IGOR CRNADAK

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Biography

Date and place of birth:
  • 28 July 1972, Zadar
Education:
  • 1991 completed Grammar School in Banjaluka
  • 2004 graduated from the Faculty of Economy in Banjaluka, ongoing postgraduate studies - Department of Global Markets and the European Union at the Faculty of Economy in Banjaluka
Political engagement:
  • since 1999 member of the Party of Democratic Progress (PDP)
  • 2001 – 2004 spokesperson of the Party of Democratic Progress
  • 2005 appointed Executive Director of PDP
  • 2009 elected as PDP Secretary for International Relations
  • since 2011 Secretary General of the Party of Democratic Progress
  • He acted as head of PDPžs election headquarters during three election cycles.
Professional career :
  • 1990s worked as journalist, anchor, producer and radio editor and wrote for numerous printed media
  • 1996 – 1998 correspondent of the Voice of America from Banjaluka
  • 2000 – 2004 Head of PDP Caucus at the City Assembly of Banjaluka
  • 2006 member of the European Integration Committee of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska
  • 2007 – 2009 Deputy Minister of Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina and, on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, responsible for international cooperation Chairman of the BiH NATO Coordination Team
  • March 31st, 2015 appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Foreign language:
  • English
Marital status:
  • Married, father of two children.