Radovan Višković | |||||||||
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| Радован Вишковић | |||||||||
 Višković in 2025 | |||||||||
| Prime Minister of Republika Srpska | |||||||||
| Assumed office 18 December 2018 | |||||||||
| President | Željka Cvijanović Milorad Dodik | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Željka Cvijanović | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | TBD | ||||||||
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| Personal details | |||||||||
| Born | 1 February 1964 Vlasenica, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||
| Nationality | Bosnian Serb | ||||||||
| Political party | Alliance of Independent Social Democrats | ||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Sarajevo | ||||||||
Radovan Višković (Serbian Cyrillic: Радован Вишковић; born 1 February 1964) is a Bosnian Serb politician who serves as Prime Minister of Republika Srpska since 2018. He is a member of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats.
Early life and education
[edit]Višković was born on 1 February 1964 in Buljevići, near Vlasenica (today in the municipality of Milići). He obtained the title of graduate traffic engineer at the Faculty of Transportation in Sarajevo (Road Transport) in 1990, then working there as assistant.
Višković completed postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Technology in Zvornik in 2005, and doctoral studies at the Faculty of Transportation in Doboj in 2015. He was then appointed assistant professor at the Faculty of Transportation in Doboj in the field of Transport Engineering, Road Traffic and Transport.[1]
Career
[edit]In July 1995, Lieutenant Višković worked as traffic assistant at the General Staff of the Army of Republika Srpska. According to the ICTY archive documents, on 13 July during the Srebrenica genocide, he was in contact with Colonel Rajko Krsmanović, traffic officer of convicted war criminal Radislav Krstić, about the transfer of captured Srebrenica Bosniaks (including the 700 captured in Sandići) to places such as Bratunac and Zvornik, where they were later shot. ICTY witnesses recall Višković meeting with Krsmanović right before the fall of Srebrenica, and later seeing him near the stadium in Nova Kasaba where captured people were detained.[2] In 2020, a witness testified at the trial of former police officers Miodrag Josipović and Branimir Tešić on Srebrenica-related charges in Bosnia, saying that Višković offered him money to dig up a mass grave in Milići in 1996.[3] Public media in Republika Srpska published the identity of the protected witness. Višković rebutted all allegations and announced lawsuits against the media and individuals who published the news.
After the war, he worked for the company "Bauxite" in Milići, as executive director for the transport sector.[1]
Višković began his political career in 2004 as a member of the Municipal Assembly of Milići, and in 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 he was elected as member of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska. He was Chairman of the parliamentary group of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD).[4][5]
On 2 November 2018, Milorad Dodik, the president of the SNSD announced that Višković would be his choice for the new prime pinister of Republika Srpska, succeeding Željka Cvijanović, who successfully ran for the position of President of Republika Srpska.[6] On 31 July 2023, the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions on Višković under Executive Order 14033 for threatening regional security, peace, cooperation, and undermining the Dayton Agreement related to the Western Balkans.[7]
In March 2025, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina issued arrest warrants against Višković, Republika Srpska president Milorad Dodik, and Republika Srpska National Assembly speaker Nenad Stevandić for anti-constitutional conduct regarding Dodik's refusal to serve his imprisonment following his conviction for defying the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina.[8] In July 2025, Višković and Stevandić voluntarily appeared before the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[9] The hearing was conducted following a motion submitted by the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Acting upon the motion, the Court issued a decision revoking the previously ordered arrest warrant against the two of them, replacing it with a precautionary measure only requiring both of them to report periodically to a designated state authority.[10]
On 18 August 2025, Višković resigned as prime minister of Republika Srpska.[11] Subsequently, Dodik announced his intent to appoint Višković as director of Autoputevi Republike Srpske, a state-owned enterprise engaged in the construction of new highways and expressways in Republika Srpska.[12] The National Assembly confirmed his resignation on 22 August.[13]
Personal life
[edit]Višković is married and has two children.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Саобраћајни факултет у Добоју: Извјештај Комисије за избор једног наставника у звање доцента, кандидат Радован Вишковић (2015)
- ^ "Istraga.ba". Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ Grebo, Lamija (22 September 2020). "Bosnia to Prosecute Media for Revealing Srebrenica Witness's Identity". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ Савез независних социјалдемократа: Потпредсједници Archived 2018-11-03 at the Wayback Machine, Приступљено 1 November 2018.
- ^ Народна скупштина Републике Српске: Радован Вишковић Archived 2017-03-21 at the Wayback Machine, Приступљено 2 November 2018.
- ^ Dodik: Radovana Viškovića za novog premijera Srpske
- ^ "U.S. Treasury Targets Four Officials in Bosnia and Herzegovina for Undermining the Dayton Peace Agreement". 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Bosnia issues new nationwide arrest warrant for Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik". Euronews. 17 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ M.G. (9 July 2025). "Sud BiH: U toku ročište o ukidanju pritvora Stevandiću i Viškoviću" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Ukinut pritvor Radovanu Viškoviću i Nenadu Stevandiću". N1 (in Bosnian). 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ D.Be. (18 August 2025). "Radovan Višković i zvanično podnio ostavku, bira se nova vlada" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ Radoš Krstojević (18 August 2025). "Dodik o ostavci Viškovića: Biće direktor "Autoputeva Republike Srpske"". nezavisne.com (in Bosnian). Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ A.L. (22 August 2025). "Prihvaćena ostavka Viškovića: "Moj DNK možda i nije najbolji za ovo vrijeme"" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ^ "Radovan Višković". 22 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
External links
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- Radovan Višković at eKapija
