Darijana Filipović
Bosnian Croat politician (born 1987)
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Darijana Filipović (née Katić; born 26 January 1987) is a Bosnian Croat politician serving as member of the national House of Representatives since 2018. Having previously been a member of the Federal House of Representatives from 2014 to 2018, she is the current vice-president of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ BiH).
26 January 1987
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| Member of the House of Representatives | |||||||||||
| Assumed office 6 December 2018 | |||||||||||
| Constituency | 2nd Electoral Unit of the FBiH | ||||||||||
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| Born | Darijana Katić 26 January 1987 | ||||||||||
| Party | Croatian Democratic Union (since 2011) | ||||||||||
| University of Mostar (BEc) | |||||||||||
She is the HDZ BiH's candidate for the Croat member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2026 general election.
Early life and education
Filipović was born on 26 January 1987 in Mostar and grew up in Stolac, where she finished gymnasium. She graduated at the Faculty of Economics, University of Mostar in 2011.[1]
Career
A member of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ BiH) since 2011,[2] Filipović was the secretary general of the HDZ BiH Cantonal Committee of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton until 2014, and is currently one of the party's vice-presidents.[3]
In the 2014 general election, she was elected to the Federal House of Representatives. She was then elected to the national House of Representatives in the 2018 general election for the 2nd Electoral Unit of the FBiH. She was re-elected to office in the 2022 general election, obtaining over 20,000 votes.[4]
In April 2026, the HDZ BiH announced Filipović's candidacy for the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the October 2026 general election, as a Croat member of the presidency.[5]
Personal life
Filipović is married. Her twin sister, Andrijana Katić, is also a member of the HDZ BiH and currently serves as the Federal Minister of Traffic and Communication.[2][6] Their cousin is professional footballer Nikola Katić.[7]
