Anton Kasipović Explained

Anton Kasipović
Birth Date:1956 8, df=y
Birth Place:Banja Luka, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Alma Mater:University of Banja Luka
Spouse:Biljana[1]
Children:1
Party:SNSD
Nationality:Bosnian Croat
Office1:Minister of Justice of Republika Srpska
Term Start1:18 December 2014
Primeminister1:Radovan Višković
Predecessor1:Gorana Zlatković
Office:Deputy Prime Minister of Republika Srpska
Term Start:23 July 2020
Alongside:Srebrenka Golić
Primeminister:Radovan Višković
Office3:Prime Minister of Republika Srpska
Term Start3:15 November 2010
Term End3:29 December 2010
President3:Milorad Dodik
Predecessor3:Milorad Dodik
Successor3:Aleksandar Džombić
Office2:Minister of Education and Culture of Republika Srpska
Term Start2:26 February 2006
Term End2:12 March 2013
Primeminister2:Milorad Dodik
Aleksandar Džombić
Native Name Lang:sr

Anton Kasipović (Serbian: Антон Касиповић; born 30 August 1956) is a Bosnian Croat politician, lawyer and journalist from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is the current Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice of Republika Srpska. He is the former Minister of Education and Culture and has been acting Prime Minister of Republika Srpska for a short period in 2010. He is a member of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats.

Biography

Kasipović completed primary and secondary school in Banja Luka and graduated from the Faculty of Law in Banja Luka. He was a journalist for the daily newspaper Glas Srpske, where he worked as director and editor-in-chief. He also worked as a correspondent for Television Sarajevo. He came to the post of Minister from the position of marketing director of the Public Radio and TV Service Service of BiH. He is married and has one child.[2]

Kasipović was elected to the position of Minister of Education and Culture of Republika Srpska in three governments, the second and third governments of Milorad Dodik, and the government of Aleksandar Džombić, who resigned on 27 February 2013, and served until 12 March 2013.

After the election of the President of Republika Srpska in 2010, and the election of the then Prime Minister of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik to the post of President, Kasipović was acting Prime Minister for a short period.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anton Kasipović . CIN, Centar za istraživačko novinarstvo . 11 September 2023 . 2 December 2022 . bs.
  2. Web site: Minister of Justice . Government of Republic of Srpska . 2019 . 11 September 2023.