He served as the Premier of Una-Sana Canton from 1 February 2011 until his forced resignation three years later, following the violent protests and riots in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
He renounced the position two years later, when he was elected as a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina and as the Premier of the Una-Sana Canton.
It is alleged that in 2007, Lipovača, then-mayor of Bihać, signed a contract claiming certain buildings in his city needed additional work done to them in the amount of 1,292,000 KM (about $902,222.40).
He drafted and signed an official document in which he entered false data about the execution of additional work with the identical date and number of the protocol, but other monetary amounts with the aim of acquiring money for personal use.
Bosnian and Croatian media reported that on 7 February Lipovača had escaped with his family to Starigrad, Croatia amid widespread riots in his country.
The crowds egged and stoned the government building, and destroyed the local hotel Emporium, claiming it was co-owned by Lipovača.
[22] On 9 February, he held a press conference in Bihać, during which he accused Bosnian President Željko Komšić of organizing anti-government riots and said that "Either we (politicians) all submit our resignation or none of us.
[28][29][30] His resignation was accepted about five hours later by 24 of the 29 members of the Assembly of the Una-Sana Canton, but Lipovača remained in the technical mandate until 10 February 2015.
[31][32] It was reported by several media sources on 11 February that he and his family had escaped to Croatia following his resignation and amid riots and protests throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina.
[34][35][36][37] The arrest was confirmed to media by the Federal Interior Ministry, citing the reason as "abuse of office and forgery of documents.
[43][44] Lipovača and his business partner Alen Gluhalić, who was also arrested the same day, were released from jail on 16 January 2015, with a future court date set to determine punishment.
According to investigators, Lipovača signed more annex to the original construction contract, and entered incorrect information on the execution of additional works with the same date, but with another amount of money in order to obtain illegal profit for the contractor – the Bihać-based company Agra, owned by Alen Gluhalić.
Lipovača and Jeremić share the same great-grandparents, Nurija Pozderac and his wife Devleta, who are both known for sheltering Jews during World War II.
[54] In effect, Lipovača is also related to Yugoslav politicians Hakija and Hamdija Pozderac who occupied some of the most powerful political posts for years in the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina).
[55] In November 2012, Lipovača's great-grandfather and great-grandmother Nurija and Devleta Pozderac were posthumously awarded the honorific of Righteous among the Nations by the Jewish victims memorial Yad Vashem for their acts of saving Jews during World War II in Cazin on the territory of the Ustaše-run Nazi-puppet Independent State of Croatia.