Sead Čaušević | |
Office: | Premier of Tuzla Canton |
Term Start: | 10 February 2011 |
Term End: | 26 March 2014 |
Predecessor: | Enes Mujić |
Successor: | Bahrija Umihanić |
Birth Date: | 15 September 1949 |
Birth Place: | Tuzla, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia |
Nationality: | Bosnian |
Party: | Social Democratic Party |
Alma Mater: | University of Sarajevo |
Children: | 2 |
Sead Čaušević (born 15 September 1949) is a Bosnian politician who served as the Premier of Tuzla Canton for three years until his forced resignation in 2014, during the violent anti-government protests and riots in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]
Čaušević was born in Tuzla in 1949. He completed gymnasium in Gračanica in 1968 and graduated from the Faculty of Law in the University of Sarajevo in 1972. His political career began in 1973 when he became a member of the municipal court in Gračanica.[2]
In January 2014, Čaušević said that his salary was the fourth highest in the Tuzla Canton.[3]
On 6 February 2014, when violent anti-government protests and riots broke out across Bosnia and Herzegovina, Čaušević said that he felt his life was "in danger".[4] Čaušević was forced to resign as Premier of Tuzla Canton on 7 February 2014, amid countrywide riots.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] It was reported that after resigning, he left Tuzla for the Bosnian capital Sarajevo.[10] [11] He was succeeded as Premier by Bahrija Umihanić, who was appointed to the post on 26 March 2014.[12]