Cabinet of Vjekoslav Bevanda

Bevanda Cabinet

11th Cabinet of Bosnia and Herzegovina
2012–2015
Date formed12 January 2012 (2012-01-12)
Date dissolved31 March 2015 (2015-03-31)
People and organisations
Head of statePresidency
Head of governmentVjekoslav Bevanda
Deputy head of governmentZlatko Lagumdžija
Nikola Špirić
No. of ministers9
Total no. of members10
Member partiesSocial Democratic Party
Alliance of Independent Social Democrats
Croatian Democratic Union
Croatian Democratic Union 1990
Status in legislatureMinority coalition government
20 / 42
History
Election2010 general election
Legislature term2010–2014
PredecessorCabinet of Nikola Špirić II
SuccessorCabinet of Denis Zvizdić

The Eleventh Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian and Croatian: Jedanaesti saziv Vijeća ministara Bosne i Hercegovine, Serbian: Једанаести сазив Савјета министара Босне и Херцеговине / Jedanaesti saziv Savjeta ministara Bosne i Hercegovine) was the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina cabinet formed on 12 January 2012, following the 2010 general election and the one-year governmental formation crisis. It was led by Chairman of the Council of Ministers Vjekoslav Bevanda.[1] The cabinet was dissolved on 31 March 2015 and was succeeded by a new Council of Ministers presided over by Denis Zvizdić.[2]

Governmental formation crisis

Following the 2010 general election, a process of formation of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Council of Ministers had begun. The resulting election produced a fragmented political landscape without a coalition of a parliamentary majority more than a year after the election. The centre-left Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SDP BiH), the largest party in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Bosnian Serb autonomist Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD), the largest party in Republika Srpska, each had 8 MPs of the total 42 MPs of the House of Representatives (28 from the Federation and 14 from Republika Srpska).

After months of political wrangling and deadlock, in late 2011, the Council of Ministers had been solved, however the country remained in a situation of perpetual political crisis.[1]

Investiture

Investiture
Vjekoslav Bevanda (HDZ BiH)
Ballot → 12 January 2012
Required majority → 22 out of 42 checkY
Yes
26 / 42
No
7 / 42
Abstentions
1 / 42
Absentees
8 / 42
Source:[3]

Party breakdown

Party breakdown of cabinet ministers:

4
3
2
1

Cabinet members

The Cabinet was structured into the offices for the chairman of the Council of Ministers, the two vice chairs and 9 ministries.[4]

Bevanda Cabinet
(12 January 2012 – 31 March 2015)
Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office
Chairman of the Council of Ministers Vjekoslav Bevanda HDZ BiH 12 January 2012 31 March 2015
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Vice Chairman of the Council of Ministers
Zlatko Lagumdžija SDP BiH 12 January 2012 31 March 2015
Minister of Finance and Treasury
Vice Chairman of the Council of Ministers
Nikola Špirić SNSD 12 January 2012 31 March 2015
Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations Boris Tučić SNSD 5 December 2013 31 March 2015
Minister of Defence Zekerijah Osmić SDP BiH 22 November 2012 31 March 2015
Minister of Security Mladen Ćavar SDP BiH 29 April 2014 31 March 2015
Minister of Justice Bariša Čolak HDZ BiH 12 January 2012 31 March 2015
Minister of Civil Affairs Sredoje Nović SNSD 12 January 2012 31 March 2015
Minister of Communication and Traffic Damir Hadžić SDP BiH 12 January 2012 31 March 2015
Minister of Human Rights and Refugees Damir Ljubić HDZ 1990 12 January 2012 31 March 2015

References

  1. ^ a b Elvira M. Jukic (29 December 2011). "Vjekoslav Bevanda To Be Named Bosnian PM". balkaninsight.com. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ "BiH elects Denis Zvizdic as new chairman of BiH Council of Ministers". Bosnia Today. 11 February 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  3. ^ Dženana Karabegović (10 February 2012). "Izabrano Vijeće ministara BiH, prvi zadatak budžet". Radio Slobodna Evropa (in Bosnian). slobodnaevropa.org. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Ministarstva". vijeceministara.gov.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 19 October 2021.