Branislav Borenović (; born 4 March 1974) is a

Bosnian Serb The Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sr-Cyrl, Срби Босне и Херцеговине, Srbi Bosne i Hercegovine), often referred to as Bosnian Serbs ( sr-cyrl, босански Срби, bosanski Srbi) or Herzegovinian Serbs ( sr-cyrl, � ...

politician serving as member of the national

House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ...

since 2018. He previously served as member of the

National Assembly of Republika Srpska The People's Assembly of Republika Srpska ( Serbian: ''Народна скупштина Републике Српске''; Croatian: ''Narodna skupština Republike Srpske''; abbr. НСРС/NSRS) is the legislative body of Republika Srpska, on ...

from 2006 to 2018. Borenović was born in

Sanski Most Sanski Most ( sr-cyrl, Сански Мост, ) is a town and municipality located in the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of the Sana River in northwes ...

in 1974. He holds a degree in economics from the

University of Banja Luka The University of Banja Luka (, , , ) is the second-oldest university in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A public university, it is the flagship institution of higher education in Republika Srpska, one of two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of th ...

. A member 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 the Republika Srpska entity. History The PDP was e ...

(PDP), Borenović served as the first Minister of Family, Youth and Sports of

Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, ; also referred to as the Republic of Srpska or Serb Republic) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other bein ...

from February to November 2006. He was elected to the National Assembly of Republika Srpska in 2006 general election, and was re-elected two more times before becoming a member of the House of Representatives. Borenović has been a member of the PDP since its formation in 1999, and was its president from 2015 to 2024.

Early life and education

Borenović was born on 4 March 1974 in

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, present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina. He finished elementary and high school in

Banja Luka Banja Luka ( sr-Cyrl, Бања Лука, ) or Banjaluka ( sr-Cyrl, Бањалука, ) is the List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the largest city in Republika Srpska. Banja Luka is the tr ...

. Only a few months after completing his education at the Banja Luka Grammar School, upon reaching adulthood, in July 1992, he joined the

Army of Republika Srpska The Army of Republika Srpska (; ВРС/VRS), commonly referred to in English as the Bosnian Serb Army, was the military of Republika Srpska, the self-proclaimed Serb secessionist republic, a territory within the newly independent Bosnia and Herz ...

amidst the

Bosnian War The Bosnian War ( / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. Following several earlier violent incid ...

. During the war, intermittently, he enrolled and studied at the Faculty of Economics of the

. He graduated in 2000. In 1998, Borenović gained his first work experience in a private trading company, and in 2002 he was elected president of the supervisory board of the newly founded Housing Fund of the

Political career

Borenović is one of the founders of the

(PDP), and is a member of its presidency. He served as the first Minister of Family, Youth and Sports within the

Government of Republika Srpska Government of Republika Srpska ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / ", Влада Републике Српске, Vlada Republika Srpske) is the executive authority of Republika Srpska, along with the President of Republika Srpska. The Prime Minister is ...

between February and November 2006. He was elected to the

in the 2006 general election, and was re-elected in

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and

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

. On 28 November 2015, Borenović replaced

Mladen Ivanić Mladen Ivanić ( sr-cyr, Младен Иванић, ; born 16 September 1958) is a Bosnian Serb politician who served as the 6th Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2014 to 2018. He is the founder, member and former pr ...

as president of the PDP. In the 2018 general election, he was elected to the national

. He was re-elected in the 2022 general election, obtaining over 30,000 votes. On 15 December 2024,

mayor

Draško Stanivuković Draško Stanivuković (; born 21 May 1993) is a Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Serb politician serving as mayor of Banja Luka since December 2020. He is the current president of the Party of Democratic Progress. From 2018 to 2020, Stan ...

succeeded Borenović as PDP president.

Personal life

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

References

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Branislav Borenović
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