Igor Crnadak

Igor Crnadak
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Minister of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 March 2015
Prime Minister	Denis Zvizdić
Preceded by	Zlatko Lagumdžija
Personal details
Born	(1972-07-28) 28 July 1972 Zadar, Yugoslavia (now Croatia)
Nationality	Bosnian Serb
Political party	Party of Democratic Progress
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Banja Luka

Igor Crnadak (born (1972-07-28)28 July 1972 in Zadar) is a Bosnian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina since March 2015 for the Bosnian Serb PDP party.

Early life and education

Coming from a Bosnian Serb family, Crnadak was born in Zadar and attended high school in Banja Luka. In 2004, Crnadak graduated from the Faculty of Economic at the University of Banja Luka.

Political career

In his early career, Crnadak worked as journalist, anchor, producer and radio editor and wrote for numerous printed media. He worked as an anchor at a private radio in Banja Luka during the war. Between 1996 and 1998 he was a correspondent for the Voice of America based in Banja Luka. He also worked periodically for the company Braniko d.o.o. Banja Luka.

Since 1999, Crnadak has been a member of the Party of Democratic Progress (PDP) and has held numerous positions within the party. Between 2000 and 2004 he was Head of the PDP in the City Assembly of Banjaluka. He was a member of the European Integration Committee of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska in 2006. Since 2011 he has been Secretary General of the Party of Democratic Progress.

Between 2007 and 2009 he was Deputy Minister of Defence and was responsible for the BiH NATO Coordination Team. On 31 March 2015, he was appointed as the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Personal life

Crnadak is married and is the father of two children. Crnadak speaks English.

External Links

• Is Bosnia and Herzegovina ready for the EU? Igor Crnadak at BBC Hard Talk, 13 January 2016