Nenad Nešić (; born 4 July 1978) is 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 ...

politician serving as Minister of Security since January 2023. He previously served as member of the

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from 2018 to 2022. He is president of the

Democratic People's Alliance The Democratic National Alliance or Democratic People's Alliance ( sr, Демократски народни савез/Demokratski narodni savez or DNS) is a centre-right political party in Republic of Srpska and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The he ...

Early life and education

Nešić was born on 4 July 1978 in

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see names in other languages'') is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. The Sarajevo metropolitan area including Sarajevo ...

. He graduated at the

University of Novi Sad Faculty of Law The University of Novi Sad Faculty of Law ( sr, Правни факултет Универзитета у Новом Саду, Pravni fakultet Univerziteta u Novom Sadu), also known as the Novi Sad Law School, is a constituent body of the Universit ...

. He worked in the

Ministry of Interior of Republika Srpska The Ministry of Interior of Republika Srpska (Serbo-Croatian: Министарство унутрашњих послова Републике Српске (МУП РС) ''/ Ministarstvo unutrašnjih poslova Republike Srpske (MUP RS)'') is the int ...

Political career

A member of the

(DNS), Nešić was the acting director of the state-owned company Putevi Republike Srpske from 2016 to 2020. In the

2018 Bosnian general election General elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 7 October 2018. They decided the makeup of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Presidency as well as national, entity, and cantonal governments. Voter turnout was 54%. The elections for the House o ...

, he was elected member of the national

. Nešić was elected president of DNS in 2020, succeeding Marko Pavić. Under his leadership, the DNS left the ruling SNSD-led coalition in Republika Srpska and became an opposition party. On 2 March 2022, Nešić announced his candidacy in the Bosnian general election, running for Bosnia and Herzegovina's three-person

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member, representing the Serbs. At the general election however, held on 2 October 2022, he was not elected, obtaining only 5.51% of the vote. On 25 January 2023, following the formation of a new

Council of Ministers A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/ shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or nati ...

presided over by

Borjana Krišto Borjana Krišto (; born 13 August 1961) is a Bosnian Croat politician serving as the 11th Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina since January 2023. She previously served as the 8th president of the Federation of Bosni ...

, Nešić was appointed as the new Minister of Security within Krišto's government.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nešić, Nenad 1978 births Living people Politicians from Sarajevo Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina University of Novi Sad alumni Democratic People's Alliance politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Government ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina Security ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina