Živko Radišić

Živko Radišić Живко Радишић
2nd and 5th Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office 14 October 2000 – 14 June 2001
Preceded by	Alija Izetbegović
Succeeded by	Jozo Križanović
In office 13 October 1998 – 15 June 1999
Preceded by	Alija Izetbegović
Succeeded by	Ante Jelavić
5th Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office 13 October 1998 – 28 October 2002
Preceded by	Momčilo Krajišnik
Succeeded by	Mirko Šarović
Mayor of Banja Luka
In office 1977–1982
Personal details
Born	(1937-08-15) 15 August 1937 Prijedor, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Nationality	Bosnian Serb
Political party	Socialist Party of Republika Srpska
Spouse	Draginja Radišić
Alma mater	University of Sarajevo

Živko Radišić (Serbian Cyrillic: Живко Радишић, pronounced [ʒîːʋko rǎdiʃit͡ɕ]; born 15 August 1937) is a Bosnian Serb former politician who served as the 5th Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Born in Prijedor in 1937, Radišić graduated in 1964 from the University of Sarajevo Faculty of Political Sciences. From 1977 to 1982, he served as the mayor of Banja Luka, Bosnia's second-largest city. From 1982 to 1985 he headed the defense ministry of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 1996, he became a founding member of the Socialist Party of Republika Srpska.

Radišić was elected Bosnian Serb member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency in September 1998, defeating the incumbent Momčilo Krajišnik by 45,000 votes. Radišić chaired the Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina from 1998–1999 and from 2000–2001.