Igor Crnadak

Igor Crnadak (born 28 July 1972) is a Bosnian Serb politician who served as the 6th Minister of Foreign Affairs from 31 March 2015 until 23 December 2019.

He is a member of the Party of Democratic Progress. Since 2018, Crnadak has also been a member of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska.

Early life and education

Coming from a Bosnian Serb family, Crnadak was born in Zadar and attended high school in Banja Luka. In 2004, Crnadak graduated from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Banja Luka.

Political career

In his early career, Crnadak worked as journalist, anchor, producer and radio editor and wrote for numerous printed media. He worked as an anchor at a private radio in Banja Luka during the war. Between 1996 and 1998 he was a correspondent for the Voice of America based in Banja Luka.

Since 1999, Crnadak has been a member of the Party of Democratic Progress (PDP) and has held numerous positions within the party. Between 2000 and 2004 he was Head of the PDP in the City Assembly of Banjaluka. He was a member of the European Integration Committee of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska in 2006. Since 2011 he has been Secretary General of the Party of Democratic Progress.

Between 2007 and 2009 he was Deputy Minister of Defence and was responsible for the BiH NATO Coordination Team. On 31 March 2015, he was appointed as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He held on to that position until 23 December 2019.

Personal life

Crnadak is married and is the father of two children. He speaks English fluently. He suffers from strabismus.