Federal Ministry of Justice

Valtera Perića 15
Sarajevo
Phone: ++387 33 21 31 51
Fax: ++387 33 21 31 52, ext. 358
www.fmp.gov.ba

Minister: Feliks Vidović

Curriculum Vitae

Born on January 17, 1974 in Fojnica where he had completed elementary and secondary education. In 1996 he had started the undergraduate study of law at the Law School of the University in Mostar, wherefrom he had earned his bachelor degree in 2001.

Bar examination passed in 2004.

He started to work as bachelor of law on August 1, 2001. He used to hold the following positions: since 2001 until 2002 he worked as court probationer; since 2002 until 2003 as Advisor to Mayor of the Municipality Kreševo; since 2003 until 2005 as the Associate in the Municipal Court Kiseljak; since 2005 until 2006 as Municipal Attorney for Municipalities Kiseljak, Kreševo and Fojnica.

As of March 30, 2007 he has been holding the office of the Minister of Justice in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Organizational Structure

Minister
Feliks Vidović
Phone: ++387 33 213-151
Fax: ++387 33 213 152, ext. 358
Valtera Perića 15
Sarajevo
Chief of Cabinet
Ivana Boban
Phone: ++387 33 203-995
e-mail: ivanab@pris.gov.ba
Senior Associate for Information and Public Relations
Entoni Šeperić
Phone: ++387 33 22 61 97
e-mail: entonis@pris.gov.ba
Assistant Minister for Judiciary Issues
Hidajet Halilović
Phone: ++387 33 216-370
Assistant Minister for Administration
Ivan Matešić
Phone: ++387 33 213-151
Chief Federal Administration Inspector
Željko Škarica
Phone: ++387 33 213-151
Fax: ++387 33 213 152, ext. 358
Assistant Minister for Implementation of the Penal and Infringement Sanctions
(currently vacant)
Phone: ++387 33 204 898
Head of Department for General and Common Affairs
Jagoda Krdžović
Phone: ++387 33 213-153, ext. 249

Scope of Activity

Federal Ministry of Justice executes administrative, professional and other tasks as set out by the laws, falling under competence of the Federation in the areas of:
- judicial institutions and administration
- administrative supervision of the judicial administration and federal administration bodies
- associating into political organizations and citizens’ societies
- office management
- administrative supervision, and
- implementation of the penal sanctions

Federal Ministry of Justice executes administrative tasks that do not fall under scope of any

Organs under the Ministry

Institute for Public Administration

Institute for Public Administration executes professional and other tasks falling into competence of the Federation and relating to:

establishing the internal organization of the Federal Ministries and other bodies of the Federal Administration aiming at improvement of their performance and ensuring effective management;
introduction of modern technical methods and means of work into administrative organs and bodies (IT and documentation systems);
regulation of issues related to manner in which rights and duties of the officials and employees will be exercised arising from labor relations, salaries and other allowances in the by-laws of the Ministries and other bodies of administration and cooperation with relevant trade union in regard of those issues;
organization of professional education and training for employees;
building of local self-administration system;
building of electoral system, political-territorial organization of the Fedreration and drafting of appropriate regulations on those issues;
issuing of law-related publications;
development of cooperation with appropriate international organizations according to the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina and local authorities and their associations regarding the issues in its competence; and
other tasks related to the field of public governance.

Basic Documents Governing the Activity

- Law on Federal Ministries and other Organs of the Federal Administration (“Official Gazette of the Federation BiH”, No. 19/03, 38/05, 2/06, 8/06 and 61/06)
- Law on Organization of the Administration Bodies in the Federation BIH (“Official Gazette of the Federation BiH”, No. 35/05)