Igor Crnadak (born 28 July 1972) is a Bosnian Serb
politician
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who served as
Minister of Foreign Affairs
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from 2015 to 2019. He is currently 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 ...
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Crnadak is also 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 Republika Srpska entity.
History
The PDP was establ ...
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Early life and education
Coming from a
Bosnian Serb
The Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sr-Cyrl, Срби у Босни и Херцеговини, Srbi u Bosni i Hercegovini) are one of the three constitutive nations (state-forming nations) of the country, predominantly residing in the politi ...
family, Crnadak was born in
Zadar
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and attended high school 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 ...
. In 2004, he graduated from the Faculty of Economics at the
University of Banja Luka
The University of Banja Luka ( sr, Универзитет у Бањој Луци, Univerzitet u Banjoj Luci, bs, Univerzitet u Banjoj Luci, hr, Sveučilište u Banjoj Luci, lat, Universitas Bania Lucensis) is the second-oldest university in Bosn ...
.
Political career
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
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 ...
during the
Bosnian War
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. Between 1996 and 1998, he was a correspondent for the
Voice of America
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based in Banja Luka.
Since 1999, Crnadak has been 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 Republika Srpska entity.
History
The PDP was establ ...
(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
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 ...
in 2006. Since 2011, Crnadak has been Secretary General of the PDP.
From 2007 until 2009, he was
Deputy Minister of Defence and was responsible for the Bosnian
NATO
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Coordination Team. On 31 March 2015, Crnadak was appointed
Minister of Foreign Affairs
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.
His term as Minister ended on 23 December 2019.
Personal life
Igor is married to Đurđica Crnadak and is a father of two children.
He speaks English fluently.
Crnadak is well known to suffer from
strabismus
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Igor Crnadak Image
at pdp.rs.ba
See also
* List of foreign ministers in 2015
*List of foreign ministers in 2016
This is a list of foreign ministers in 2016.
Africa
* - Ramtane Lamamra (2013–2017)
* - Georges Rebelo Chicoti (2010–2017)
* -
*# Saliou Akadiri (2015–2016)
*# Aurélien Agbénonci (2016–present)
* - Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi (2014–2 ...
*List of foreign ministers in 2017
This is a list of foreign ministers in 2017. Africa
*
*# Ramtane Lamamra (2013–2017)
*# Abdelkader Messahel (2017–2019)
* -
*#Georges Rebelo Chicoti (2010–2017)
*#Manuel Domingos Augusto (2017–2020)
* - Aurélien Agbénonci (2016–pre ...
*List of foreign ministers in 2018
This is a list of foreign ministers in 2018. Africa
* - Abdelkader Messahel (2017–2019)
* - Manuel Domingos Augusto (2017–2020)
* - Aurélien Agbénonci (2016–present)
* -
*#Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi (2014–2018)
*# Vincent T. Seretse ( ...
*List of foreign ministers in 2019
This is a list of foreign ministers in 2019.
Africa
* –
*#Abdelkader Messahel (2017–2019)
*#Ramtane Lamamra (2019)
*#Sabri Boukadoum (2019–2021)
* – Manuel Domingos Augusto (2017–2020)
* – Aurélien Agbénonci (2016–present)
* ...
References
External links
Is Bosnia and Herzegovina ready for the EU?
Igor Crnadak at BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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