Aljoša Čampara

Aljoša Čampara (born 20 January 1975) is a Bosnian politician who is currently serving as the Federal Minister of Interior. He held various administrative posts in the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina and was the Deputy Mayor of Sarajevo.

Aljoša Čampara
Federal Minister of Interior
Assumed office
31 March 2015
Prime MinisterFadil Novalić
Preceded byPredrag Kurteš
Deputy Mayor of Sarajevo
In office
27 March 2013 – 31 March 2015
Serving with Rako Čović
Personal details
Born (1975-01-20) 20 January 1975
Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityBosnian
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Party of Democratic Action (until 2020)
Spouse(s)Amela Čampara[1]
RelationsDenis Zvizdić (cousin)[1]
ParentsAvdo Čampara (father)
ResidenceSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Alma materSarajevo Faculty of Law
ProfessionLawyer

Biography

Čampara was born in Sarajevo to a very influential family. His father was Avdo Čampara, a prominent Bosniak politician and a close associate of Alija Izetbegović, a Bosniak leader during the Bosnian War.[1] After finishing elementary school and high school, Čampara attended the Sarajevo Faculty of Law. Soon after he was employed as an associate in the Department for Personnel Issues and the Department for Protocols of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina. After that, he held a various administrative duties, he was a secretary of the Constitutional-Legal Commission of the national House of Peoples, and later a secretary of the House of Peoples, than a secretary of the Joint Service of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, after which he was named an advisor of the Chairman of the House of Peoples, later becoming a member of the Legislative-Legal Commission of the House of Peoples, where he served as an external expert. Čampara was also a member of the Steering Committee of the Faculty of Political Science in Sarajevo.[2] He is currently a member of the Assembly of the Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]

Ivo Komšić was elected Mayor of Sarajevo on 27 March 2013, while Čampara was elected Deputy Mayor as a Bosniak representative, along with Rako Čović, who was elected as the Serb representative.[3]

Since 31 March 2015, he has been serving as the Federal Minister of Interior in the government of Fadil Novalić.

References
Notes
  1. Ćatić & 15 August 2014.
  2. Grad Sarajevo.
  3. Bljesak & 27 March 2013.
News reports
  • Ćatić, I. (15 August 2014). "Porodica Čampara preuzela gotovo sve institucije". Dnevni Avaz. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  • "Ivo Komšić izabran za gradonačelnika Sarajeva; Čampara i Čović zamjenici" (in Croatian). Bljesak. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
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