Sevlid Hurtić (born 2 January 1970) is a Bosnian politician serving as Minister of Human Rights and Refugees since January 2023. He previously served as member of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska. Hurtić is the founder and current president of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian Greens.
Sevlid Hurtić | |||||||||
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| Minister of Human Rights and Refugees | |||||||||
| Assumed office 25 January 2023 | |||||||||
| Prime Minister | Borjana Krišto | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Miloš Lučić | ||||||||
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| Born | 2 January 1970 Doboj, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||
| Nationality | Bosnian | ||||||||
| Political party | Bosnian-Herzegovinian Greens (2022–present) | ||||||||
| Children | 5 | ||||||||
Early life and education
editHurtić was born in Doboj on 2 January 1970, where he finished elementary and secondary education. He completed postgraduate studies in economics in 2015 and obtained a PhD in 2019.[1]
Political career
editHurtić served as Minister of Commerce and Tourism in the Government of Republika Srpska.[1] Following the 2018 general election, he filed legal complaints due to receiving exactly zero votes in voting booths 1 and 2 of the 5th electoral district Doboj, despite party members and others having voted there.[2]
On 2 March 2022, Hurtić founded the Bosnian-Herzegovinian Greens, becoming their president.[3] In the 2022 general election, he was elected to the National Assembly of Republika Srpska.[4]
On 25 January 2023, following the formation of a new Council of Ministers presided over by Borjana Krišto, Hurtić was appointed as the new Minister of Human Rights and Refugees within Krišto's government.[5]
Personal life
editHurtić is married and has five children.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Ko je Sevlid Hurtić, kandidat za ministra za ljudska prava i izbjeglice". Dnevni Avaz. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ Čalić, H. (13 October 2018). "Sevlid Hurtić glasao za sebe, a nije dobio nijedan glas". Dnevni Avaz. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ D.Be. (2 March 2022). "Nezavisna lista Doboj - Sevlid Hurtić promijenila ime, sada su Bh. Zeleni" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Rezultati izbora". izbori.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ N.V. (25 January 2023). "BiH dobila novo Vijeće ministara, državnu vlast sada čini SNSD, HDZ, SDP, NiP, NS, DNS..." (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "Predsjednik". bhzeleni.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 4 October 2023.
External links
edit- Sevlid Hurtić at mhrr.gov.ba