Vjekoslav Bevanda (; born 13 May 1956) is a

Bosnian Croat The Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina (), often referred to as Bosnian Croats () or Herzegovinian Croats () are the third most populous ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina, ethnic group in the country after Bosniaks and Serbs of Bosnia and H ...

politician who is the current Minister of Finance and Treasury. He is also the current Vice-chairman of the

Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Bosnian/ Croatian: ''Vijeće ministara Bosne i Hercegovine'', sr, Савјет министара Босне и Херцеговине), often called Bosnian Government ( bs, Vlada Bosne i He ...

, serving alongside Bisera Turković. Bevanda was the 8th

Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina The chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Bosnian/ Croatian: ''Predsjedavajući Vijeća ministara Bosne i Hercegovine'', ) is the head of the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The chairman of the Council of Minist ...

from 2012 to 2015 as well. He also served as the Acting Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2009. Bevanda is a member of the

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Early life and education

Born in

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PR Bosnia and Herzegovina The Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Bosna i Hercegovina, Социјалистичка Pепублика Босна и Херцеговина), commonly referred to as Socia ...

, FPR Yugoslavia, on 13 May 1956, Bevanda attended primary and high school in his hometown. He graduated from the Faculty of Economy at the

University of Mostar The University of Mostar ( hr, Sveučilište u Mostaru; la, Universitas Studiorum Mostariensis) is the largest public university located in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Previously it was called the University Džemal Bijedić of Mostar, ...

in 1979.

Early career

Between 1979 and 1989, Bevanda worked for the aircraft builder "

SOKO Soko ( sh-Cyrl, Соко) was a Yugoslav aircraft manufacturer based in Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina. The company was responsible for the production of many military aircraft for the Yugoslav Air Force. SOKO was created in 1950 by the ...

" in

. From 1990 to 1993, he worked for the "APRO" bank, also in Mostar. From 2000 until 2001, he worked for the "Euro Center" in

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, and from 2001 to 2007 as a director of the "Commerce Bank" located in

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Political career

Hillary Clinton, Vjekoslav Bevanda and Catherine Ashton

A member of the

Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 ...

(HDZ BiH), Bevanda was the Federal Minister of Finance from March 2007 until March 2011. At the same time he was Vice President of the Federal Government. Before that he did various legislative duties for the

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two entities within the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Republika Srpska. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists of 10 autonomous cantons with their own gove ...

. On 27 May 2009, Bevanda was named Acting Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, succeeding

Nedžad Branković Nedžad Branković (born 28 December 1962, Višegrad, Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian politician. He was the premier of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from March 2007 until resigning in May 2009. Controversies The Center for Investigative R ...

who had resigned earlier in the day. He was replaced by Mustafa Mujezinović on 25 June 2009. After a one-year governmental formation crisis following the 2010 general election, Bevanda became the

on 12 January 2012 in the six-party coalition which had included HDZ BiH as well. He served as Chairman of the

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until 31 March 2015. On 31 March 2015, Bevanda was appointed as the new Minister of Finance and Treasury within the

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led by Denis Zvizdić. He stayed as minister in the

Zoran Tegeltija Zoran Tegeltija (; born 29 September 1961) is a Bosnian Serb politician serving as the 10th Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina since December 2019. He was Minister of Finance of Republika Srpska from 2010 to 2018 and m ...

as well.

Personal life

Vjekoslav is married to Ljiljana Bevanda and together they have two daughters.

References

External links

Vjekoslav Bevanda
at biografija.org , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Bevanda, Vjekoslav 1956 births Living people Politicians from Mostar Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina Politicians of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina politicians Prime ministers of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Government ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina Finance ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina