Branislav Borenović (; born 4 March 1974) is a Bosnian Serb politician who is the current President of the

Party of Democratic Progress The Party of Democratic Progress (, abbr. ПДП, PDP) is a centre to centre-right Serb political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina founded on 26 September 1999. It is the third-largest party in Republika Srpska entity. History The PDP was establ ...

. He has also been a member of the

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since 6 December 2018. He was also a member of the

National Assembly of Republika Srpska The National Assembly of Republika Srpska (, abbr. НСРС/NSRS) is the legislative body of Republika Srpska, one of two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The current assembly is the ninth since the founding of the entity. History The Nation ...

from 2010 until 2018, and was the first Minister of Family, Youth and Sports of

Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, lit=Serb Republic, also known as Republic of Srpska, ) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Feder ...

from 28 February 2006 to 30 November 2006 as well.

Personal life

Branislav has been married to Biljana Borenović since 1998, and together they have three sons. They live in

Banja Luka Banja Luka ( sr-Cyrl, Бања Лука, ) or Banjaluka ( sr-Cyrl, Бањалука, ) is the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the largest city of Republika Srpska. Banja Luka is also the ''de facto'' capital of this entity. I ...

. On 19 October 2020, it was confirmed that Borenović tested positive for

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, amid its pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Branislav Borenović
at JavnaRasprava.ba {{DEFAULTSORT:Borenovic, Branislav 1974 births Living people People from Sanski Most Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Academic staff of the University of Banja Luka Politicians of Republika Srpska Party of Democratic Progress politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Bosnia and Herzegovina)