Nikola Špirić
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| Nikola Špirić Никола Шпирић |
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| Assumed office 11 January 2007 |
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| President | Nebojša Radmanović Željko Komšić Haris Silajdžić |
| Preceded by | Adnan Terzić |
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| Born | 4 September 1956 Drvar, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Political party | SNSD |
Dr. Nikola Špirić (Serbian: Никола Шпирић) (born on September 4, 1956 in Drvar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, now Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a Bosnian Serb politician and is the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina elected on 4 January 2007. On 1 November 2007 he resigned and dismissed the Cabinet, he will only be the technical Premier until a new Cabinet of Ministers is elected or pre-term parliamentary elections held.
He completed elementary education in Drvar, high school in Sarajevo, and his undergraduate and postgraduate education at the University of Sarajevo. He holds a Ph.D. in economics. His doctoral thesis was in monetary and public finance.
Špirić has been an economics professor at the University of Banja Luka since 1992. He held a number of governmental positions including a 4-year term as a representative at the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was Chairman of the House of Peoples in 2002-2003 and Chairman of the House of Representatives in 2003-2004 and 2005-2006.
On November 1, 2007, Špirić tendered his resignation in protest of parliamentary reforms imposed by High Representative Miroslav Lajčák. Špirić felt that the reforms will reduce the influence of Bosnia's Serb population. The resignation was deemed by some to be the country's most serious crisis since the end of the Bosnian War.[1]
After the crisis was resolved, he was renominated for the Chairman's post on 10 December 2007,[2] confirmed by the presidency on 27 December 2007 and by parliament on 28 December 2007.[3]
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[edit] References
- ^ BBC NEWS | Europe | Bosnian PM resigns over reforms
- ^ Girodivite: Centro Studi Europa dell'Est - news del 10.12.2007 - powered by www.seenews.com
- ^ Javno - World
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