Ministry of Communication and Traffic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Ministry of Communication and Traffic of
Bosnia and Hercegovina
	Ministarstvo komunikacija i prometa; Bosne i Hercegovine; Министарство комуникација и саобраћајa; Босне и Херцеговине
	Greece–Bosnia and Herzegovina Friendship Building, seat of the Ministry of Communication and Traffic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Department overview
Formed	2002
Headquarters	Sarajevo
Minister responsible	Vojin Mitrović[1];
Website	http://www.mkt.gov.ba

The Ministry of Communication and Traffic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serbo-Croatian: Ministarstvo komunikacija i prometa Bosne i Hercegovine / Министарство комуникација и саобраћајa Босне и Херцеговине) is the governmental department which oversees the communication and traffic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

History

After the end of the Bosnian War in 1995, the 1996 Bosnian general election and the formation of the first post-war government in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1997, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Communication of Bosnia and Herzegovina began working with Spasoje Albijanić (SDS) at the head, which is the predecessor of today's Ministry of Communication and Traffic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

After the 2002 Bosnian general election and the formation of the new government of Bosnia and Herzegovina between the Party of Democratic Action (SDA), the Serbian Democratic Party (SDS) and the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HDZ BiH), headed by Adnan Terzić (SDA), the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Communications of Bosnia and Herzegovina was divided into the Ministry of Communication and Traffic of Bosnia and Herzegovina with Branko Dokić (PDP) becomig Minister and the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina with Safet Halilović (SBiH) as Minister.[2]

Organization

The Ministry of Communications and Traffic of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists of four sectors, one inspectorate, one directorate and one regulatory board.

Sector for Legal and Financial Affairs
Traffic Sector
Sector for traffic infrastructure, project preparation and implementation
Inspectorate
Directorate of Civil Aviation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regulatory Board of Rail transport in Bosnia and Herzegovina

List of ministers

Ministers of Civil Affairs and Communication (1997–2002)

Political parties:
  Serb Democratic Party (SDS)
  Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD)
  Socialist Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (SP)

No.	Minister of Civil Affairs and Communication	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party
1	Albijanić, SpasojeSpasoje Albijanić	3 January 1997	3 February 1999	2 years, 31 days	SDS
2	Ašanin, MarkoMarko Ašanin (1955–2011)	3 February 1999	22 June 2000	1 year, 140 days	SNSD
3	Gligorić, TihomirTihomir Gligorić	22 June 2000	22 February 2001	245 days	SP
4	Mihajlović, SvetozarSvetozar Mihajlović (born 1949)	22 February 2001	23 December 2002	1 year, 304 days	SP

Ministers of Communication and Traffic (2002–present)

Political parties:
  Party of Democratic Progress (PDP)
  Croatian Democratic Union 1990 (HDZ 1990)
  Social Democratic Party (SDP BiH)
  Democratic Front (DF)
  Union for a Better Future of BiH (SBB BiH)
  Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD)

No.	Minister of Communication and Traffic	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party
1	Dokić, BrankoBranko Dokić (born 1949)	23 December 2002	11 January 2007	4 years, 19 days	PDP
2	Ljubić, BožoBožo Ljubić (born 1949)	11 January 2007	23 June 2009	2 years, 232 days	HDZ 1990
3	Vidović, RudoRudo Vidović (born 1958)	23 June 2009	12 January 2012	2 years, 203 days	HDZ 1990
4	Hadžić, DamirDamir Hadžić (born 1976)	12 January 2012	31 March 2015	3 years, 78 days	SDP BiH
5	Matanović, SlavkoSlavko Matanović (born 1958)	31 March 2015	11 May 2016	1 year, 41 days	DF
6.	Jusko, IsmirIsmir Jusko (born 1971)	11 May 2016	26 December 2018	2 years, 229 days	SBB
7	Mitrović, VojinVojin Mitrović (born 1961)	23 December 2019	Incumbent	1 year, 37 days	SNSD

References

Er.M. (23 December 2019). "Počela sjednica o imenovanju Vijeća ministara BiH" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
"Sazivi vijeća ministara" (in Bosnian). Vijeće ministara Bosne i Hercegovine. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

External links

Official website

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[klix-1] Er.M. (23 December 2019). "Počela sjednica o imenovanju Vijeća ministara BiH" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 23 December 2019.

[2] "Sazivi vijeća ministara" (in Bosnian). Vijeće ministara Bosne i Hercegovine. Retrieved 11 September 2016.