Nenad Stevandić (; born 12 October 1966) is a

Bosnian Serb The Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sr-Cyrl, Срби Босне и Херцеговине, Srbi Bosne i Hercegovine), often referred to as Bosnian Serbs ( sr-cyrl, босански Срби, bosanski Srbi) or Herzegovinian Serbs ( sr-cyrl, � ...

politician and physician who is the 7th and current speaker of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska. He is the president of the

United Srpska United Srpska (Serbian: Уједињена Српска/''Ujedinjena Srpska'' or US) is a political party based in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. A Serb nationalist party, United Srpska was formed in December 2015 following a split f ...

party and was previously a member of the Serb Democratic Party.

Early life and medical career

Stevandić was born in

Drvar Drvar (, ) is a town and the seat of the Municipality of Drvar in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in western Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the road between Bosansko Grahovo an ...

on 12 October 1966. He graduated from the Medical faculty at the

University of Banja Luka The University of Banja Luka (, , , ) is the second-oldest university in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A public university, it is the flagship institution of higher education in Republika Srpska, one of two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of th ...

in 1995 and specialized

otorhinolaryngology Otorhinolaryngology ( , abbreviated ORL and also known as otolaryngology, otolaryngology–head and neck surgery (ORL–H&N or OHNS), or ear, nose, and throat (ENT)) is a surgical subspecialty within medicine that deals with the surgical an ...

in 2002 in

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. He was a participant of the

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in the 1990s. After completing his studies, Stevandić got a job at the

University Clinical Center of the Republika Srpska The University Clinical Center of the Republika Srpska () is a medical centre located in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It serves as the main medical centre for both Banja Luka and Republika Srpska. History The University Clinical Center o ...

, where he has been working since. He was named its vice superintendent in 2018.

Political career

Stevandić became a member of a political party for the first time in 1990, when the Serb Democratic Party (SDS) was founded; this was the party he had been a member of for the following seven years. He re-joined the SDS in 2008 and was elected to the

National Assembly of Republika Srpska The People's Assembly of Republika Srpska ( Serbian: ''Народна скупштина Републике Српске''; Croatian: ''Narodna skupština Republike Srpske''; abbr. НСРС/NSRS) is the legislative body of Republika Srpska, on ...

in the 2010 general election. Stevandić was re-elected to the National Assembly in the 2014 general election. He then left the SDS in 2015 and founded the

political party. Since November 2022, Stevandić has been serving as speaker of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska. On 31 July 2023, the United States

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imposed sanctions on Stevandić under Executive Order 14033 for threatening regional security, peace, cooperation, and undermining the

Dayton Agreement The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement or the Dayton Accords ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Dejtonski mirovni sporazum, Дејтонски мировни споразум), and colloquially kn ...

related to the

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. In March 2025, the

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issued arrest warrants against Stevandić, Republika Srpska president

Milorad Dodik Milorad Dodik ( sr-Cyrl, Милорад Додик, ; born 12 March 1959) is a Bosnian Serb politician currently serving as the 8th president of Republika Srpska since 2022, a position he previously held from 2010 to 2018. He also served as ...

, and Republika Srpska prime minister

Radovan Višković Radovan Višković ( sr-Cyrl, Радован Вишковић; born 1 February 1964) is a Bosnian Serb politician serving as the 12th and current Prime Minister of Republika Srpska since December 2018. He is a member of the Alliance of Independe ...

for anti-constitutional conduct regarding Dodik's refusal to serve his imprisonment following his conviction for defying the

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. Stevandić was reported to be in Serbia at the time the warrants were issued. The court also requested the issuance of an international arrest warrant against Dodik and Stevandić from

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. Ultimately, Interpol rejected the request for the arrest warrant, deeming the persecution of him and Dodik as politically motivated.

Personal life

Stevandić and his wife Nataša have three children and own a family house in

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. On 18 January 2021, it was confirmed that he tested positive for

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, amid its pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Controversies

The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina banned Stevandić's

from participating in the 2020 municipal elections, with him being financially fined; the reason was publication of a video that could aspire hatred.

References

External links

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Official biography
at NarodnaSkupstinaRS.net
Official profile
at Parlament.ba
Official profile as President of United Srpska
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