Mirka Kostić-Bojanić

*The following name uses Alaslavian naming customs. The patronymic is* Andreja*, while the family name is* Kostić-Bojanić*.*

**Mirka Andreja Kostić-Bojanić** (née **Kostić**; Lorbian: *Мирка Андреја Костић-Бојанић*; born 30 June 1957) is a Lorbian lawyer and former politician in Notosha. As a member of the Lorbian People's Party, Kostić-Bojanić served in the State Assembly from 2000 until 2004. She retired from politics at the end of her term, and returned to private practice as a lawyer.

## Early life and education

Kostić-Bojanić was born on 30 June 1957 in Bulvajë – then known as Notošovska Bulvajeca – to parents Andrej (1927–2015) and Magdalena Kostić (née *Kozlović*; 1929–2019). Her father was a police officer, while her mother was a homemaker. Kostić-Bojanić was raised in a middle-class family, and is the second of three children; her siblings include Andrej (born 1955) and Emilija (born 1960).

Kostić-Bojanić began her education in 1963, attending a private school in Bulvajë for Lorbian students. While in school, Kostić-Bojanić was a gifted student and aspired to become a doctor. She graduated from primary school in 1971, and afterwards enrolled in a Lorbian public secondary school, graduating in 1975. Following her graduation, Kostić-Bojanić moved to Senovo to enroll in the University of Senovo, graduating with her law degree in 1980.

## Law career

After completing her legal education in 1980, Kostić-Bojanić returned to her hometown of Bulvajë and began working for an Alaslavian corporate law firm out of its Astina office. While at the firm, Kostić-Bojanić focused her practice on litigation, with an emphasis on white-collar criminal defense. In 1993, she made partner at the firm, becoming the firm's first female litigation partner. In 1997, following the beginning of the Notosha War (1997–2000), Kostić-Bojanić and her family temporarily relocated to Senovo, where Kostić-Bojanić was given a temporary transfer to the Senovo office of her law firm. Following the conclusion of the war in 2000, they returned to their family home in Bulvajë. Kostić-Bojanić left her law career later that year in order to enter politics.

After ending her political career in 2004, Kostić-Bojanić and her family left Notosha and relocated to Senovo, where Kostić-Bojanić resumed her law career. She was hired as a partner at an international law firm based out of its Senovo office, where she focused on white collar criminal defense. In 2018, she became managing partner of the firm's Senovo office.

## Political career

Ahead of the 2000 Notoshan general election, Kostić-Bojanić was included on the Lorbian People's Party list in Bulvajë District as a parliamentary candidate. The party ultimately won enough seats in the constituency, and Kostić-Bojanić was elected to the inaugural State Assembly as a member of parliament.

Kostić-Bojanić took her seat in the State Assembly on 14 November 2000, along with the other inaugural members of the Notoshan legislature. Much like other members of her party, Kostić-Bojanić focused her legislation on advocating for the rights of Notosha Lorbians, and promoting the reunification of Notosha and Lorbia. However, Kostić-Bojanić was identified as one of the more left-wing members of her party, rejecting both fiscal and social conservatism and supporting efforts by Notosha Asbanian legislators to punish perpetrators of the Notosha War, the former of which began to diminish her popularity amongst members of her own party.

In June 2004, Kostić-Bojanić announced that she would not run for reelection in the 2004 general election, with commentators believing she would have been delisted or lowered down on the party list by party leaders in response to her positions if she had chosen to stand for reelection. She left office on 19 October 2004.

## Personal life

Kostić-Bojanić began a relationship with Lorbian lawyer Boris Bojanić in 1980, after meeting on their first day of work as new lawyers at their firm. They became engaged in 1982, and married the following year.

Kostić-Bojanić and Bojanić have three children together: Lena (born 1985) and fraternal twins Željko and Aleksandra (born 1986). The family has resided in Senovo since 2004.

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