Cabinet of Nikola Špirić II

Second Špirić cabinet
10th Cabinet of Bosnia and Herzegovina
2008–2012
Date formed	20 February 2008 (2008-02-20)
Date dissolved	12 January 2012 (2012-01-12)
People and organisations
Head of state	Presidency List Haris Silajdžić Nebojša Radmanović Željko Komšić
Head of government	Nikola Špirić
Deputy head of government	Dragan Vrankić Sadik Ahmetović
No. of ministers	9
Total no. of members	10
Member parties	Alliance of Independent Social Democrats Croatian Democratic Union Party of Democratic Action Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatian Democratic Union 1990
Status in legislature	Majority coalition government 29 / 42
History
Legislature term	2006–2010
Predecessor	Cabinet of Nikola Špirić I
Successor	Cabinet of Vjekoslav Bevanda

The Tenth Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian and Croatian: Deseti saziv Vijeća ministara Bosne i Hercegovine, Serbian: Десети сазив Савјета министара Босне и Херцеговине / Deseti saziv Savjeta ministara Bosne i Hercegovine) was the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina cabinet formed on 20 February 2008, following the resignation and later reappointment of Nikola Špirić. It was led by Chairman of the Council of Ministers Nikola Špirić.[1] The cabinet was dissolved on 12 January 2012 and was succeeded by a new Council of Ministers presided over by Vjekoslav Bevanda.[2]

Investiture

Investiture Nikola Špirić (SNSD)
Ballot →		20 February 2008
Required majority →		22 out of 42 Y
	Yes	28 / 42
	No	8 / 42
	Abstentions	1 / 42
	Absentees	5 / 42
Source:[3]

History

The Second Špirić cabinet was formed on 20 February 2008, following the resignation and later reappointment of Nikola Špirić.[4] On 1 November 2007, Špirić tendered his resignation in protest of parliamentary reforms imposed by High Representative Miroslav Lajčák. Špirić felt that the reforms would reduce the influence of Bosnia's Serb population. The resignation was deemed by some to be the country's most serious crisis since the end of the Bosnian War.[4]

After the crisis was resolved, he was renominated for the chairman's post on 10 December 2007,[5] confirmed by the Presidency on 27 December 2007 and by Parliament a day later, on 28 December.[6] With Špirić's reappointment, a new cabinet presided by Špirić was officially formed in February 2008, but with little change.[3]

Party breakdown

Party breakdown of cabinet ministers:

Alliance of Independent Social Democrats	3
Croatian Democratic Union	2
Party of Democratic Action	2
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina	2
Croatian Democratic Union 1990	1

Cabinet members

The Cabinet was structured into the offices for the chairman of the Council of Ministers, the two vice chairs and 9 ministries.[7]

← Špirić II Cabinet → (20 February 2008 – 12 January 2012)
Portfolio	Name	Party		Took office	Left office
Chairman of the Council of Ministers	Nikola Špirić		SNSD	20 February 2008	12 January 2012
Minister of Finance and Treasury Vice Chairman of the Council of Ministers	Dragan Vrankić		HDZ BiH	20 February 2008	12 January 2012
Minister of Security Vice Chairman of the Council of Ministers	Sadik Ahmetović		SDA	24 November 2009	12 January 2012
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Sven Alkalaj		SBiH	20 February 2008	12 January 2012
Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations	Mladen Zirojević		SNSD	30 August 2008	12 January 2012
Minister of Defence	Selmo Cikotić		SDA	20 February 2008	12 January 2012
Minister of Justice	Bariša Čolak		HDZ BiH	20 February 2008	12 January 2012
Minister of Civil Affairs	Sredoje Nović		SNSD	20 February 2008	12 January 2012
Minister of Communication and Traffic	Rudo Vidović		HDZ 1990	23 June 2009	12 January 2012
Minister of Human Rights and Refugees	Safet Halilović		SBiH	20 February 2008	12 January 2012

References

1. Zoran Pirolić (4 January 2007). "Nikola Špirić novi predsjedavajući Vijeća ministara BiH" (in Bosnian). dw.com. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
2. Elvira M. Jukic (29 December 2011). "Vjekoslav Bevanda To Be Named Bosnian PM". balkaninsight.com. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
3. "Zastupnički dom državnog parlamenta Bosne i Hercegovine potvrdio sastav novog Vijeća ministara" (in Bosnian). slobodnaevropa.org. 9 February 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
4. BBC NEWS | Europe | Bosnian PM resigns over reforms
5. Girodivite: Centro Studi Europa dell'Est – news del 10.12.2007 – powered by www.seenews.com
6. Javno – World
7. "Ministarstva". vijeceministara.gov.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 19 October 2021.

External links

• Website of the Council of Ministers