Čavić attended elementary and high school in Banja Luka, and graduated from the Economics Faculty of the University of Banja Luka in 1980. He worked as an economist, financial manager and commercial director in several public and private companies. Čavić is married and has a son and a daughter.
Political career
Čavić is a former member of the Serb Democratic Party: he served as president of the party until 2006, after having been deputy president of the party presidency from June 1998 to March 2002. At the party elections in 2002 he was elected deputy president of the party.
In 1998, he was elected deputy in the National Assembly of Republika Srpska. He was removed from office by the then High Representative Carlos Westendorp since he was deemed obstructing implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement, and banned from political activity. The decision was overturned in 1999 by Vestendorp's successor, Wolfgang Petritsch.
Čavić became the president of Republika Srpska on 28 November 2002, after the municipal elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina in October, thus replacing the former president Mirko Šarović. He received 35.9% of votes, while his most successful rival, Milan Jelić, won 22.1%. Voter turnout was 53.9%.
At the 2006 Bosnian general election, Čavić lost in the race for president of Republika Srpska to his rival Milan Jelić (SNSD). Shortly afterwards he was blamed for the defeat and resigned as president of the SDS. The SDS was then split between two factions in conflicts: the reformists led by Čavić, and the conservatives backed by Dragan Kalinić, former President of the SDS.
On 11 December 2008, he announced at a press conference his retirement from the SDS and the launch of a new party, together with the RS MP Vojislav Gligić and Branislav Škobo, also former SDS MPs. On 15 January 2009 in Banja Luka Čavić registered the Democratic Party of Republika Srpska, whose co-founders are Momčilo Novaković, Gligić, Škobo and Đorđe Milićević. Since 2010, he has been a deputy of this party in the National Assembly of Republika Srpska.[3]
At the 2012 municipal elections, Čavić run for mayor of Banja Luka; with 32.2% of the vote, he came second to Slobodan Gavranović (SNSD), elected with 40.2% of the votes.[4]
^"Dragan Cavic, Republika Srpska President". The Southeast European Times. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
^. Frontal. Archived from the original on 5 November 2011.
^page about Dragan Čavić on narodnaskupstinars.net (English)
^Election result of the mayoral election in Banja Luka 2012, see also: A lesson for Dodik , taz.de, October 9, 2012
^"Srpska obilježila 20 godina postojanja, Dan i krsnu slavu Svetog Stefana" (in Serbian). Radio-televizija Republike Srpske. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
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dragan, Čavić, confused, with, dragan, Čović, serbian, cyrillic, Драган, Чавић, born, march, 1958, bosnian, serb, politician, president, republika, srpska, from, november, 2002, until, november, 2006, after, having, been, vice, president, from, 2000, 2002, Дра. Not to be confused with Dragan Covic Dragan Cavic Serbian Cyrillic Dragan Chaviћ born 10 March 1958 is a Bosnian Serb politician who was the 5th President of Republika Srpska from 28 November 2002 until 9 November 2006 after having been Vice President from 2000 to 2002 1 2 Dragan CavicDragan ChaviћCavic at a Belgrade roundtable on the Republika Srpska Serbia relations and status of the opposition parties in Republika Srpska in February 2013 5th President of Republika SrpskaIn office 28 November 2002 9 November 2006Preceded byMirko SarovicSucceeded byMilan JelicAdditional positionsPresident of the Serb Democratic PartyIn office 20 July 2004 15 December 2006Preceded byDragan KalinicSucceeded byMladen BosicPersonal detailsBorn 1958 03 10 10 March 1958 age 64 Zenica YugoslaviaNationalityBosnian SerbPolitical partySerb Democratic Party until 2009 Democratic Party 2009 2013 NDP since 2013 Alma materUniversity of Banja LukaProfessionEconomistFrom 20 July 2004 until 15 December 2006 he was the President of the Serb Democratic Party Contents 1 Education and personal life 2 Political career 3 Honors 4 References 5 External linksEducation and personal life EditCavic attended elementary and high school in Banja Luka and graduated from the Economics Faculty of the University of Banja Luka in 1980 He worked as an economist financial manager and commercial director in several public and private companies Cavic is married and has a son and a daughter Political career EditCavic is a former member of the Serb Democratic Party he served as president of the party until 2006 after having been deputy president of the party presidency from June 1998 to March 2002 At the party elections in 2002 he was elected deputy president of the party In 1998 he was elected deputy in the National Assembly of Republika Srpska He was removed from office by the then High Representative Carlos Westendorp since he was deemed obstructing implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement and banned from political activity The decision was overturned in 1999 by Vestendorp s successor Wolfgang Petritsch Cavic became the president of Republika Srpska on 28 November 2002 after the municipal elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina in October thus replacing the former president Mirko Sarovic He received 35 9 of votes while his most successful rival Milan Jelic won 22 1 Voter turnout was 53 9 At the 2006 Bosnian general election Cavic lost in the race for president of Republika Srpska to his rival Milan Jelic SNSD Shortly afterwards he was blamed for the defeat and resigned as president of the SDS The SDS was then split between two factions in conflicts the reformists led by Cavic and the conservatives backed by Dragan Kalinic former President of the SDS On 11 December 2008 he announced at a press conference his retirement from the SDS and the launch of a new party together with the RS MP Vojislav Gligic and Branislav Skobo also former SDS MPs On 15 January 2009 in Banja Luka Cavic registered the Democratic Party of Republika Srpska whose co founders are Momcilo Novakovic Gligic Skobo and Đorđe Milicevic Since 2010 he has been a deputy of this party in the National Assembly of Republika Srpska 3 At the 2012 municipal elections Cavic run for mayor of Banja Luka with 32 2 of the vote he came second to Slobodan Gavranovic SNSD elected with 40 2 of the votes 4 In 2013 his Democratic Party merged with the National Democratic Party to form the National Democratic Movement Honors EditOrder of the Republika Srpska 2012 5 References Edit Dragan Cavic Republika Srpska President The Southeast European Times Retrieved 12 March 2010 Dragan Cavic Blog Frontal Archived from the original on 5 November 2011 page about Dragan Cavic on narodnaskupstinars net English Election result of the mayoral election in Banja Luka 2012 see also A lesson for Dodik taz de October 9 2012 Srpska obiljezila 20 godina postojanja Dan i krsnu slavu Svetog Stefana in Serbian Radio televizija Republike Srpske 10 January 2012 Retrieved 10 January 2012 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dragan Cavic Internet stranica Demokratske partije RS Blog Dragana Cavica Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dragan Cavic amp oldid 1135627550, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
