Bisera Turković
Bisera Turković (née Rešić; born 8 December 1954) is a Bosnian diplomat and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2019 to 2023. She was the first female foreign minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bisera Turković | |
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Turković in 2022 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 23 December 2019 – 25 January 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Zoran Tegeltija |
| Preceded by | Igor Crnadak |
| Succeeded by | Elmedin Konaković |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 3 October 2005 – 20 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Igor Davidović |
| Succeeded by | Mitar Kujundžić |
| Minister for European Integration | |
| In office 6 June 2000 – 22 February 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Spasoje Tuševljak Martin Raguž |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Dragan Mikerević |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bisera Rešić 8 December 1954 Sisak, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Bosnian |
| Political party | Party of Democratic Action (1991–present) |
| Spouse |
Salih Turković
(m. 1973, died) |
| Children | 3 |
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Born in Sisak in 1954, Turković holds a degree in law from the University of Sarajevo and a bachelor in Criminal Justice Administration from the Phillip Institute of Technology. She holds a PhD in international relations from the Pacific Western University, now known as California Miramar University. Following her studies, Turković worked as chief editor for Hayat TV. Her first assignments as ambassador were to Croatia, Hungary, and at Bosnia and Herzegovina's Permanent Mission to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
From 2000 to 2001, Turković was Minister for European Integration. From 2004 to 2005, she served at Bosnia and Herzegovina's Permanent Mission to the United Nations as well as an ambassador to a few international organizations. Following that, Turković was the Bosnia and Herzegovina Ambassador to the United States from 2005 until 2009. She has been a member of the Party of Democratic Action since 1991.
Following Zoran Tegeltija's appointment as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Turković was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in Tegeltija's cabinet in December 2019. She served as foreign minister until January 2023, when a new cabinet led by Borjana Krišto was formed.