Borislav Paravac ( sr-Cyrl, Борислав Паравац; born 18 February 1943) 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 who served as the 4th Serb member of the

Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina The presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Predsjedništvo Bosne i Hercegovine, separator=" / ", Предсједништво Босне и Херцеговине) is a three-member body which collectively serves as head of state of ...

from 2003 to 2006. Previously, he was a member of both the national House of Peoples and

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. Paravac is a member of the Serb Democratic Party.

Early life and education

Paravac was born on 18 February 1943 in Kostajnica near

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 ...

in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. He graduated from the Faculty of Economics at the

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in 1966.

Career

From 13 October 1998 until 14 October 2000, Paravac was the member of the national House of Peoples. At the 2002 general election, he was elected to the national

. Following the dismissal of Mirko Šarović from his post at the Bosnian Presidency by the

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, Lord Paddy Ashdown, Paravac was appointed to the post on 10 April 2003. He held the position of Presidency Chairman on two occasions. His term as Presidency member ended on 6 November 2006 and was succeeded by Nebojša Radmanović.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paravac, Borislav 1943 births Living people People from Doboj Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Politicians of Republika Srpska Members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Chairmen of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina