Nikola Špirić
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Nikola Špirić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Шпирић, pronounced [nǐkola ʃpǐːrit͡ɕ]; born 4 September 1956) is a Bosnian Serb politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2007 to 2012. He has been serving as member of the national House of Peoples since 2019.
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Никола Шпирић | |||||||||
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||||||||
In office 11 January 2007 – 12 January 2012 | |||||||||
President | |||||||||
Preceded by | Adnan Terzić | ||||||||
Succeeded by | Vjekoslav Bevanda | ||||||||
Member of the House of Peoples | |||||||||
Assumed office 28 February 2019 | |||||||||
In office 20 March 2001 – 31 January 2003 | |||||||||
Minister of Finance and Treasury | |||||||||
In office 12 January 2012 – 31 March 2015 | |||||||||
Prime Minister | Vjekoslav Bevanda | ||||||||
Preceded by | Dragan Vrankić | ||||||||
Succeeded by | Vjekoslav Bevanda | ||||||||
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Born | (1956-09-04) 4 September 1956 (age 67) Drvar, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia | ||||||||
Nationality | Bosnian Serb | ||||||||
Political party | Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (2002–present) | ||||||||
Other political affiliations | Party of Democratic Progress (2000–2002) | ||||||||
Spouse | Nadija Špirić | ||||||||
Children | 2 | ||||||||
Alma mater | University of Sarajevo (BEc, MEc, PhD) | ||||||||
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Špirić also served as Minister of Finance and Treasury from 2012 to 2015. He was previously a member of the national House of Representatives from 2002 to 2007.
Špirić was a member of the Party of Democratic Progress, until he left it in 2002 to join the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats.