Zoran Tegeltija
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Zoran Tegeltija (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Тегелтија; born 29 September 1961) is a Bosnian Serb politician serving as director of the Indirect Taxation Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ITA) since June 2023. He previously served as Minister of Finance and Treasury from January to June 2023. He also served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2019 to 2023.
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Зоран Тегелтија | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 23 December 2019 – 25 January 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preceded by | Denis Zvizdić | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Borjana Krišto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mayor of Mrkonjić Grad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 2 October 2004 – 29 December 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Divna Aničić | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1961-09-29) 29 September 1961 (age 62) Mrkonjić Grad, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Bosnian Serb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (1998–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Dušanka Tegeltija | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tegeltija graduated from the School of Economics and Business at the University of Sarajevo in 1986, and later worked in customs services. A member of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, he was elected to the National Assembly of Republika Srpska in 2000. In 2004, Tegeltija was elected mayor of Mrkonjić Grad and re-elected in 2008. In 2010, Aleksandar Džombić appointed him Minister of Finance of Republika Srpska. He served as Minister of Finance until the entity government of Radovan Višković was formed in 2018.
In 2019, Tegeltija was appointed Chairman of the Council of Ministers, following the 2018 general election. Following the 2022 general election, he was succeeded as Chairman of the Council of Ministers by Borjana Krišto, but stayed in the cabinet as Minister of Finance and Treasury. Tegeltija resigned as minister in June 2023, following his appointment as director of the ITA.