Predrag Kojović (; born 2 July 1965) is a member of the national

House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ...

since 2018. From 2014 to 2018, Kojović was a member of the Federal House of Representatives. He was the president of Our Party from 2015 to 2021.

Biography

Kojović, a

Bosnian Serb The Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sr-Cyrl, Срби Босне и Херцеговине, Srbi Bosne i Hercegovine), often referred to as Bosnian Serbs ( sr-cyrl, босански Срби, bosanski Srbi) or Herzegovinian Serbs ( sr-cyrl, � ...

, was born in

Travnik Travnik ( cyrl, Травник) is a town and a municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the administrative center of the Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, ...

in 1965. He graduated in 1988 from the

Faculty of Law A faculty is a division within a university or college comprising one subject area or a group of related subject areas, possibly also delimited by level (e.g. undergraduate). In North America, academic divisions are sometimes titled colleges, sc ...

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...

. Before the

Yugoslav Wars The Yugoslav Wars were a series of separate but related#Naimark, Naimark (2003), p. xvii. ethnic conflicts, wars of independence, and Insurgency, insurgencies that took place from 1991 to 2001 in what had been the Socialist Federal Republic of ...

, he worked as a journalist for ''

Yutel ''Yutel'' was a Yugoslav television newscast that ran between October 1990 and May 1992. Financially supported by the Federal Executive Council (SIV) under the presidency of Ante Marković, ''Yutel'' was produced from the RTV Sarajevo broadcas ...

'', and from 1991 he worked as a reporter for

Reuters Reuters ( ) is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters. It employs around 2,500 journalists and 600 photojournalists in about 200 locations worldwide writing in 16 languages. Reuters is one of the largest news agencies in the world. The agency ...

, covering wars in Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Kojović was not a member of the

Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (; ; ARBiH), often referred to as Bosnian Army, was the military force of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was established by the government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina i ...

, but he worked as a war correspondent. Later he worked as war correspondent across the world. In 2010, Kojović was elected to the Sarajevo Cantonal Assembly. At the 2014 general election, he was elected to the Federal House of Representatives. On 16 May 2015, Kojović became the new president of Our Party, succeeding Dennis Gratz. In December 2018, he became a member of the national

. On 25 June 2021, Kojović resigned from his position as the president of Our Party, stating that "the reasons are of a personal nature and I sincerely hope that there will be no malicious speculations and conspiracy theories in this regard", but adding that he is staying "as a dedicated member of Our Party." However, only three days later, on 28 June, he decided to stay as the party's president until its scheduled congress in September 2021. Finally, at the party's congress, held on 4 September, he was succeeded as president by

Edin Forto Edin Forto (born 16 August 1972) is a Bosnian politician serving as Ministry of Communication and Traffic (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Minister of Communication and Traffic since January 2023. He previously served twice as List of heads of the Saraj ...

. At the 2022 general election, Kojović was re-elected to the national House of Representatives, obtaining over 10,000 votes.

Personal life

Kojović lives and works in

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

References

External links

Predrag Kojović
Istinomjer
nasastranka.ba
Naša stranka
parlamentfbih.gov.ba
House of Peoples of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina {{DEFAULTSORT:Kojovic, Predrag 1965 births Living people People from Travnik Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina University of Sarajevo alumni Our Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina) politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Bosnia and Herzegovina)