Dragan Mikerević

Dragan Mikerević
Драган Микеревић
8th Prime Minister of Republika Srpska
In office
17 January 2003 – 17 February 2005
PresidentDragan Čavić
Preceded byMladen Ivanić
Succeeded byPero Bukejlović
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office
15 March 2002 – 23 December 2002
President
Preceded byZlatko Lagumdžija
Succeeded byAdnan Terzić
Ministerial offices
Minister for European Integration
In office
22 February 2001 – 23 December 2002
Prime MinisterBožidar Matić
Zlatko Lagumdžija
Himself
Preceded byBisera Turković
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born (1955-02-12) 12 February 1955
Doboj, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
Political partyParty of Democratic Progress (1999–2009)

Dragan Mikerević (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Микеревић; born 12 February 1955) is a Bosnian Serb politician who served as the 8th Prime Minister of Republika Srpska from 2003 to 2005.[1] Previously, he served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina from March to December 2002.

He earned a PhD in Economics from the University of Novi Sad in 1996, where he is employed as a Professor.[1]

Mikerević was appointed Prime Minister of Republika Srpska on 17 January 2003. He announced his resignation in December 2004, one day after the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina fired six Bosnian Serb policemen, alleging they were protecting war crimes fugitives.[2] He served officially until 17 February 2005. He was also Minister for European Integration in the Council of Ministers from 2001 to 2002.[1]

Mikerević was a member of the Party of Democratic Progress from 1999 to 2009.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Dragan Mikerevic". imovinapoliticara.cin.ba. Centar za istraživačko novinarstvo - CIN.
  2. ^ "Bosnian Serb leader resigns". Al Jazeera. 18 December 2004.