Radovan Višković ( sr-Cyrl, Радован Вишковић; born 1 February 1964) 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 who is the 12th and current

Prime Minister of Republika Srpska This article lists the prime ministers of Republika Srpska, the head of the Government of Republika Srpska. The prime minister is nominated by the President of Republika Srpska, and appointed by the National Assembly of Republika Srpska. Rado ...

and a member of the

Alliance of Independent Social Democrats The Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (; abbr. СНСД or SNSD) is a Serb political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Founded in 1996, it is the governing party in Republika Srpska, with its leader, Milorad Dodik, serving as the current p ...

(SNSD).

Early life and education

Višković was born on 1 February 1964 in Buljevići, near

Vlasenica Vlasenica ( sr-cyrl, Власеница) is a town and municipality located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population 11,467 inhabitants, while the town of Vlasenica has a population of 7,228 inhabi ...

(today in the municipality of Milići). He obtained the title of graduate traffic engineer at the Faculty of Transportation in

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its a ...

(Road Transport) in 1990, then working there as assistant. Višković completed postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Technology in

Zvornik Zvornik ( sr-cyrl, Зворник, ) is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in Republika Srpska, on the left bank of the Drina river. In 2013, it had a population of 58,856 inhabitants. The town of Mali Zvornik ("Little Zvornik") lies ...

in 2005, and doctoral studies at the Faculty of Transportation in

Doboj Doboj ( sr-cyrl, Добој, ) is a city located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of Bosna river, in the northern region of the Republika Srpska. As of 2013, it has a population of 71,441 ...

in 2015. He was then appointed assistant professor at the Faculty of Transportation in Doboj in the field of Transport Engineering, Road Traffic and Transport.Саобраћајни факултет у Добоју: Извјештај Комисије за избор једног наставника у звање доцента, кандидат Радован Вишковић (2015)

Career

In July 1995, Lieutenant Višković worked as traffic assistant at the General Staff of the

Army of Republika Srpska The Army of Republika Srpska ( sr, Војска Републике Српске/Vojska Republike Srpske; ВРС/VRS), commonly referred to in English as the Bosnian Serb Army, was the military of Republika Srpska (RS), the self-proclaimed Serb ...

. According to the ICTY archive documents, on 13 July during the

Srebrenica genocide The Srebrenica massacre ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Masakr u Srebrenici, Масакр у Сребреници), also known as the Srebrenica genocide ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Genocid u Srebrenici, Геноцид у Сребрен ...

, he was in contact with Colonel Rajko Krsmanović, traffic officer of convicted war criminal

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, about the transfer of captured Srebrenica

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(including the 700 captured in

Sandići Sandići ( sr, Сандићи) is a village in the municipality of Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina. František Pubička (1779 - 1801), Czech Jesuit, bohemian historian and dean of the Faculty of Philosophy in his extensive work Chronological histo ...

) to places such as

Bratunac Bratunac ( sr-cyrl, Братунац) is a town and municipality located in easternmost part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013 census, it has a population of 20,340 inhabitants, while the town of Bratunac has a population of 8,359 inhabitants ...

and

, where they were later shot. ICTY witnesses recall Višković meeting with Krsmanović right before the fall of Srebrenica, and later seeing him near the stadium in Nova Kasaba where captured people were detained. In 2020, a witness testified at the trial of former police officers Miodrag Josipović and Branimir Tešić on Srebrenica-related charges in Bosnia, saying that Višković offered him money to dig up a mass grave in Milići in 1996. Public media in

Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, lit=Serb Republic, also known as Republic of Srpska, ) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Feder ...

published the identity of the protected witness. Višković rebutted all allegations and announced lawsuits against the media and individuals who published the news. After the

war War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...

, he worked for the company "Bauxite" in Milići, as executive director for the transport sector. Višković began his political career in 2004 as a member of the Municipal Assembly of Milići, and in 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 he was elected as 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 Natio ...

. He was Chairman of the

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of the

(SNSD). On 2 November 2018,

Milorad Dodik Milorad Dodik ( sr-cyrl, Милорад Додик, ; born 12 March 1959) is a Bosnian Serb politician serving as the 8th president of Republika Srpska since November 2022. Previously, he served as the 7th Serb member of the Presidency of Bo ...

, the President of SNSD announced that Višković would be his choice for the new

, succeeding

Željka Cvijanović Željka Cvijanović (; sr-cyr, Жељка Цвијановић, ; born 2 August 1967) is a Bosnian Serb politician who is the 9th and current President of Republika Srpska. She was the 11th Prime Minister of Republika Srpska from 12 March 20 ...

, who successfully ran for the position of

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 ...

Personal life

Višković is married and has two children.

References

External links

Radovan Višković
at eKapija {{DEFAULTSORT:Viskovic, Radovan 1964 births Living people People from Milići Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina University of Sarajevo alumni Politicians of Republika Srpska Alliance of Independent Social Democrats politicians Prime ministers of Republika Srpska