Sevlid Hurtić (born 2 January 1970) is a Bosnian politician serving as Minister of Human Rights and Refugees since January 2023. He previously served as 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 ...

. Hurtić is the founder and current president of the

Bosnian-Herzegovinian Greens The Bosnian-Herzegovinian Greens (; abbr. BHZ) is a green political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was founded on 2 March 2022. History The Bosnian-Herzegovinian Greens was founded by Sevlid Hurtić on 2 March 2022. At the 2022 general el ...

Early life and education

Hurtić was born in

Doboj Doboj ( sr-cyrl, Добој, ) is a city located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of Bosna river, in the northern region of the Republika Srpska. As of 2013, it has a population of 71,441 ...

on 2 January 1970, where he finished elementary and secondary education. He completed postgraduate studies in economics in 2015 and obtained a

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in 2019.

Political career

Hurtić served as Minister of Commerce and Tourism in 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 ...

. Following the 2018 general election, he filed legal complaints due to receiving exactly zero votes in voting booths 1 and 2 of the 5th electoral district Doboj, despite party members and others having voted there. On 2 March 2022, Hurtić founded the

, becoming their president. In the

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, he was elected to the

. On 25 January 2023, following the formation of a new

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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 ...

, Hurtić was appointed as the new Minister of Human Rights and Refugees within Krišto's government.

Personal life

Hurtić is married and has five children.

References

External links

Sevlid Hurtić
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