Sredoje Nović (born 14 February 1947) is 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, � ...

politician serving as member of the national House of Peoples since 2015. He previously served as

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from 2007 to 2015. Nović has been a member of the

Alliance of Independent Social Democrats The Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (; abbr. СНСД or SNSD) is a Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serb Serbian nationalism, nationalist political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Founded in 1996, it is the governing party in Republika ...

since 2007. He also served as the first director of the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) from 2002 to 2007.

Early life and education

Born in

Derventa Derventa ( sr-cyrl, Дервента) is a city in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the Posavina region, northwest of the city of Doboj. As of 2013, the town has a total of 11,631 inhabitants, while the municipality has ...

, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina,

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on 14 February 1947, Nović graduated from the

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of the

University of Sarajevo The University of Sarajevo (Bosnian language, Bosnian, Croatian language, Croatian and Serbian language, Serbian: ''Univerzitet u Sarajevu'' / Sveučilište u Sarajevu / Универзитет у Сарајеву) is a List of universities in Bo ...

Career

Nović joined the

ahead of taking over the office of

in 2007. At the same time, he became a member of the Main and Executive Boards of the party. He spent most of his career in police and security services. He got his first job in 1970 in

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's "Red Flag", and two years later he got a job in the SUP of the Socialist Republic Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he remained for three years. Nović then became the Secretary for the Protection of the Constitutional Order in the

Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina The presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Predsjedništvo Bosne i Hercegovine, separator=" / ", Предсједништво Босне и Херцеговине) is a three-member body which collectively serves as head of state of ...

, and in 1983 he became the Assistant Secretary for Internal Affairs of the Republic SUP. From this position, he moved to the position of Undersecretary of the State Security Service of the

Socialist Republic of 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 ...

in 1989. During the

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, Nović moved to

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, where he worked as a commercial director in a private company and a professor at the High School of Internal Affairs. In 1998, he was appointed head of the

Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, ; also referred to as the Republic of Srpska or Serb Republic) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other bein ...

State Security Service. He was never a candidate in any Bosnian elections, but was elected minister three times: first in 1998 as Minister of the Police of Republika Srpska, then in 2007 and 2012 as Minister of Civil Affairs. Also, from 2002 to 2007, Nović was the first director of the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA). While director of SIPA, he enjoyed the support of

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, the

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. As director, he showed a high degree of professionalism, legality in work and ability to build relationships of national institutions. Nović was not a candidate at the 2014 general election, but was subsequently appointed to the national House of Peoples. He was re-appointed to the post in February 2019.

Personal life

Sredoje is married to Gina Nović and together they have two daughters. They live in

References

External links

Official website of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
{{DEFAULTSORT:Novic, Sredoje 1947 births Living people People from Derventa Serb politicians from Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Law School alumni Academic staff of the University of Sarajevo Alliance of Independent Social Democrats politicians Government ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina Members of the House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina