Cabinet of Zoran Tegeltija explained

Cabinet Name:Tegeltija Cabinet
Cabinet Number:13th
Jurisdiction:Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg
Flag Border:true
Incumbent:2019–2023
Government Head:Zoran Tegeltija
Current Number:9
Total Number:10
Political Parties:
Croatian Democratic Union
Party of Democratic Action
Democratic Front
Democratic People's Alliance
Legislature Status:Majority coalition government
Election:2018 general election
Legislature Term:2018–2022
Deputy Government Head:Bisera Turković
Vjekoslav Bevanda
Previous:Cabinet of Denis Zvizdić
Successor:Cabinet of Borjana Krišto

The Thirteenth Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian and Croatian: Trinaesti saziv Vijeća ministara Bosne i Hercegovine,) was the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina cabinet formed on 23 December 2019, following the 2018 general election. It was led by Chairman of the Council of Ministers Zoran Tegeltija.[1] The cabinet was dissolved on 25 January 2023 and was succeeded by a new Council of Ministers presided over by Borjana Krišto.[2]

Investiture

Investiture
Zoran Tegeltija (SNSD)
Ballot →23 December 2019
Required majority →22 out of 42
Yes
No
Abstentions
Absentees
Source:[3]

History

After a one year governmental formation crisis following the 2018 general election, on 5 December 2019, the national House of Representatives confirmed the appointment of Zoran Tegeltija as the new Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[4] The whole government was confirmed by Parliament on 23 December 2019.[5]

At a national House of Representatives session held on 11 January 2021, a vote of no confidence in Tegeltija took place, due to poor performance results during his term as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, but by the end of the voting, it was clear that Tegeltija was staying as Chairman of the Council of Ministers.[6] Three months later, on 28 April, another vote of no confidence in Tegeltija took place at a House of Representatives session, but again, Tegeltija continued serving as Chairman.[7]

The cabinet was dissolved on 25 January 2023, following the appointment of a new cabinet headed by Borjana Krišto.[8]

Cabinet reshuffle

During the period from December 2019 until May 2020, the office of Minister of Human Rights and Refugees was vacant, with the leading parties in government not finding common ground on naming a new minister; eventually, DNS's Miloš Lučić was decided to take on the role of minister, getting confirmed by Parliament on 15 May 2020.[9] Less than a month after Lučić's appointment, on 2 June 2020, Fahrudin Radončić resigned as Minister of Security over a migration dispute with other members of Tegeltija's government; Radončić proposed the deportation of 9,000 migrants which the cabinet, headed by Tegeltija, voted against.[10] On 23 July 2020, Selmo Cikotić became the new Minister of Security in Tegeltija's cabinet, succeeding Radončić.[11]

In February 2021, Josip Grubeša, the Minister of Justice in the government of Tegeltija, was almost released from his duties as minister after the House of Representatives was on verge of voting for his dismissal, but just narrowly, voted against.[12]

On 12 March 2021, Tegeltija dismissed Miloš Lučić from his duties as Minister of Human Rights and Refugees, the reason being the abolishment of the coalition between Tegeltija's SNSD party and Lučić's DNS.[13] Eighteen days later, on 30 March, the House of Representatives confirmed Lučić's dismissal, but the decision officially never took effect because the national House of Peoples, the upper house of the bicameral Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, never confirmed the dismissal.[14]

In October 2021, the Minister of Defence in Tegeltija's cabinet, Sifet Podžić, canceled a military exercise between the Serbian Army and the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina due to the "bad epidemiological situation in the country and because of the small number of vaccinated members of the Armed Forces."[15] This was met with outrage by Tegeltija, who sent a request for the removal of Podžić as minister to the national Parliament.[16] Some days later, he submitted the decision on the dismissal of Podžić to the House of Representatives.[17] On 26 October, the majority of the House of Representatives members voted against Tegeltija's decision and did not support Podžić's dismissal.[18]

Party breakdown

Party breakdown of cabinet ministers:

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3

2

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Cabinet members

The Cabinet is structured into the offices for the chairman of the Council of Ministers, the two vice chairs and 9 ministries.[19]

Tegeltija Cabinet
(23 December 2019 – 25 January 2023)
PortfolioNamePartyTook officeLeft office
Chairman of the Council of MinistersZoran TegeltijaSNSD23 December 201925 January 2023
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Vice Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers
Bisera TurkovićSDA23 December 201925 January 2023
Minister of Finance and Treasury
Vice Chairman of the Council of Ministers
Vjekoslav BevandaHDZ BiH23 December 201925 January 2023
Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic RelationsStaša KošaracSNSD23 December 201925 January 2023
Minister of DefenceSifet PodžićDF23 December 201925 January 2023
Minister of SecuritySelmo CikotićSDA23 July 202025 January 2023
Minister of JusticeJosip GrubešaHDZ BiH23 December 201925 January 2023
Minister of Civil AffairsAnkica GudeljevićHDZ BiH23 December 201925 January 2023
Minister of Communication and TrafficVojin MitrovićSNSD23 December 201923 December 2022
Minister of Human Rights and RefugeesMiloš LučićDNS15 May 202012 December 2022

Changes June 2020

PortfolioNamePartyTook office Left office
Minister of SecurityFahrudin RadončićSBB23 December 20192 June 2020

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Imenovan novi saziv Vijeća ministara Bosne i Hercegovine. 23 December 2019. 23 December 2019. bs. Er.M.. Klix.ba.
  2. Web site: BiH dobila novo Vijeće ministara, državnu vlast sada čini SNSD, HDZ, SDP, NiP, NS, DNS.... 25 January 2023. 25 January 2023. bs. N.V.. Klix.ba.
  3. Web site: Imenovan novi saziv Vijeća ministara BiH. 23 December 2019. 23 December 2019. bs. fokus.ba.
  4. News: Kovacevic . Danijel . 5 December 2019 . Bosnia Parliament Confirms Tegeltija as New State PM . Balkan Insight .
  5. Web site: Počela sjednica o imenovanju Vijeća ministara BiH. 23 December 2019. 23 December 2019. bs. Er.M.. Klix.ba.
  6. Web site: Vijeće ministara za sada neće biti smijenjeno, nema većine u Parlamentu BiH. 11 January 2021. 11 January 2021. bs. I.Č.. Klix.ba.
  7. Web site: Parlamentarci nisu podržali smjenu Zorana Tegeltije zbog slabih rezultata rada. 28 April 2021. 28 April 2021. bs. D.Be.. Klix.ba.
  8. Web site: Bosnia Finally Forms State-Level Government. 25 January 2023. 25 January 2023. Balkan Insight.
  9. Web site: Miloš Lučić dobio podršku u Parlamentu BiH i postao ministar koji je ponavljao razred. 15 May 2020. 15 May 2020. bs. I.Č.. Klix.ba.
  10. Web site: Bosnia's security minister to resign over migrant dispute . 2 June 2020 . . 2 June 2020.
  11. Web site: Selmo Cikotić je zvanično novi ministar sigurnosti Bosne i Hercegovine. 23 July 2020. 23 July 2020. bs. R.D.. Klix.ba.
  12. Web site: Parlament nije podržao smjenu državnog ministra pravde Josipa Grubeše. 25 February 2021. 25 February 2021. bs. B.R.. Klix.ba.
  13. Web site: Tegeltija smijenio ministra za ljudska prava i izbjeglice Miloša Lučića. 12 March 2021. 12 March 2021. bs. N.V.. Klix.ba.
  14. Web site: Predstavnički dom izglasao smjenu ministra za ljudska prava i izbjeglice Miloša Lučića. 30 March 2021. 30 March 2021. bs. S.M.. Klix.ba.
  15. Web site: Otkazana vojna vježba Srbije i BiH na Manjači. 4 October 2021. 4 October 2021. bs. balkans.aljazeera.net.
  16. Web site: Tegeltija uputio zahtjev za smjenu Podžića u Parlament BiH, iako političari iz RS-a bojkotuju sjednice. 5 October 2021. 5 October 2021. bs. D.Be.. Klix.ba.
  17. Web site: Tegeltija u Parlament BiH dostavio odluku o smjeni Podžića: "Narušava unutrašnje povjerenje". 14 October 2021. 14 October 2021. bs. B.T.. Klix.ba.
  18. Web site: Zastupnici u Parlamentu BiH odbili podržati smjenu ministra Podžića. 26 October 2021. 26 October 2021. bs. bljesak.info.
  19. Web site: Ministarstva. 19 October 2021. bs. vijeceministara.gov.ba.