Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ministarstvo vanjske trgovine i ekonomskih odnosa
Bosne i Hercegovine
Министарство спољне трговине и економских односа
Босне и Херцеговине
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Formed1997
HeadquartersSarajevo
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Websitehttp://mvteo.gov.ba/
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The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serbo-Croatian: Ministarstvo vanjske trgovine i ekonomskih odnosa Bosne i Hercegovine / Министарство спољне трговине и економских односа Босне и Херцеговине) is the governmental department in charge of foreign trade policy and economic relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

History

The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina was established in the first post-war 1996 Bosnian general election, while the ministry began its work on 3 January 1997, headed by minister Hasan Muratović (SDA),[2] after the first post-war government in Bosnia and Herzegovina was proclaimed between the Party of Democratic Action (SDA), the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ BiH) and the Serb Democratic Party (SDS), also headed by Muratović.

Organization

The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina is organized into seven sectors, which are reorganized into a total of 32 departments, and one inspectorate.

  • Sector for Foreign Trade Policy and Foreign Investments (6 departments)
  • Sector for International Trade Relations (4 departments)
  • Sector for Customs Policy and Tariffs (3 departments)
  • Sector for Economic Development and Entrepreneurship (4 departments)
  • Sector for Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Protection (6 departments)
  • Sector for Legal and General Affairs (5 departments)
  • Agriculture, Food, Forestry and Rural Development Sector (4 departments)
  • Inspectorate

List of ministers

Ministers of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1997–present)

Political parties:
  Party of Democratic Action (SDA)
  Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina (SBiH)
  Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HDZ BiH)
  Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD)
  Serb Democratic Party (SDS)

No. Portrait Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations Took office Left office Time in office Party
1
Hasan Muratović
Muratović, HasanHasan Muratović
(1940–2020)		3 January 19974 February 19992 years, 32 daysSDA
2
Mirsad Kurtović
Kurtović, MirsadMirsad Kurtović
(1950–2022)		4 February 199922 February 20012 years, 18 daysSDA
3
Azra Hadžiahmetović
Hadžiahmetović, AzraAzra Hadžiahmetović
(born 1956)		22 February 200123 December 20021 year, 304 daysSBiH
4
Mila Gadžić
Gadžić, MilaMila Gadžić23 December 200212 August 2003232 daysHDZ BiH
5
Dragan Doko
Doko, DraganDragan Doko12 August 200311 January 20073 years, 152 daysHDZ BiH
6
Slobodan Puhalac
Puhalac, SlobodanSlobodan Puhalac
(born 1941)		11 January 200730 June 20081 year, 171 daysSNSD
7
Mladen Zirojević
Zirojević, MladenMladen Zirojević30 August 200812 January 20123 years, 196 daysSNSD
8
Mirko Šarović
Šarović, MirkoMirko Šarović
(born 1956)		12 January 201224 October 20131 year, 285 daysSDS
9
Boris Tučić
Tučić, BorisBoris Tučić5 December 201322 January 20151 year, 49 daysSNSD
(8)
Mirko Šarović
Šarović, MirkoMirko Šarović
(born 1956)		31 March 201523 December 20194 years, 267 daysSDS
10
Staša Košarac
Košarac, StašaStaša Košarac
(born 1975)		23 December 2019Incumbent4 years, 361 daysSNSD

References

  1. ^ Er.M. (23 December 2019). "Počela sjednica o imenovanju Vijeća ministara BiH" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Sazivi Vijeća ministara". Vijeće ministara Bosne i Hercegovine. Retrieved 25 June 2016.