Vjekoslav Bevanda
Bevanda in 2012
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office 12 January 2012 – 31 March 2015
President	See list Bakir Izetbegović Nebojša Radmanović Mladen Ivanić Željko Komšić Dragan Čović
Preceded by	Nikola Špirić
Succeeded by	Denis Zvizdić
Ministerial offices Minister of Finance and Treasury In office 31 March 2015 – 25 January 2023 Prime Minister Denis Zvizdić Zoran Tegeltija Preceded by Nikola Špirić Succeeded by Zoran Tegeltija Federal Minister of Finance In office 30 March 2007 – 17 March 2011 Prime Minister Nedžad Branković Mustafa Mujezinović Preceded by Dragan Vrankić Succeeded by Ante Krajina
Additional positions Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Acting In office 27 May 2009 – 25 June 2009 President Borjana Krišto Preceded by Nedžad Branković Succeeded by Mustafa Mujezinović
Personal details
Born	(1956-05-13) 13 May 1956 (age 67) Mostar, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
Political party	Croatian Democratic Union (2007–present)
Spouse	Ljiljana Bevanda
Children	2
Alma mater	University Džemal Bijedić of Mostar (BEc)

Vjekoslav Bevanda (pronounced [ʋjêkoslaʋ běʋaːnda]; born 13 May 1956) is a Bosnian Croat politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2012 to 2015. He was subsequently the Minister of Finance and Treasury from 2015 to 2023.

Bevanda served as the Acting Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2009 as well. He was also the Federal Minister of Finance from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of the Croatian Democratic Union.

Early life and education

Born in Mostar, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia, on 13 May 1956, Bevanda attended primary and high school in his hometown. He graduated from the Faculty of Economy at the University Džemal Bijedić of Mostar in 1979.^[1]

Early career

Between 1979 and 1989, Bevanda worked for the aircraft builder "SOKO" in Mostar. From 1990 to 1993, he worked for the "APRO" bank, also in Mostar. From 2000 until 2001, he worked for the "Euro Center" in Split, and from 2001 to 2007 as a director of the "Commerce Bank" located in Sarajevo.^[1]

Political career

A member of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ BiH),^[2] Bevanda was the Federal Minister of Finance from March 2007 until March 2011. At the same time he was Vice President of the Federal Government. Before that he did various legislative duties for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[1] On 27 May 2009, Bevanda was named Acting Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, succeeding Nedžad Branković who had resigned earlier in the day.^[3] He was replaced by Mustafa Mujezinović on 25 June 2009.

After a one-year governmental formation crisis following the 2010 general election, Bevanda became the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 12 January 2012 in the six-party coalition which had included the HDZ BiH as well.^[4] He served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers until 31 March 2015.

On 31 March 2015, Bevanda was appointed as the new Minister of Finance and Treasury within the government led by Denis Zvizdić.^[5] He stayed as minister in the government of Zoran Tegeltija as well.^[6] Bevanda was succeeded as minister by Zoran Tegeltija on 25 January 2023, following the formation of a new government presided over by Borjana Krišto.^[7]

Personal life

Vjekoslav is married to Ljiljana Bevanda and together they have two daughters.^[1]