Nenad Stevandić

Nenad Stevandić
Ненад Стевандић
Stevandić in 2023
7th Speaker of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska
Incumbent
Assumed office
15 November 2022
Prime MinisterRadovan Višković
Preceded byNedeljko Čubrilović
Personal details
Born (1966-10-12) 12 October 1966 (age 58)
Drvar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Political partyUnited Srpska (2015–present)
Other political
affiliations		Serb Democratic Party (1990–1997; 2008–2015)
SpouseNataša Stevandić
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Banja Luka

Nenad Stevandić (Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Ненад Стевандић; born 12 October 1966) is a Bosnian Serb politician and physician who is the 7th and current speaker of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska. He is the president of the United Srpska party and was previously a member of the Serb Democratic Party.

Early life and medical career

Stevandić was born in Drvar on 12 October 1966.[1] He graduated from the Medical faculty at the University of Banja Luka in 1995 and specialized otorhinolaryngology in 2002 in Belgrade.[1][2] He was a participant of the Bosnian War in the 1990s.[3]

After completing his studies, Stevandić got a job at the University Clinical Center of the Republika Srpska, where he has been working since.[2] He was named its vice superintendent in 2018.[2]

Political career

Stevandić became a member of a political party for the first time in 1990, when the Serb Democratic Party (SDS) was founded; this was the party he had been a member of for the following seven years.[2] He re-joined the SDS in 2008 and was elected to the National Assembly of Republika Srpska in the 2010 general election.[2] Stevandić was re-elected to the National Assembly in the 2014 general election.[2] He then left the SDS in 2015 and founded the United Srpska political party.[2]

Since November 2022, Stevandić has been serving as speaker of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska.[4][5][6] On 31 July 2023, the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions on Stevandić under Executive Order 14033 for threatening regional security, peace, cooperation, and undermining the Dayton Agreement related to the Western Balkans.[7]

Personal life

Stevandić and his wife Nataša have three children and own a family house in Banja Luka.[2][1]

On 18 January 2021, it was confirmed that he tested positive for COVID-19, amid its pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[8][9][10]

Controversies

The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina banned Stevandić's United Srpska from participating in the 2020 municipal elections, with him being financially fined; the reason was publication of a video that could aspire hatred.[2][11]

References

  1. ^ a b c L. R. (16 November 2022). "Biografija doktora Stevandića: Ko je osoba koja je jučer postala šef Narodne skupštine RS-a?" [A biography of a doctor Stevandic: Who is the person who yesterday became a chief of the National Assembly of RS?]. radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). Lampa Studio d.o.o. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Nenad Stevandić". imovinapoliticara.cin.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  3. ^ Igor Požgaj (10 June 2018). "Nenad Stevandić o ratu i "crvenom kombiju"" [Stevandic on War and a "Red van"]. blmojgrad.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Meeting of Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin and Speaker of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska(Bosnia and Herzegovina)Nenad Stevandić" (photo & text). duma.gov.ru. Russian Duma. 22 February 2023. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  5. ^ Armin Aljović (22 February 2023). "Stevandić u Moskvi: RS ignorira Zapad i ostaje uz Rusiju" [Stevandic in Moscow: RS ignores the West and stays alongside Russia]. balkans.aljazeera.net (in Bosnian). Al Jazeera Media Network. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  6. ^ Tina Jelin-Dizdar (23 May 2023). "Dodik ponovno u odajama Vladimira Putina, u Rusiju stiže i Stevandić" [Dodik in Vladimir Putin's rooms again, Stevandic arrives in Russia too] (video & text). n1info.ba (in Bosnian). Adria News BH Production d.o.o. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  7. ^ "U.S. Treasury Targets Four Officials in Bosnia and Herzegovina for Undermining the Dayton Peace Agreement". 31 July 2023.
  8. ^ Gorana Jakovljević (18 January 2021). "BiH: Hospitalizovani Nikola Špirić i Nenad Stevandić" [B&H: Nikola Spiric and Nenad Stevandic hospitalized]. www.aa.com.tr (in Bosnian). Banja Luka: Anadolu Agency. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023. ... uzrokovane koronavirusom [... caused by coronavirus]
  9. ^ "Poslanici u Parlamentu BiH Špirić i Stevandić u bolnici zbog korone" [Representatives in the Parliament of B&H Spiric and Stevandic in the hospital due to corona]. www.slobodnaevropa.org (in Bosnian). Radio Free Europe. 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023. ... zbog obostranih upala pluća prouzrokovanih infekcijom novim korona virusom [... due to both-side inflammation of the lungs caused by infection by new corona virus]
  10. ^ "Špirić i Stevandić otpušteni na kućno liječenje" [Spiric and Stevandic released to be treated at homes]. bhrt.ba (in Bosnian). Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 20 January 2021. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023. Špirić i Stevandić hospitalizovani su u ponedjeljak, 18. januara. [Spiric and Stevandic were hospitalized on Monday, 18th of January.]
  11. ^ Dejan Maksimović (7 October 2020). "CIK BiH: Ujedinjenoj Srpskoj zabranjeno učešće na lokalnim izborima" [CEC-B&H: Ujedinjena Srpska banned from participating in the local elections]. www.aa.com.tr (in Bosnian). Sarajevo: Anadolu Agency. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
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Preceded by Speaker of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska
2022–present 		Incumbent