Ognjen Tadić ( sr-cyrl, Огњен Тадић; born 20 April 1974) 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, lawyer, journalist and sociologist who was a member of the national House of Peoples from 2011 to 2019. Previously, he was 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 ...

from 2006 to 2010. Tadić studied 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 ...

, where he earned degrees in the Faculty of Law and in the Faculty of Political Science. He is a lawyer, journalist and sociologist. Tadić was a prominent figure of the Serb Democratic Party, until he left it in 2017 to join 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 ...

a year later. He left the Democratic People's Alliance in 2020.

Personal life and education

Tadić was born 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 ...

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, present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1974. He holds a degree in law and political science from the

.Ognjen Tadić
at ewb.rs He is married to Daliborka Tadić and together they have three children.

Political career

Tadić was the Head of the Office (1998–99), Social Affairs Advisor (1999–2000) and Political Affairs Advisor (2005–06) of the

president of Republika Srpska The president of Republika Srpska ( sh, Предсједник Републике Српске/Predsjednik Republike Srpske, ) is the highest executive authority in Republika Srpska, an entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is one of the execut ...

. From 9 November 2006 to 15 November 2010, he was a member of the

. From 9 June 2011 until 28 February 2019, Tadić was a member of the national House of Peoples as well. At the 2007 Republika Srpska presidential election, he won 34.77% of the vote2007 presidential election
izbori.ba; accessed 16 December 2015. as a candidate of the Serb Democratic Party. At the

2010 Republika Srpska general election General elections were held in Republika Srpska on 3 October 2010, as part of the general elections across Bosnia and Herzegovina. The presidential elections were won by Milorad Dodik of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats. Results Presi ...

, Tadić won 35.92% of votes as a candidate for president of the ''Together for Srpska'' coalition. At the 2014 general election, he won 44.28% of votes as a candidate for president of the ''Alliance for Change'' coalition. Tadić was a member of the

Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean The Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) is an international organization established in 2005 by the national parliaments of the countries of the Euro-Mediterranean region. It is the legal successor of the Conference on Security an ...

from 2011 to 2019. He was also an observer in the

Assembly of the Western European Union The Assembly of the Western European Union, also called the European Security and Defence Assembly, was a parliamentary assembly for delegations from the national parliaments of the member countries of the Western European Union (WEU), a securit ...

from 2008 until 2010.

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Ognjen Tadić
at imovinapoliticara.cin.ba {{DEFAULTSORT:Tadic, Ognjen 1974 births Living people Politicians from Sarajevo Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina University of Banja Luka alumni Politicians of Republika Srpska Serb Democratic Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina) politicians Democratic People's Alliance politicians Members of the House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina Chairmen of the House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina