# Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serbo-Croatian: Ministarstvo vanjske trgovine i ekonomskih odnosa Bosne i Hercegovine / Министарство спољне трговине и економских односа Босне и Херцеговине) is the governmental department in charge of foreign trade policy and economic relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

## History

The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina was established in the first post-war 1996 Bosnian general election, while the ministry began its work on 3 January 1997, headed by minister Hasan Muratović (SDA), after the first post-war government in Bosnia and Herzegovina was proclaimed between the Party of Democratic Action (SDA), the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ BiH) and the Serb Democratic Party (SDS), also headed by Muratović.

## Organization

The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina is organized into seven sectors, which are reorganized into a total of 32 departments, and one inspectorate.
* Sector for Foreign Trade Policy and Foreign Investments (6 departments)
* Sector for International Trade Relations (4 departments)
* Sector for Customs Policy and Tariffs (3 departments)
* Sector for Economic Development and Entrepreneurship (4 departments)
* Sector for Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Protection (6 departments)
* Sector for Legal and General Affairs (5 departments)
* Agriculture, Food, Forestry and Rural Development Sector (4 departments)
* Inspectorate

## List of ministers
### Ministers of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1997–present)

Political parties:  Party of Democratic Action (SDA)  Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina (SBiH)  Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HDZ BiH)  Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD)  Serb Democratic Party (SDS)
| No. | Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party |
| 1 | Muratović, HasanHasan Muratović (1940–2020) | 3 January 1997 | 4 February 1999 | 2 years, 32 days | SDA |
| 2 | Kurtović, MirsadMirsad Kurtović (1950–2022) | 4 February 1999 | 22 February 2001 | 2 years, 18 days | SDA |
| 3 | Hadžiahmetović, AzraAzra Hadžiahmetović (born 1956) | 22 February 2001 | 23 December 2002 | 1 year, 304 days | SBiH |
| 4 | Gadžić, MilaMila Gadžić | 23 December 2002 | 12 August 2003 | 232 days | HDZ BiH |
| 5 | Doko, DraganDragan Doko | 12 August 2003 | 11 January 2007 | 3 years, 152 days | HDZ BiH |
| 6 | Puhalac, SlobodanSlobodan Puhalac (born 1941) | 11 January 2007 | 30 June 2008 | 1 year, 171 days | SNSD |
| 7 | Zirojević, MladenMladen Zirojević | 30 August 2008 | 12 January 2012 | 3 years, 196 days | SNSD |
| 8 | Šarović, MirkoMirko Šarović (born 1956) | 12 January 2012 | 24 October 2013 | 1 year, 285 days | SDS |
| 9 | Tučić, BorisBoris Tučić | 5 December 2013 | 22 January 2015 | 1 year, 49 days | SNSD |
| (8) | Šarović, MirkoMirko Šarović (born 1956) | 31 March 2015 | 23 December 2019 | 4 years, 267 days | SDS |
| 10 | Košarac, StašaStaša Košarac (born 1975) | 23 December 2019 | Incumbent | 5 years, 79 days | SNSD |