Predrag Kojović (; born 2 July 1965) is a member of the national
House of Representatives
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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
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in 1965.
He graduated in 1988 from the
Faculty of Law
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in
Sarajevo
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. Before the
Yugoslav Wars
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, he worked as a journalist for ''
Yutel
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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
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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
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, 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
House of Representatives
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.
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
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.
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
Sarajevo
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,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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.
References
External links
Predrag Kojović Istinomjer
nasastranka.baNaša stranka
parlamentfbih.gov.baHouse of Peoples of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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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)