Živko Radišić facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Živko Radišić Живко Радишић
2nd and 5th Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office 14 October 2000 – 14 June 2001
Preceded by	Alija Izetbegović
Succeeded by	Jozo Križanović
In office 13 October 1998 – 15 June 1999
Preceded by	Alija Izetbegović
Succeeded by	Ante Jelavić
5th Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office 13 October 1998 – 28 October 2002
Preceded by	Momčilo Krajišnik
Succeeded by	Mirko Šarović
Mayor of Banja Luka
In office 1977–1982
Personal details
Born	(1937-08-15)15 August 1937 Prijedor, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died	5 September 2021(2021-09-05) (aged 84) Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nationality	Bosnian Serb
Political party	Socialist Party of Republika Srpska
Spouse(s)	Draginja Radišić
Alma mater	University of Sarajevo

Živko Radišić (Serbian Cyrillic: Живко Радишић 15 August 1937 – 5 September 2021) was a Bosnian Serb politician. He was the 5th Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

From 1982 to 1985 he headed the defense ministry of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 1996, he became a founding member of the Socialist Party of Republika Srpska.

Radišić was elected Bosnian Serb member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency in September 1998, defeating the incumbent Momčilo Krajišnik by 45,000 votes.

Radišić died on 5 September 2021 at a hospital in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina at the age of 84.