Ivo Miro Jović (born 15 July 1950) is a Bosnian Croat former politician who served as the

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Croat member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2005 to 2006. He was a member of both the national House of Peoples and

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. Jović has been a member of the Croatian Democratic Union since 1990.

Early career

After Jović had graduated as a

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teacher from the

University of Sarajevo The University of Sarajevo ( Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: ''Univerzitet u Sarajevu'' / Sveučilište u Sarajevu / Универзитет у Сарајеву) is a public university located in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the largest ...

, he worked as a teacher in

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and Kiseljak. He became active in politics in 1997, as the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ BiH) had proposed him for a government position in the Central Bosnia Canton. In 1999, Jović entered the Federal Government as Deputy Minister of Culture, where he remained until 2001. Following the 2002 general election, he was elected as a representative for his party in the national

Presidency (2005–2006)

On 9 May 2005, Jović was appointed to the post of member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina by

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, following the sacking of

Dragan Čović Dragan Čović (; born 20 August 1956) is a Bosnian Croat politician who served as the 4th Croat member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2002 to 2005 and from 2014 to 2018. He is the current president of the Croatian Democrat ...

by the

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on charges of corruption. As Presidency member, he attended the

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between 14 and 16 September. At the 2006 general election, Jović was defeated in the race for a second term as the Croat member of the Presidency by

Željko Komšić Željko Komšić (; born 20 January 1964) is a Bosnian politician and diplomat who is the 6th and current Croat member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is also its current chairman, since 2021. Previously, he was a member of the na ...

of the

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(SDP BiH). Komšić's victory was widely attributed to a split in the

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, enabling SDP BiH to win a majority of the Bosniaks votes.

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see Komšić as their illegitimate representative because he was elected mostly by Bosniak voters. While serving in the Presidency, Jović was also as its chairman for most of his term.

Later career

Following his presidency, Jović served as the Croat and HDZ BiH's representative in the national House of Peoples from 14 March 2007 until 9 June 2011. In 2013, he was appointed as an advisor to then Deputy Defence Minister

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. In 2015, she was charged by the State Prosecutor's Office for paying Jović a salary despite him not showing up to work. In February 2016, she was acquitted by the

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of the charges.

Personal life

Jović is fluent in

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, married and father of three children.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jovic, Ivo Miro 1950 births Living people People from Čapljina Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina University of Sarajevo alumni University of Rijeka alumni Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina politicians Members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Chairmen of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Members of the House of Representatives (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Members of the House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina