Adrijana Hodžić (, ; born 1975) is a Kosovar politician of Bosniak ethnicity who is currently serving as the Deputy Mayor of North Mitrovica since 10 December 2020. Prior to this she served as the Minister of Administration and Local Government of

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

from 12 April 2019 to 3 February 2020.

Biography

Hodžić was born to a Bosniak father and an Albanian mother in 1975 in

Titova Mitrovica Mitrovica ( sq-definite, Mitrovicë; sr-cyrl, Митровица) or Kosovska Mitrovica ( sr-cyrl, Косовска Митровица) is a city and municipality located in Kosovo. Settled on the banks of Ibar and Sitnica rivers, the city is t ...

, which at the time was part of the

SAP Kosovo The Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo, sh-Latn-Cyrl, Socijalistička Autonomna Pokrajina Kosovo, Социјалистичка Аутономна Покрајина Косово, separator=" / ", sq, Krahina Socialiste Autonome e Kosovë ...

SR Serbia , life_span = 1944–1992 , status = Constituent state of Yugoslavia , p1 = Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia , flag_p1 = Flag of German Reich (1935–1945).svg , p2 ...

and SFR Yugoslavia. She gained experience in running businesses of public importance immediately after the

Kosovo War The Kosovo War was an armed conflict in Kosovo that started 28 February 1998 and lasted until 11 June 1999. It was fought by the forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (i.e. Serbia and Montenegro), which controlled Kosovo before the wa ...

, when as a regional manager in the non-governmental sector she managed projects in all

Serb The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

areas in

North Kosovo North Kosovo ( sr, Северно Косово, Severno Kosovo; sq, Kosova Veriore), also known as the Ibar Kolašin ( sr, Ибарски Колашин, Ibarski Kolašin; sq, Koloshini i Ibrit or ''Kollashini i Ibrit''; earlier ''Old Kolašin ...

, including

enclaves An enclave is a territory (or a small territory apart of a larger one) that is entirely surrounded by the territory of one other state or entity. Enclaves may also exist within territorial waters. ''Enclave'' is sometimes used improperly to deno ...

in the south. First through humanitarian actions (providing accommodation to endangered families, distribution of food, medicine and firewood) and then through a series of economic development projects in these communities. On 20 July 2012, Hodžić was named as the head of the newly formed Administrative Office for North Mitrovica, and has later served as the Minister of Administration and Local Government of

from 12 April 2019 to 3 March 2020 in the second cabinet of

Ramush Haradinaj Ramush Haradinaj (; born 3 July 1968) is a Kosovo Albanian politician, leader of the AAK party, and the third prime minister of Kosovo. He is a former officer and leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), and previously served as Prime Minister ...

. On 10 December 2020 Hodžić took over the office of the Deputy Mayor of North Mitrovica under the Mayor Milan Radojević. Hodžić advocates for the establishment of two Bosniak municipalities in Kosovo, and she led her list called ''United Community'' at the 2021 Kosovan parliamentary elections, initially winning 6,379 votes or 0.81% of the popular vote with most of her votes coming from the ethnic Serbs.However, after complaints from other Bosniaк candidates about the irregularity of the vote, Election Complaints and Appeals Panel (PZAP in Albanian) decided to annul 4,205 votes from Serb-majority municipalities. This meant that her party did not receive enough votes to enter the

parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. Th ...

, instead her seat went to

Duda Balje Duda Balje (born 16 October 1977) is a Kosovar Bosniak politician. A member of the Vakat Coalition, she served as a member of the Kosovan Assembly from 2001 to 2017. She chaired the Commission on Human Rights, Gender Equality, Missing Persons an ...

( SDU). This decision was later confirmed by the Supreme Court of Kosovo, with Hodžić declaring that the court had “stolen the votes of citizens”.

Notes and references

1975 births People from Mitrovica, Kosovo Kosovan politicians Kosovan people of Bosniak descent Women government ministers of Kosovo Living people 21st-century women politicians {{DEFAULTSORT:Hodžić, Adrijana