Borislav Paravac

Borislav Paravac
Борислав Паравац
Paravac in 2005
8th Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office 28 October 2004 – 28 June 2005
Preceded by	Sulejman Tihić
Succeeded by	Ivo Miro Jović
In office 10 April 2003 – 27 June 2003
Preceded by	Dragan Čović
Succeeded by	Dragan Čović
4th Serb Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office 10 April 2003 – 6 November 2006
Prime Minister	Adnan Terzić
Preceded by	Mirko Šarović
Succeeded by	Nebojša Radmanović
Parliamentary offices Member of the House of Representatives In office 28 October 2002 – 10 April 2003 Member of the House of Peoples In office 13 October 1998 – 14 October 2000
Personal details
Born	(1943-02-18) 18 February 1943 (age 81) Kostajnica, Doboj, Independent State of Croatia
Political party	Serb Democratic Party
Alma mater	University of Zagreb (BEc)

Borislav Paravac^{[pronunciation?]} (Serbian Cyrillic: Борислав Паравац; born 18 February 1943) is a Bosnian Serb politician who served as the 4th Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2003 to 2006.^[1]

Previously, he was a member of both the national House of Peoples and House of Representatives. Paravac is a member of the Serb Democratic Party.

Early life and education

Paravac was born on 18 February 1943 in Kostajnica near Doboj in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. He graduated from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Zagreb in 1966.

Career

From 13 October 1998 until 14 October 2000, Paravac was the member of the national House of Peoples. At the 2002 general election, he was elected to the national House of Representatives.

Following the dismissal of Mirko Šarović from his post at the Bosnian Presidency by the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lord Paddy Ashdown, Paravac was appointed to the post on 10 April 2003. He held the position of Presidency Chairman on two occasions. His term as Presidency member ended on 6 November 2006 and was succeeded by Nebojša Radmanović.^[2]

References

External links

• Media related to Borislav Paravac at Wikimedia Commons