Sredoje Nović (born 14 February 1947) is a Bosnian Serb politician serving as member of the national House of Peoples since 2015. He previously served as Minister of Civil Affairs from 2007 to 2015. Nović has been a member of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats since 2007. He also served as the first director of the

State Investigation and Protection Agency The State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) ( Bosnian: ''Državna agencija za istrage i zaštitu, SIPA'') is the official state police agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. SIPA is under the direct administration of the Ministry of Securit ...

(SIPA) from 2002 to 2007.

Early life and education

Born in

Derventa Derventa ( sr-cyrl, Дервента) is a city located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the Posavina region, northwest of the city of Doboj. As of 2013, the town has a total of 11,631 inhabitants, while ...

, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina,

FPR Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yugo ...

on 14 February 1947, Nović graduated from the

Faculty of Law, University of Sarajevo The University of Sarajevo Faculty of Law ( bs, Pravni fakultet Univerziteta u Sarajevu), also known as the Sarajevo Law School, is one of the leading schools of the University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The school is located in Sarajevo ...

Career

Nović joined the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats ahead of taking over the office of Minister of Civil Affairs in 2007. At the same time, he became a member of the Main and Executive Boards of the party. He spent most of his career in police and security services. He got his first job in 1970 in

Kragujevac Kragujevac ( sr-Cyrl, Крагујевац, ) is the fourth largest city in Serbia and the administrative centre of the Šumadija District. It is the historical centre of the geographical region of Šumadija in central Serbia, and is situated on ...

's "Red Flag", and two years later he got a job in the SUP of the Socialist Republic Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he remained for three years. Nović then became the Secretary for the Protection of the Constitutional Order in the

Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina The presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Predsjedništvo Bosne i Hercegovine, separator=" / ", Предсједништво Босне и Херцеговине) is a three-member body which collectively serves as head of state of ...

, and in 1983 he became the Assistant Secretary for Internal Affairs of the Republic SUP. From this position, he moved to the position of Undersecretary of the State Security Service of the

Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Bosna i Hercegovina, Социјалистичка Pепублика Босна и Херцеговина), commonly referred to as Socia ...

in 1989. During the

Bosnian War The Bosnian War ( sh, Rat u Bosni i Hercegovini / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. The war is commonly seen as having started ...

, Nović moved to

Banja Luka Banja Luka ( sr-Cyrl, Бања Лука, ) or Banjaluka ( sr-Cyrl, Бањалука, ) is the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the largest city of Republika Srpska. Banja Luka is also the ''de facto'' capital of this entity. I ...

, where he worked as a commercial director in a private company and a professor at the High School of Internal Affairs. In 1998, he was appointed head of the

Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, lit=Serb Republic, also known as Republic of Srpska, ) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Feder ...

State Security Service. He was never a candidate in any Bosnian elections, but was elected minister three times: first in 1998 as Minister of the

Police of Republika Srpska The Police of Republika Srpska( sr, Полиција Републике Српске, Policija Republike Srpske) is the executive and operative agency of the Ministry of Interior of Republika Srpska, and is headquartered in Banja Luka. Dut ...

, then in 2007 and 2012 as Minister of Civil Affairs. Also, from 2002 to 2007, Nović was the first director of the

(SIPA). While director of SIPA, he enjoyed the support of Paddy Ashdown, the

High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina The High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, together with the Office of the High Representative (OHR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, were created in 1995 immediately after the signing of the Dayton Agreement which ended the 1992–1995 Bosn ...

. As director, he showed a high degree of professionalism, legality in work and ability to build relationships of national institutions. Nović was not a candidate at the 2014 general election, but was subsequently appointed to the national House of Peoples. He was re-appointed to the post in February 2019.

Personal life

Sredoje is married to Gina Nović and together they have two daughters. They live in

References

External links

Official website of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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