Dragan Čović
| Dragan Čović | |
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| Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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In office 17 July 2015 – 17 March 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Denis Zvizdić |
| Preceded by | Mladen Ivanić |
| Succeeded by | Bakir Izetbegović |
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In office 27 June 2003 – 28 February 2004 |
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| Prime Minister | Adnan Terzić |
| Preceded by | Borislav Paravac |
| Succeeded by | Sulejman Tihić |
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In office 2 April 2003 – 10 April 2003 |
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| Prime Minister | Adnan Terzić |
| Preceded by | Mirko Šarović |
| Succeeded by | Borislav Paravac |
| Croat Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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Assumed office 17 November 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Željko Komšić |
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In office 5 October 2002 – 9 May 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Jozo Križanović |
| Succeeded by | Ivo Miro Jović |
| Chairperson of the House of Peoples | |
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In office 9 February 2012 – 17 November 2014 |
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| Deputy | Ognjen Tadić |
| Preceded by | Ognjen Tadić |
| Succeeded by | Bariša Čolak |
| Minister of Finance of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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In office 12 December 1998 – 11 January 2001 |
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| Prime Minister | Edhem Bičakčić |
| Preceded by | Ognjen Tadić |
| Succeeded by | Nikola Grabovac |
| President of the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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Assumed office 4 June 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Bariša Čolak |
| Personal details | |
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20 August 1956 Mostar, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
| Political party | Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Spouse(s) | Bernardica Čović |
| Children | Sanja Daniela |
| Alma mater |
University of Mostar University of Sarajevo |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Dragan Čović (pronounced [drǎgan t͡ʃǒːʋit͡ɕ]; born 20 August 1956) is a Bosnian Croat politician and leader of the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HDZ BiH) party.
Dragan Čović was born in Mostar. He attended elementary school and technical high school of mechanical engineering in Mostar and graduated in 1975. After high school he entered the Faculty of Engineering at Džemal Bijedić University in Mostar and graduated in 1979 gaining a title of mechanical engineer. In 1980 he started working as an employee in SOKO company in Mostar, where he worked in technology and control sections.
From 1986-92 he did various managerial jobs, such as director of business unit, director of production and vice president for industrialization. Čović gained a master's degree in 1989 at the Faculty of Engineering in Mostar, and from 1989-91 he attended studies of management at the Faculty of Economy at the University of Sarajevo. From 1992-98 he was the general director of SOKO. He obtained a PhD from the University of Mostar in 1996.
From 1994-96 he taught Economics and Organization of Production as a senior assistant at the Faculty of Engineering in Mostar, after which he was named assistant professor and taught Development of Production Systems. Four years later, he became an associate professor and in 2004 he was a full professor of the University of Mostar. He worked at the Faculty of Economy in Mostar, and also in regular and postgraduate studies. In 2007, he became a professor at the University of Mostar's Faculty of Philosophy.
In 1994, Čović joined the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HDZ). Two years later, he became a member of the cantonal committee of HDZ, and in 1997 he became the president of the city committee of HDZ in Mostar. A year later, he became vice president of HDZ and in 2005 he was elected President. From 1998–2001, Čović was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in the Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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