Anton Kasipović (Serbian Cyrillic: 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.

Anton Kasipović
Антон Касиповић
Kasipović in 2011
Deputy Prime Minister of Republika Srpska
Assumed office
23 July 2020
Serving with Srebrenka Golić
Prime MinisterRadovan Višković
Minister of Justice of Republika Srpska
Assumed office
18 December 2014
Prime MinisterRadovan Višković
Preceded byGorana Zlatković
Minister of Education and Culture of Republika Srpska
In office
26 February 2006 – 12 March 2013
Prime MinisterMilorad Dodik
Aleksandar Džombić
Prime Minister of Republika Srpska
In office
15 November 2010 – 29 December 2010
PresidentMilorad Dodik
Preceded byMilorad Dodik
Succeeded byAleksandar Džombić
Personal details
Born (1956-08-30) 30 August 1956 (age 68)
Banja Luka, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityBosnian Croat
Political partySNSD
SpouseBiljana[1]
Children1
Alma materUniversity of Banja Luka

Biography

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "Anton Kasipović". CIN, Centar za istraživačko novinarstvo (in Bosnian). 2 December 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Minister of Justice". Government of Republic of Srpska. 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
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