Radovan Višković, Prime Minister of Republika Srpska (RS) and a member of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD), owns a flat, two houses, and 60 dunams of land in his hometown of Milići. He also owns a house in Ledine, a neighbourhood on the outskirts of Belgrade. In his 2018 asset declaration, he reported owning a commercial property in RS.
Višković has led the RS government since 2018 but has not submitted asset declarations to the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CIKBiH) since taking office, as appointed officials are not required to do so.
In recent months, Višković, along with other RS leaders, has come under increased scrutiny from investigative authorities. CIN has learned that the State Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation against him for his role in undermining the constitutional order. As RS Prime Minister, he adopted laws and forwarded them to the National Assembly of RS (NSRS), where they were ultimately passed.
The investigation was launched after RS authorities passed a law banning the operations of the Court and Prosecutor’s Office of BiH, the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (HJPC), and the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) within the entity’s territory, threatening employees with imprisonment if they refused to leave their positions and transfer to RS institutions.
Višković did not respond to inquiries from the Centre for Investigative Reporting (CIN) before this article was published. His office cited a busy schedule as the reason for his unavailability.
From Sarajevo Assistant to the Head of the RS Government
After graduating from the Faculty of Transport at the University of Sarajevo in 1990, he became an assistant at the faculty, a position he held until the outbreak of the war in 1992. From 1996 to 2004, he served as the Executive Director of the Transport Sector at the joint-stock company Boksit in Milići.
After nearly a decade in a leadership role at the company, he began to pursue his political career. In the 2004 local elections, he was elected as a councillor for SNSD in the Milići Municipal Assembly. Two years later, he was first elected to the National Assembly of RS, and was re-elected in the general elections of 2010 and 2014. After 12 years in parliament, he was appointed Prime Minister of RS, a position he still holds today in his second term.
While serving as a member of parliament, he completed his doctorate in 2015 at the Faculty of Transport in Doboj. He is also the president of the Komić Hunting Association in Milići.
In July 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added him to the list of sanctioned individuals for publicly condemning the Constitutional Court of BiH over rulings he considered unfavourable to RS.
In his most recent asset declaration from 2018, submitted to the Central Election Commission (CIK), Višković reported owning a 104-square-meter flat and a 30-square-meter commercial property in RS, which he valued at a total of BAM 60,000. The flat is located in Milići, according to the land registry. He also valued his house in Serbia at BAM 180,000 in the same year. However, according to the Property Cadastre of the Republic Geodetic Authority of Serbia, the house was built without the required construction permit.
In addition to the property he declared six years ago, CIN journalists uncovered that Višković owns two more houses in Milići and 60 dunams of land.
One of the houses is located near the FC Milići 1972 stadium and, with its auxiliary buildings and yard, has a total area of 740 square meters. The land and the second house, which covers 933 square meters, are located in the village of Buljevići, about half an hour’s drive from the city centre.
The RS Administration for Geodetic and Property-Legal Affairs (RUGIP) declined to respond to CIN’s requests regarding whether Višković owns the properties. Additionally, the RS government previously refused to disclose information about his income.
Further details about Prime Minister Višković’s career and assets can be found in CIN’s Politicians’ Assets database.
This database serves as a unique repository of information about the careers, education, assets, legal proceedings, and party affiliations of approximately 230 politicians and public officials. Since 2009, CIN journalists have been gathering data and continuously updating the database with new profiles. The database includes profiles of politicians currently in office, as well as those who have ended their political careers.
