Jerko Ivanković Lijanović
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Jerko Ivanković Lijanović | |
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| Federal Minister of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Forestry | |
| In office 17 March 2011 – 31 March 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Nermin Nikšić |
| Preceded by | Damir Ljubić |
| Succeeded by | Šemsudin Dedić |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 November 1969 |
| Party | People's Party Work for Prosperity |
Jerko Ivanković Lijanović (born 15 November 1969) is a Bosnian businessman and politician. He is a member of the People's Party Work for Prosperity, and has served as Federal Minister of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Forestry from 2011 to 2015.
Since September 2020, Lijanović has been serving a 7-year sentence for abuse of office in the Zenica prison.
Ivanković was born in Široki Brijeg in 1969. His nickname Lijanović came from his father Stipe Ivanković Lijan. In Sarajevo he went to the Agricultural-Food School.[1] He started his career in his family's firm Lijanovići d.o.o., of which he still holds 66 percent of the shares.
Lijanović is married and has three children.[2]
Political career
Lijanović is the Vice president of the People's Party Work for Prosperity, which was founded by his brother Mladen. In 2000, he was elected member of the Federal House of Peoples. At the 2006 general election, Lijanović was elected to the national House of Representatives.[1] In 2010, he ran as a candidate for the office of Croat member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, but won only 8% of the vote.[3]
In 2011, Lijanović's party went into a coalition with the Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and he was appointed Federal Minister of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Forestry in the Federal government of Nermin Nikšić. Lijanović served as minister until March 2015.
In 2014, he ran again for the Bosnian parliament but did not garner enough votes. Lijanović ran again for the Presidency at the 2018 general election, but only won 1% of the vote.[4]
