Savo Minić
Bosnian Serb politician (born 1974)
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Savo Minić (Serbian: Саво Минић; born 5 September 1974) is a Bosnian Serb politician serving as Prime Minister of Republika Srpska since September 2025. A member of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD), he previously served as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management in the government of Republika Srpska from 2022 to 2025.
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Savo Minić | |
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Savo Minić in 2026 | |
| Prime Minister of Republika Srpska | |
| Assumed office 2 September 2025[a] | |
| President | Ana Trišić-Babić (acting) Siniša Karan |
| Preceded by | Radovan Višković |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 September 1974 |
| Party | Alliance of Independent Social Democrats |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Banja Luka (LLB, LLM, LLD) |
Minić's appointment as prime minister of Republika Srpska in September 2025 has been considered illegal and unconstitutional,[1] as he was proposed to serve by SNSD leader Milorad Dodik, whose mandate as president of Republika Srpska was terminated in August 2025 due to defying decisions by the High Representative, with the termination date marked as 12 June 2025.[6][4]
Biography
Savo Minić was born on 5 September 1974 in Bosanski Šamac, then part of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He finished elementary school in Donja Dubica near Odžak and high school in Šamac and Bijeljina. He gained a bachelor's degree in 1999 at the University of Banja Luka's Faculty of Law. Minić passed the judicial exam in Serbia in 2003 and the bar exam in 2004. He additionally gained a master's degree in 2013 and a doctorate in 2018.[7]
Minić worked as a lawyer from 1999. Between 2004 and 2008, he had his own law firm in Šamac. He served as the municipal mayor of Šamac for two terms, from 2008 to 2016. From 2017 to 2020, he worked as the director of the Agency for Agrarian Payments of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of Republika Srpska. From 2022 until 2025, he served as minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management in the government of Republika Srpska.[7]
Personal life
Minić is married and a father of three children. He is a hunter and the president of the Hunters' Association of Republika Srpska since 2019.[8]
Notes
- The election of the government of Republika Srpska, headed by Minić, and the process of its appointment is considered illegal and unconstitutional according to the Constitution of Republika Srpska due to Milorad Dodik, who was forbade from political activity for six years by the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, proposing a prime minister without legal authority.[1] This violated the Constitution of Republika Srpska and the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as the Central Election Commission ordered Dodik's removal on 6 August 2025.[2] On 18 August, his appeal against the decision of the Central Election Commission was rejected. His mandate as president of Republika Srpska was officially terminated.[3] The termination date was marked as 12 June 2025, due to the Bosnian state court's verdict becoming legally binding on that day.[4] For this reason, it is considered that Minić's government lacks legal legitimacy, despite its majority support in the National Assembly of Republika Srpska.[5]