Staša Košarac

Staša Košarac (Serbian Cyrillic: Сташа Кошарац; born 19 March 1975) is a Bosnian Serb politician serving as Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations since December 2019. He was previously a member of both the national House of Peoples and House of Representatives.

Staša Košarac
Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations
Assumed office
23 December 2019
Prime MinisterZoran Tegeltija
Borjana Krišto
Preceded byMirko Šarović
Additional positions
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
9 December 2014 – 23 December 2019
Member of the House of Peoples
In office
9 June 2011 – 9 December 2014
Personal details
Born (1975-03-19) 19 March 1975
Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityBosnian Serb
Political partyAlliance of Independent Social Democrats (1998–present)
SpouseSanja Košarac
Children3
Residence(s)Istočno Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Košarac is a member of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats.

Early life

Košarac was born on 19 March 1975 to Bosnian Serb parents Milorad and Zoranka in Sarajevo, where he finished elementary and then high school Đuro Pucar Stari in Vogošća.[1] In 2014, he graduated from the Faculty of Business and Industrial Management in Belgrade.[1]

Political career

Košarac is a member of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, and got his first public position when he was 25 years old as a councilor in the Municipal Assembly of Višegrad.[1] In 2004, he got elected to the National Assembly of Republika Srpska.[1] In 2011, he became a member of the national House of Peoples and was, later on, Chairman of the House of Peoples.[1] In the 2014 general election, Košarac was elected to a parliamentary seat in the national House of Representatives.[1]

In January 2010, he became the head of the Team for Coordination of War Crimes Investigation and Search for Missing Persons of Republika Srpska by the decision of the Government of Republika Srpska.[2]

On 23 December 2019, Košarac was appointed as Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations in the national government of Zoran Tegeltija.[3] He stayed as minister in the government of Borjana Krišto as well.[4]

Perosnal life

Košarac lives in Istočno Sarajevo with his wife Sanja and their three children.[5] On 28 November 2020, it was confirmed that he tested positive for COVID-19, amid its pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[6]

On 7 December 2020, Košarac's wife Sanja accused him of threatening and cheating on her.[7]

References
  1. "Staša Košarac". imovinapoliticara.cin.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. Формиран тим РС за истраживање ратних злочина („Фронтал”, 28. January 2010), (in Serbian)
  3. Er.M. (23 December 2019). "Počela sjednica o imenovanju Vijeća ministara BiH" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  4. N.V. (25 January 2023). "BiH dobila novo Vijeće ministara, državnu vlast sada čini SNSD, HDZ, SDP, NiP, NS, DNS..." (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  5. Вишковић отворио Свесрпски куп („РТРС”, 21. December 2019), (in Serbian)
  6. A.Z. (20 November 2020). "Ministar Staša Košarac zaražen koronavirusom" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  7. "Supruga ministra Košarca objavila da je muž vara i da joj prijeti" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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