015, he has been vice-president of the PDP.[2]
From 2007 until 2009, Crnadak was deputy Minister of Defence and was responsible for the Bosnian NATO Coordination Team. On 31 March 2015, he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs.[1] His term as Minister ended on 23 December 2019.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Igor is married to Đurđica Crnadak and together they have two children.[2] He speaks English fluently.[1]
Crnadak is well known for suffering from strabismus.[3]
See also
[edit]- List of foreign ministers in 2015
- List of foreign ministers in 2016
- List of foreign ministers in 2017
- List of foreign ministers in 2018
- List of foreign ministers in 2019
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "IGOR CRNADAK". Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Igor Crnadak". imovinapoliticara.cin.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Igor Crnadak Image at Dnevni avaz
External links
[edit]
- Is Bosnia and Herzegovina ready for the EU? Igor Crnadak at BBC Hard Talk