The Ministry of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, Ministarstvo sigurnosti Bosne i Hercegovine / Министарство безбједности Босне и Херцеговинe) is the

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in charge of organizing and coordinating the

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History

Following the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992 from the

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yug ...

(SFRY), the Ministry of Interior of the

Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Republika Bosna i Hercegovina, Република Босна и Херцеговина) was a state in Southeastern Europe, existing from 1992 to 1995. It is the direct lega ...

began to operate at the level of the newly established Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with Alija Delimustafić (

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) as minister. After the end of the

Bosnian War The Bosnian War ( sh, Rat u Bosni i Hercegovini / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. The war is commonly seen as having started ...

and the signing of the

Dayton Agreement The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement or the Dayton Accords ( Croatian: ''Daytonski sporazum'', Serbian and Bosnian: ''Dejtonski mirovni sporazum'' / Дејтонски мир� ...

in 1995, the work of police bodies was shared between the Bosnia and Herzegovina entities

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 ...

and the

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Republika Srpska. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists ...

, which then formed their own ministries of interior, while the work of police bodies in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina was further shared between its

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. In 2002, the Ministry of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina was formed, with

Bariša Čolak Bariša Čolak (born 1 January 1956) is Bosnian Croat politician and lawyer. He is currently a member of the House of Peoples and previously served as Minister of Justice from 2007 to 2015. Čolak was also Minister of Security from 2002 to 2007 ...

(

HDZ BiH The Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( hr, Hrvatska demokratska zajednica Bosne i Hercegovine or HDZ BiH) is a Christian democratic, nationalist political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina, representing the Croats of Bosnia and ...

) being appointed the first Minister of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Organization

The Ministry of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists of nine sectors and one inspectorate. *Protection and Rescue Sector *Sector for legal, personnel, general and financial-material affairs *Sector for International Cooperation and European Integration *Immigration Sector *Asylum Sector *Sector for Combating Terrorism, Organized Crime, Corruption, War Crimes and Narcotics Abuse *Sector for Informatics and Telecommunication Systems *Sector for the Protection of Classified Information *Sector for General and Border Security *Inspectorate

List of ministers

Ministers of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2002–present)

Political parties:

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ministry Of Security Of Bosnia And Herzegovina

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