Mladen Ivankovic-Lijanovic
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Mladen Ivanković Lijanović (born August 22, 1960 in Duvno (now Tomislavgrad
), Bosnia and Herzegovina
, then Yugoslavia
) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian
politician and businessman. Lijanović is an ethnic Croat and the founder and leader of the People's Party Work for Betterment
.
municipality into a family which included three brothers and a sister. The family wealth was made in the meat
processing industry prior to the beginning of the Bosnian War
.
Lijanović twice ran unsuccessfully for the Bosnian Croat seat in the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
. In 2006, his brother, Jerko, was elected to the Bosnian parliament. In 2010 his political party gained many Bosnian Croat votes that had previously often gone to the parties of HDZBiH and HDZ1990.
Tomislavgrad
Tomislavgrad is a town and municipality in southwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is in the Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Herzegovina region.- Name :...
), Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
, then Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
politician and businessman. Lijanović is an ethnic Croat and the founder and leader of the People's Party Work for Betterment
People's Party Work for Betterment
People's Party Work for Betterment is a multi-ethnic party in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which enjoys support from all ethnic groups, but most of its members and voters are Croats. It was founded and run by Mladen Ivanković-Lijanović, from Široki Brijeg...
.
Biography
Lijanović was born in the rural part of the TomislavgradTomislavgrad
Tomislavgrad is a town and municipality in southwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is in the Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Herzegovina region.- Name :...
municipality into a family which included three brothers and a sister. The family wealth was made in the meat
Meat
Meat is animal flesh that is used as food. Most often, this means the skeletal muscle and associated fat and other tissues, but it may also describe other edible tissues such as organs and offal...
processing industry prior to the beginning of the Bosnian War
Bosnian War
The Bosnian War or the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between April 1992 and December 1995. The war involved several sides...
.
Lijanović twice ran unsuccessfully for the Bosnian Croat seat in the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the head of state of Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Overview:...
. In 2006, his brother, Jerko, was elected to the Bosnian parliament. In 2010 his political party gained many Bosnian Croat votes that had previously often gone to the parties of HDZBiH and HDZ1990.