Borislav Paravac
Borislav Paravac (Serbian Cyrillic: Борислав Паравац; born 18 February 1943) is a Bosnian Serb politician and the former 4th Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 10 April 2003 until 6 November 2006.[1] Following the dismissal of Mirko Šarović from his post at the presidency by the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lord Paddy Ashdown, Paravac was appointed to the post on 10 April 2003. He held the position of chairman on two occasions.
Borislav Paravac | |
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![]() Paravac at the funeral of Pope John Paul II on 8 April 2005 | |
8th Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
In office 28 October 2004 – 28 June 2005 | |
Preceded by | Sulejman Tihić |
Succeeded by | Ivo Miro Jović |
In office 10 April 2003 – 27 June 2003 | |
Preceded by | Dragan Čović |
Succeeded by | Dragan Čović |
4th Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
In office 10 April 2003 – 6 November 2006 | |
Preceded by | Mirko Šarović |
Succeeded by | Nebojša Radmanović |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 28 October 2002 – 10 April 2003 | |
Member of the House of Peoples | |
In office 13 October 1998 – 14 October 2000 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Kostajnica, Doboj, Independent State of Croatia | 18 February 1943
Political party | Serb Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Paravac was born on 18 February 1943 in Kostajnica near Doboj in northern Bosnia. He graduated from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Zagreb in 1966. From 13 October 1998 to 14 October 2000, he was the member of the House of Peoples. At the 2002 general election, Paravac was elected to the House of Representatives.