Career
He served as the president of the Bosnian branch of the Croatian Democratic Union and protested that Croats should support the elected government of Alija Izetbegović. The central HDZ leadership in Zagreb pressured local leadership in Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia to depose him of his leadership position. He was replaced with Mate Boban.
Upon founding of the Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992, Kljuić was elected its first president
In 1994, he founded his own party, the Republican Party, a multi-ethnic, pro-Bosnia party. Later, Kljuić took part in the ICTY proceedings.