Borjana Krišto

Borjana Krišto
Croat Member of the House of Peoples
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 May 2011
Prime Minister	Vjekoslav Bevanda
Constituency	I electoral district
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, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Political party	Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Borjana Krišto (born August 13, 1961 in Livno, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia) 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 February 22, 2007 to March 17, 2011. She was also the first woman to hold the position. In June 2011, she was one of the candidates for nomination to the position of Prime Minister. Out of three candidates she came in third place when ranked by the presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Early life

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

External links

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