Spasoje Tuševljak

Spasoje Tuševljak
1st Minister of Finance and Treasury
In office 22 June 2000 – 22 February 2001
Prime Minister	Himself Martin Raguž
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Božidar Matić
1st Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office 6 June 2000 – 18 October 2000
President	Alija Izetbegović Halid Genjac Živko Radišić Ante Jelavić
Preceded by	Haris Silajdžić and Svetozar Mihajlović (as Co-Chairmen)
Succeeded by	Martin Raguž
Personal details
Born	(1952-05-28) 28 May 1952 Trnovo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Political party	SDS
Residence(s)	Belgrade, Serbia

Spasoje Tuševljak (Serbian Cyrillic: Спасоје Тушевљак; 28 May 1952) is a Bosnian economist and former politician. He served as the 1st Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 6 June until 18 October 2000. Tuševljak was also the 1st Minister of Finance and Treasury from 22 June 2000 until 22 February 2001.

Biography

Tuševljak is a professor at the Faculty of Economy in East Sarajevo. At the beginning of the war in Bosnia and Hezegovina, Tuševljak managed affairs between Republika Srpska and FR Yugoslavia. As he had good relations with the Government of Republika Srpska, he was named a chief negotiator in the question of legal succession of the SFR Yugoslavia.

He was named the first Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a member of the Serbian Democratic Party. He held office between June and October 2000. He was the Minister of Finance and Treasury from June 2000 to February 2001.