Branislav Borenović

Branislav Borenović (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранислав Бореновић; born 4 March 1974) is a Bosnian Serb politician serving as member of the national House of Representatives since 2018. He previously served as member of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska from 2006 to 2018.

Branislav Borenović
Borenović in 2025
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 December 2018
Constituency	1st Electoral Unit of RS
Ministerial offices Minister of Family, Youth and Sports of Republika Srpska In office 28 February 2006 – 30 November 2006 Prime Minister Milorad Dodik Preceded by Office established Succeeded by Proko Dragosavljević
Parliamentary offices Member of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska In office 9 November 2006 – 19 November 2018
Additional positions President of the Party of Democratic Progress In office 28 November 2015 – 15 December 2024 Preceded by Mladen Ivanić Succeeded by Draško Stanivuković
Personal details
Born	(1974-03-04) 4 March 1974 (age 51) Sanski Most, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Political party	Party of Democratic Progress (1999–present)
Spouse	Biljana Borenović ​ (m. 1998)​
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Banja Luka (BEc)

Borenović was born in Sanski Most in 1974. He holds a degree in economics from the University of Banja Luka. A member of the Party of Democratic Progress (PDP), Borenović served as the first Minister of Family, Youth and Sports of Republika Srpska from February to November 2006. He was elected to the National Assembly of Republika Srpska in 2006 general election, and was re-elected two more times before becoming a member of the House of Representatives.

Borenović has been a member of the PDP since its formation in 1999, and was its president from 2015 to 2024.

Early life and education

Borenović was born on 4 March 1974 in Sanski Most, SFR Yugoslavia, present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[1] He finished elementary and high school in Banja Luka. Only a few months after completing his education at the Banja Luka Grammar School, upon reaching adulthood, in July 1992, he joined the Army of Republika Srpska amidst the Bosnian War.^[2] During the war, intermittently, he enrolled and studied at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Banja Luka. He graduated in 2000.^[1]

In 1998, Borenović gained his first work experience in a private trading company, and in 2002 he was elected president of the supervisory board of the newly founded Housing Fund of the Republika Srpska.^[2]

Political career

Borenović is one of the founders of the Party of Democratic Progress (PDP), and is a member of its presidency.^[1] He served as the first Minister of Family, Youth and Sports within the Government of Republika Srpska between February and November 2006. He was elected to the National Assembly of Republika Srpska in the 2006 general election, and was re-elected in 2010 and 2014.^[3]

On 28 November 2015, Borenović replaced Mladen Ivanić as president of the PDP.^[4] In the 2018 general election, he was elected to the national House of Representatives.^[5] He was re-elected in the 2022 general election, obtaining over 30,000 votes.^[6]

On 15 December 2024, Banja Luka mayor Draško Stanivuković succeeded Borenović as PDP president.^[7]

Personal life

Branislav has been married to Biljana Borenović since 1998, and together they have three sons.^[8] They live in Banja Luka.