Borjana Krišto

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Borjana Krišto (née Krželj; born 13 August 1961) is a Bosnian Croat politician serving as Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina since January 2023. She previously served as the 8th president of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2007 to 2011. She is the first woman to hold both positions.
Krišto holds a degree in law from the Faculty of Law at the University of Banja Luka. From 2003 to 2007, she served as Federal Minister of Justice. Following the 2006 general election, she became president of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in February 2007, serving until March 2011. In June 2011, Krišto was one of the candidates for nomination to the office of Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers. Ultimately, she was not nominated.
A member of the Croatian Democratic Union since 1995, Krišto was the party’s candidate for a seat in the Bosnian Presidency as a Croat member in the 2010 and 2022 general elections. However, she failed to get elected in both elections. She was a member of both the national House of Peoples and the House of Representatives as well.
In January 2023, Krišto was appointed Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers, following the…