Ognjen Tadić (Serbian Cyrillic: Огњен Тадић; born 20 April 1974)[1] is a Bosnian Serb politician, lawyer, journalist and sociologist who served as chairman and member of the national House of Peoples from 2011. to 2019. He served as member of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska from 2006. to 2010. and as member of the Council of the People of the Republic of Srpska from 2018. to 2022. Tadić studied at the University of Banja Luka, where he graduated from the Faculty of Law and received his master's degree from the Faculty of Political Sciences. He is a lawyer, journalist and sociologist.
Ognjen Tadić | |
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Огњен Тадић | |
.jpg) Tadić in 2021 | |
| Chairman and Member of the House of Peoples | |
| In office 9 June 2011 – 28 February 2019 | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska | |
| In office 9 November 2006 – 15 November 2010 | |
| Member of the Council of the People of the Republic of Srpska | |
| In office December 2018 – December 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 April 1974 Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Bosnian Serb |
| Political party | Democratic People's Alliance (2018–2020) |
| Other political affiliations | Serb Democratic Party (2006–2017) |
| Spouse | Daliborka Tadić |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Banja Luka |
Tadić was a prominent figure of the Serb Democratic Party, until he left it in 2017 to join the Democratic People's Alliance a year later. He left the Democratic People's Alliance in 2020.
Personal life and education
editTadić was born in Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia, present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1974. He holds a degree in law and master's degree from the political science from the University of Banja Luka.[2]
He is married to Daliborka Tadić and together they have three children.
Political career
editTadić was the Head of the Office (1998–99), Social Affairs Advisor (1999–2000), Political Affairs Advisor (2005–06) and Legal Advisor (from 2023) of the president of Republika Srpska.[2]
From 9 November 2006 to 15 November 2010, he was a member of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska. From 9 June 2011 until 28 February 2019, Tadić was a member of the national House of Peoples as well.[2] From December 2018 until December 2022, Tadić was a member of the Council of the People of the Republic of Srpska.
At the 2007 Republika Srpska presidential election, he won 34.77% of the vote[3] as a candidate of the Serb Democratic Party.[2] At the 2010 Republika Srpska general election, Tadić won 35.92% of votes as a candidate for president of the Together for Srpska coalition. At the 2014 general election, he won 44.28% of votes as a candidate for president of the Alliance for Change coalition.
Tadić was a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean from 2011 to 2019. He was also an observer in the Assembly of the Western European Union from 2008 until 2010.[2]
References
edit- ^ Ognjen Tadić biodata, predsjednik.rs; accessed 16 December 2015. Archived August 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e Ognjen Tadić at ewb.rs
- ^ 2007 presidential election, izbori.ba; accessed 16 December 2015.
External links
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- Ognjen Tadić at imovinapoliticara.cin.ba