Milorad Dodik
Milorad Dodik (Serbian Cyrillic: Милорад Додик, pronounced [mîloraːd dǒdik]; born 12 March 1959) is a Bosnian Serb politician serving as the 8th president of Republika Srpska since 2022. Previously, he served as the 7th Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2018 to 2022.
Milorad Dodik | |
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| 8th President of Republika Srpska | |
| Assumed office 15 November 2022 | |
| Vice President | Ćamil Duraković Davor Pranjić |
| Preceded by | Željka Cvijanović |
| In office 15 November 2010 – 19 November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Rajko Kuzmanović |
| Succeeded by | Željka Cvijanović |
| 16th Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| In office 20 November 2020 – 20 July 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Šefik Džaferović |
| Succeeded by | Željko Komšić |
| In office 20 November 2018 – 20 July 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Bakir Izetbegović |
| Succeeded by | Željko Komšić |
| 7th Serb Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| In office 20 November 2018 – 15 November 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Denis Zvizdić Zoran Tegeltija |
| Preceded by | Mladen Ivanić |
| Succeeded by | Željka Cvijanović |
| 6th Prime Minister of Republika Srpska | |
| In office 28 February 2006 – 15 November 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Pero Bukejlović |
| Succeeded by | Anton Kasipović (acting) |
| In office 31 January 1998 – 16 January 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Gojko Kličković |
| Succeeded by | Mladen Ivanić |
| President of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats | |
| Assumed office 10 March 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
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| Born | 12 March 1959 Banja Luka, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Bosnian Serb |
| Political party | Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (1996–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Union of Reform Forces (1990–1991) |
| Spouse | Snježana Dodik |
| Children | Gorica and Igor |
| Alma mater | University of Belgrade (BA) |
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Dodik has also been serving as the president of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) since its creation in 1996, and has occupied a number of political positions in Republika Srpska, the Serb-majority entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Dodik was the prime minister of Republika Srpska from 1998 to 2001 and from 2006 to 2010, and the president of Republika Srpska from 2010 to 2018.
Much like the SNSD, Dodik was initially considered as a moderate and reformist alternative to the ultranationalist Serb Democratic Party in the 1990s and early 2000s. Since then, Dodik and the SNSD have pursued an increasingly-Serbian nationalist and separatist line, invoking the right of the Bosnian Serbs to self-determination. His time in power has been characterised by accusations of authoritarianism from opponents, repudiation of federal Bosnian institutions, and closer connections to both Russia and Serbia.