Borjana Krišto

Borjana Krišto (née Krželj; born 13 August 1961) is a Bosnian Croat politician serving as Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina since January 2023. She previously served as the 8th president of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2007 to 2011. She is the first woman to hold both positions.

Borjana Krišto
Krišto in 2023
Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Assumed office
25 January 2023
PresidentDenis Bećirović
Željka Cvijanović
Željko Komšić
Preceded byZoran Tegeltija
8th President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office
22 February 2007 – 17 March 2011
Prime MinisterAhmet Hadžipašić
Nedžad Branković
Mustafa Mujezinović
Vice PresidentMirsad Kebo
Spomenka Mičić
Preceded byNiko Lozančić
Succeeded byŽivko Budimir
Ministerial offices
Federal Minister of Justice
In office
14 February 2003 – 22 February 2007
Prime MinisterAhmet Hadžipašić
Preceded byZvonko Mijan
Succeeded byFeliks Vidović
Parliamentary offices
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
9 December 2014 – 1 December 2022
Member of the House of Peoples
In office
9 June 2011 – 9 December 2014
Personal details
Born
Borjana Krželj

(1961-08-13) 13 August 1961
Livno, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
Political partyCroatian Democratic Union (1995–present)
SpouseBranko Krišto
Alma materUniversity of Banja Luka (LL.B.)

Krišto holds a degree in law from the Faculty of Law in Banja Luka. From 2003 to 2007, she served as Federal Minister of Justice. Following the 2006 general election, she became president of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in February 2007, serving until March 2011. In June 2011, Krišto was one of the candidates for nomination to the office of Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers. Ultimately, she was not nominated.

A member of the Croatian Democratic Union since 1995, Krišto was the party's candidate for a seat in the Bosnian Presidency as a Croat member in the 2010 and 2022 general elections. However, she failed to get elected in both elections. She was a member of both the national House of Peoples and House of Representatives as well.

In January 2023, Krišto was appointed Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers, following the 2022 general election.

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