Borjana Krišto

She has chaired the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina since January 2023, the first woman to do so. She is named in the market on who will next chair the Council of Ministers.

Career

Krišto, born Borjana Krželj in Livno, took a law degree at the University of Banja Luka in 1984. She joined HDZ BiH in 1995, has sat on its presidency since 2001 and has been a deputy party president since 2007. She was Federal Minister of Justice from 2003 to 2007 and President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2007 to 2011, the first woman in that post. She was a member of the House of Peoples from 2011 to 2014 and of the House of Representatives from 2014 to 2022. In January 2023 she became Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers, leading a coalition formed after the 2022 election.

Positions

Wikipedia describes Krišto as supporting Bosnia and Herzegovina's integration into the European Union. It also reports that she has voiced support for Israel in the Gaza conflict and has advocated moving Bosnia's embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. She governs in the coalition formed after the 2022 election, and Wikipedia records that the Troika alliance withdrew its support in January 2025 over a dispute about votes on EU accession legislation, while her government stayed in office through the October 2026 election period.

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