# Nikola Špirić - Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina

URL: https://allhistories.com/bosnia/rulers/nikola-spiric
Term of office: 2007–2012
Born-Died: 4 September 1956 - Unknown
Dynasty: Prime Minister / Chairman of the Council of Ministers
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Špirić

An SNSD economist from Drvar, Špirić resigned in November 2007 in protest at the High Representative Miroslav Lajčák's measures on Council of Ministers decision-making, but was reappointed in February 2008. His governments signed the Stabilisation and Association Agreement in June 2008 and secured visa-free travel to the Schengen Area in December 2010.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Christian Schwarz-Schilling](https://allhistories.com/bosnia/rulers/christian-schwarz-schilling)
- Next in list: [Miroslav Lajčák](https://allhistories.com/bosnia/rulers/miroslav-lajcak)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 2007 - [ICJ Bosnian Genocide Ruling](https://allhistories.com/bosnia/timeline/2007-icj-bosnian-genocide-ruling)
- 2008 - [Arrest of Radovan Karadžić](https://allhistories.com/bosnia/timeline/2008-arrest-of-radovan-karadzic)
- 2009 - [Sejdić and Finci v. Bosnia](https://allhistories.com/bosnia/timeline/2009-sejdic-and-finci-v-bosnia)
- 2011 - [Arrest of Ratko Mladić](https://allhistories.com/bosnia/timeline/2011-arrest-of-ratko-mladic)