Borjana Krišto

Borjana Krišto
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 December 2014
Member of the House of Peoples
In office 20 May 2011 – 20 September 2014
8th President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office 22 February 2007 – 17 March 2011
Vice President	Mirsad Kebo Spomenka Mičić
Preceded by	Niko Lozančić
Succeeded by	Živko Budimir
Personal details
Born	(1961-08-13) 13 August 1961 Livno, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
Political party	Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Alma mater	University of Banja Luka

Borjana Krišto (born 13 August 1961) is a Bosnian Croat politician, affiliated with the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina. She is the former president of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina – one of two political entities to compose Bosnia and Herzegovina – from 22 February 2007 until 17 March 2011. She was also the first woman to hold the position.

In June 2011, Krišto was one of the candidates for nomination to the position of Chairman of the Council of Ministers. Out of three candidates she came in third place when ranked by the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Early life

Krišto grew up and attended elementary and high school in her hometown of Livno. She graduated from law school from the University of Banja Luka in Banja Luka. In 2001, in Sarajevo, Krišto passed the bar exam.

External links

• Curriculum Vitae (in English)
• News about election (in Bosnian)