Radovan Višković

Radovan Višković (; born 1 February 1964) is a Bosnian Serb politician who served as Prime Minister of Republika Srpska from 2018 to 2025. He is a member of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats.

Early life and education Višković was born on 1 February 1964 in Buljevići, near Vlasenica (today in the municipality of Milići). He obtained the title of graduate traffic engineer at the Faculty of Transportation in Sarajevo (Road Transport) in 1990, then working there as assistant.

Višković completed postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Technology in Zvornik in 2005, and doctoral studies at the Faculty of Transportation in Doboj in 2015. He was then appointed assistant professor at the Faculty of Transportation in Doboj in the field of Transport Engineering, Road Traffic and Transport.

Career In July 1995, Lieutenant Višković worked as traffic assistant at the General Staff of the Army of Republika Srpska. According to the ICTY archive documents, on 13 July during the Srebrenica genocide, he was in contact with Colonel Rajko Krsmanović, traffic officer of convicted war criminal Radislav Krstić, about the transfer of captured Srebrenica Bosniaks (including the 700 captured in Sandići) to places such as Bratunac and Zvornik, where they were later shot. ICTY witnesses recall Višković meeting with Krsmanović right before the fall of Srebrenica, and later seeing him near the stadium in Nova Kasaba where captured people were detained. In 2020, a witness testified at the trial of former police officers Miodrag Josipović and Branimir Tešić on Srebrenica-related charges in Bosnia, saying that Višković offered him money to dig up a mass grave in Milići in 1996. Public media in Republika Srpska published the identity of the protected witness. Višković rebutted all allegations and announced lawsuits against the media and individuals who published the news.

After the war, Višković worked for the company "Bauxite" in Milići, as executive director for the transport sector.

Prime Minister of Republika Srpska (2018–2025) On 2 November 2018, Milorad Dodik, the president of the SNSD announced that Višković would be his choice for the new prime pinister of Republika Srpska, succeeding Željka Cvijanović, who successfully ran for the position of President of Republika Srpska. In March 2025, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina issued arrest warrants against Višković, Republika Srpska president Milorad Dodik, and NSRS speaker Nenad Stevandić for anti-constitutional conduct regarding Dodik's refusal to serve his imprisonment following his conviction for defying the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina. In July 2025, Višković and Stevandić voluntarily appeared before the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The hearing was conducted following a motion submitted by the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Acting upon the motion, the Court issued a decision revoking the previously ordered arrest warrant against the two of them, replacing it with a precautionary measure only requiring both of them to report periodically to a designated state authority.

On 18 August 2025, Višković resigned as prime minister of Republika Srpska. Subsequently, Dodik announced his intent to appoint Višković as director of Autoputevi Republike Srpske, a state-owned enterprise engaged in the construction of new highways and expressways in Republika Srpska. The National Assembly confirmed his resignation on 22 August.

Sanctions On 31 July 2023, the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions on Višković under Executive Order 14033 for threatening regional security, peace, cooperation, and undermining the Dayton Agreement related to the Western Balkans.

In October 2025, the United States lifted sanctions on Milorad Dodik, allegedly after several close allies of U.S. president Donald Trump pushed for a lifting of the sanctions, including MAGA influencer Laura Loomer and first-term Trump administration officials Rudy Giuliani and Michael Flynn. Sanctions were also lifted on Dodik's close allies, including Višković and fellow high-ranking SNSD members Željka Cvijanović and Siniša Karan, as well as NSRS speaker Nenad Stevandić.

Personal life Višković is married and has two children.