Vjekoslav Bevanda

Vjekoslav Bevanda (pronounced [ʋjêkoslaʋ běʋaːnda]; born 13 May 1956) is a Bosnian Croat politician who is the current Minister of Finance and Treasury.[1] He is also the current Vice-Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, serving alongside Bisera Turković.

Vjekoslav Bevanda
Minister of Finance and Treasury
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 March 2015
Prime Minister	Denis Zvizdić Zoran Tegeltija
Preceded by	Nikola Špirić
8th Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office 12 January 2012 – 31 March 2015
President	Bakir Izetbegović Nebojša Radmanović Željko Komšić
Preceded by	Nikola Špirić
Succeeded by	Denis Zvizdić
Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Acting
In office 27 May 2009 – 25 June 2009
President	Borjana Krišto
Preceded by	Nedžad Branković
Succeeded by	Mustafa Mujezinović
Personal details
Born	(1956-05-13) 13 May 1956 Mostar, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
Political party	Croatian Democratic Union
Alma mater	University of Mostar

Bevanda was the 8th Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 12 January 2012 to 31 March 2015. He is a member of the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HDZ BiH).[2] He was also the Acting Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 27 May 2009 until 25 June 2009.

After he attended primary and high school in Mostar, Bevanda graduated from the Faculty of Economy at the University of Mostar in 1979.[3]

Between 1979 and 1989 he worked for the aircraft builder "SOKO" in Mostar. From 1990 to 1993 he worked for the "APRO" bank, also in Mostar. From 2000 until 2001 he worked for the "Euro Center" in Split, and from 2001 to 2007 as a director of the "Commerce Bank" located in Sarajevo.[3]

Bevanda was Minister of Finance of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from March 2007 until March 2011. At the same time he was Vice President of the Federal Government. Before that he did various legislative duties for the Federation.[3]