Denis Bećirović (born 28 November 1975) is a Bosnian politician, professor and historian who is the
8th and current Bosniak member of the
Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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. Previously, he was a member of the national
House of Peoples from 2019 to 2022. He is the current vice-president of the
Social Democratic Party
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.
Born in
Tuzla
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, Bećirović graduated from the city's
University
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in 1998. He enrolled in postgraduate studies at the
Faculty of Philosophy at the
University of Sarajevo in 2000. Prior to his political engagement, Bećirović was a history teacher at a primary school in Tuzla. From 1998 to 2002, he worked at the Secondary School of Economics in his hometown.
Bećirović has been a member of the Social Democratic Party since 1993. In 1998, he became a member of the
Federal Parliament. Two years later, he entered the
Tuzla Canton
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al Assembly and was appointed member of the
Federal House of Peoples. At the
2006 general election, Bećirović was elected to the national
House of Representatives
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. At the
2018 general election, he ran for a seat in the
Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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as a
Bosniak member, but was not elected. Following the general election, he became a member of the national House of Peoples.
At the
2022 general election
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, Bećirović ran once again for a seat in the Presidency as a Bosniak member and was elected, defeating former Presidency member
Bakir Izetbegović. Bećirović was sworn in as Presidency member on 16 November 2022.
Education
Bećirović graduated in 1998 from the Faculty of Philosophy at the
University of Tuzla. He enrolled in postgraduate studies at the
Faculty of Humanities at the
University of Sarajevo in 2000. He defended his master's thesis in 2004, and his doctorate in 2010 at the Faculty of Philosophy in
Sarajevo
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.
Career
Bećirović joined the
Social Democratic Party
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in 1993 and has held several positions within the party. Prior to his political engagement, Bećirović was a history teacher at a primary school in his hometown of
Tuzla
Tuzla (, ) is the third-largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the administrative center of Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 110,979 inhabitants.
Tuzla is the economic, cultural, e ...
, and from 1998 to 2002, he worked at the Secondary School of Economics in his hometown. He has been an assistant professor at the Faculty of Philosophy in Tuzla since 2010.
In 1998, Bećirović became a member of the
Federal Parliament. Two years later, at the
2000 parliamentary election, he entered the
Tuzla Canton
The Tuzla Canton ( bs, Tuzlanski kanton; hr, Tuzlanska županija; sr, Тузлански кантон) is one of 10 cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of two entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The cantonal seat is the c ...
al Assembly and the
Federal House of Peoples.
At the
2002 general election, Bećirović was re-elected to the Cantonal Assembly, and four years later, at the
2006 general election, he became a member of the national
House of Representatives
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. He renewed his term at the
2010 general election as well. At the
2014 general election, Bećirović won his third consecutive term in the national
Parliament
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.
At the
2018 general election, Bećirović ran for a seat in the
Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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as a
Bosniak member, but was not elected, obtaining 33.53% of the vote, with
Šefik Džaferović of the
Party of Democratic Action
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History
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getting elected with 36.61% of the vote. In February 2019, following the election, Bećirović was appointed member of the national
House of Peoples.
Presidency (2022–present)
2022 general election
The three-party liberal coalition of the
Social Democratic Party
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,
Our Party and the
People and Justice
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History
People and Justice was founded on 12 March 2018, after Elmedin Konaković resigned from all par ...
party, also supported by the
Union for a Better Future and the
People's European Union, announced Bećirović's candidacy in the
Bosnian general election on 21 May 2022, running once more for
Presidency
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member and representing the Bosniaks.
At the general election, held on 2 October 2022, he was elected to the Presidency, having obtained 57.37% of the vote. The
Party of Democratic Action
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History
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candidate and former Bosniak Presidency member,
Bakir Izetbegović, was second with 37.25%.
Domestic policy
Bećirović was sworn in as Presidency member on 16 November 2022, alongside newly elected member
Željka Cvijanović and re-elected member
Željko Komšić
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.
Personal life
Denis is married to Mirela Bećirović, and together they have two children.
They live in
Tuzla
Tuzla (, ) is the third-largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the administrative center of Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 110,979 inhabitants.
Tuzla is the economic, cultural, e ...
.
Works
Bećirović wrote several books and papers dealing with the modern history of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Some of his work include:
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References
External links
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1975 births
Living people
Politicians from Tuzla
University of Tuzla faculty
University of Sarajevo faculty
Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina
21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina historians
Bosnia and Herzegovina politicians
Bosniak politicians
Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina politicians
Members of the House of Representatives (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Chairmen of the House of Representatives (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Members of the House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina