Nebojša Radmanović ( sr-Cyrl, Небојша Радмановић, ; born 5 February 1949) is a

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politician who served as the

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Serb member of the

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from 2006 to 2014. He has been serving as member of the national

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since 2018. Radmanović is a member of both the

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and of the

Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Republika Srpska The Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Republika Srpska (Serbo-Croatian: ''Академија наука и умјетности Републике Српске'', АНУРС / ''Akademija nauka i umjetnosti Republike Srpske'', ANURS) is highe ...

as well.

Biography

Early life and education

Radmanović was born on 5 February 1949 in Gračanica,

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, present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina. He studied in

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, before graduating in history in 1974 at the

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of the

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Early career

In the 1970s and 1980s, Radmanović worked as an archivist, and then as director of the Archives of Bosnian Krajina, editor of the newspaper "Glas" and director of the National Theater in

. During and after the

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, from 1991 to 1998, Radmanović was the first director of the Archives of Republika Srpska, and also chaired the executive board of the Banja Luka Municipal Assembly for two years.

Political career

Radmanović served as member of the

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from 1998 to 2002. He also briefly served as Minister of Administration and Local Self-Government of

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in the government of

Milorad Dodik Milorad Dodik ( sr-Cyrl, Милорад Додик, ; born 12 March 1959) is a Bosnian Serb politician currently serving as the 8th president of Republika Srpska since 2022, a position he previously held from 2010 to 2018. He also served as ...

from February to November 2006. Radmanović was elected in the 2006 general election to a four-year term as Serb member of the

and assumed office on 6 November 2006, alongside

Haris Silajdžić Haris Silajdžić (; born 1 October 1945) is a Bosnian politician and academic who served as the 5th Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2006 to 2010. He was the Prime Minister of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegov ...

and

Željko Komšić Željko Komšić (; born 20 January 1964) is a Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Croat politician serving as the List of Croat members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 6th and current Croat member of the Presidency of Bosnia a ...

. He was re-elected in the

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on 3 October 2010 to a second term, which ended on 17 November 2014. In 2008, Radmanović was awarded the

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for the development and expansion of international cultural cooperation between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the

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. Following his presidency, Radmanović was appointed to the national House of Peoples for the 2014–2018 term. In the 2018 general election, he was elected to the national

. Radmanović was re-elected as member of the House of Representatives in the

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, obtaining over 34,000 votes. On 23 January 2025, upon the initiative of Sabina Ćudić, Radmanović was removed from the House of Representatives collegium.House of Representatives votes to dismiss Nebojša Radmanović from parliamentary leadership role
24 January 2025

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International

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Radmanovic, Nebojsa 1949 births Living people People from Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Serb politicians from Bosnia and Herzegovina University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy alumni Politicians of Republika Srpska Alliance of Independent Social Democrats politicians Members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Chairmen of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Members of the House of Representatives (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Chairmen of the House of Representatives (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Members of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Republika Srpska