Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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Predsjedavajući Predsjedništva Bosne i Hercegovine Предсједавајући Предсједништва Босне и Херцеговине | |
Member of | Presidency |
Seat | Presidency Building, Sarajevo |
Appointer | Popularly elected |
Term length | Eight months rotated among Members of Presidency over four year term |
Formation | 5 October 1996 |
First holder | Alija Izetbegović |
Salary | 3,091 EUR per month [1] |
Website | predsjednistvobih |
The chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the presiding member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which collectively serves as head of state of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Željko Komšić has been the incumbent officeholder, since 16 July 2023. [2]
According to the Article V of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Presidency comprises three members, representing the constituent nations of Bosnia and Herzegovina: one Bosniak, one Serb, and one Croat. [3] The Bosniak and Croat members are elected from a joint constituency in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, whilst the Serb member is elected from voters in Republika Srpska.
The three members elected at any one election serve a collective four-year term. Individuals are able to serve no more than two consecutive four-year terms, although there are no overall term limits.
Although the unsubdivided body is the collective head of state, one member is designated as Chairperson. The position of Chairperson rotates twice around the three members every eight months, with the candidate receiving the most votes overall becoming the first Chairperson over the four-year term.
Communist Party / League of Communists Party of Democratic Action
Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | ||
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Took office | Left office | ||||
President of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of PR Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||||
1 | Vojislav Kecmanović (1881–1961) | 26 April 1945 | November 1946 | KP BiH | |
2 | Đuro Pucar (1899–1979) | November 1946 | September 1948 | KP BiH | |
3 | Vlado Šegrt (1907–1991) | September 1948 | March 1953 | KP BiH renamed in 1952 to SK BiH | |
President of the People's Assembly of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||||
(2) | Đuro Pucar (1899–1979) | December 1953 | June 1963 | SK BiH | |
4 | Ratomir Dugonjić (1916–1987) | June 1963 | 1967 | SK BiH | |
5 | Džemal Bijedić (1917–1977) | 1967 | 30 July[ citation needed ] 1971 | SK BiH | |
6 | Hamdija Pozderac (1924–1988) | 30 July[ citation needed ] 1971 | May 1974 | SK BiH | |
President of the Presidency of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||||
(4) | Ratomir Dugonjić (1916–1987) | May 1974 | April 1978 | SK BiH | |
7 | Raif Dizdarević (born 1926) | April 1978 | April 1982 | SK BiH | |
8 | Branko Mikulić (1928–1994) | April 1982 | 26 April 1983 | SK BiH | |
9 | Milanko Renovica (1928–2013) | 26 April 1983 | 26 April 1985 | SK BiH | |
10 | Munir Mesihović (1928–2016) | 26 April 1985 | April 1987 | SK BiH | |
11 | Mato Andrić (1928–2015) | April 1987 | April 1988 | SK BiH | |
12 | Nikola Filipović (born 1928) | April 1988 | April 1989 | SK BiH | |
13 | Obrad Piljak (1933–2013) | April 1989 | 20 December 1990 | SK BiH | |
14 | Alija Izetbegović (1925–2003) | 20 December 1990 | 3 March 1992 | SDA |
Party of Democratic Action Socialist Party Croatian Democratic Union Social Democratic Party Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina Serb Democratic Party Alliance of Independent Social Democrats Democratic Front Party of Democratic Progress
Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Ethnicity | Term of office | Political party | |||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
President of the Presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||||||
1 | Alija Izetbegović (1925–2003) | Bosniak | 3 March 1992 | 5 October 1996 | 4 years, 216 days | SDA | |
Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||||||
(1) | Alija Izetbegović (1925–2003) | Bosniak | 5 October 1996 | 13 October 1998 | 2 years, 8 days | SDA | |
2 | Živko Radišić (1937–2021) | Serb | 13 October 1998 | 15 June 1999 | 245 days | SP | |
3 | Ante Jelavić (born 1963) | Croat | 15 June 1999 | 14 February 2000 | 244 days | HDZ BiH | |
(1) | Alija Izetbegović (1925–2003) | Bosniak | 14 February 2000 | 14 October 2000 | 243 days | SDA | |
(2) | Živko Radišić (1937–2021) | Serb | 14 October 2000 | 14 June 2001 | 243 days | SP | |
4 | Jozo Križanović (1944–2009) | Croat | 14 June 2001 | 14 February 2002 | 245 days | SDP BiH | |
5 | Beriz Belkić (1946–2023) | Bosniak | 14 February 2002 | 28 October 2002 | 256 days | SBiH | |
6 | Mirko Šarović (born 1956) | Serb | 28 October 2002 | 2 April 2003 | 156 days | SDS | |
7 | Dragan Čović (born 1956) Acting | Croat | 2 April 2003 | 10 April 2003 | 8 days | HDZ BiH | |
8 | Borislav Paravac (born 1943) | Serb | 10 April 2003 | 27 June 2003 | 78 days | SDS | |
(7) | Dragan Čović (born 1956) | Croat | 27 June 2003 | 28 February 2004 | 246 days | HDZ BiH | |
9 | Sulejman Tihić (1951–2014) | Bosniak | 28 February 2004 | 28 October 2004 | 243 days | SDA | |
(8) | Borislav Paravac (born 1943) | Serb | 28 October 2004 | 28 June 2005 | 243 days | SDS | |
10 | Ivo Miro Jović (born 1950) | Croat | 28 June 2005 | 28 February 2006 | 245 days | HDZ BiH | |
(9) | Sulejman Tihić (1951–2014) | Bosniak | 28 February 2006 | 6 November 2006 | 251 days | SDA | |
11 | Nebojša Radmanović (born 1949) | Serb | 6 November 2006 | 6 July 2007 | 242 days | SNSD | |
12 | Željko Komšić (born 1964) | Croat | 6 July 2007 | 6 March 2008 | 244 days | SDP BiH | |
13 | Haris Silajdžić (born 1945) | Bosniak | 6 March 2008 | 6 November 2008 | 245 days | SBiH | |
(11) | Nebojša Radmanović (born 1949) | Serb | 6 November 2008 | 6 July 2009 | 242 days | SNSD | |
(12) | Željko Komšić (born 1964) | Croat | 6 July 2009 | 6 March 2010 | 243 days | SDP BiH | |
(13) | Haris Silajdžić (born 1945) | Bosniak | 6 March 2010 | 10 November 2010 | 249 days | SBiH | |
(11) | Nebojša Radmanović (born 1949) | Serb | 10 November 2010 | 10 July 2011 | 242 days | SNSD | |
(12) | Željko Komšić (born 1964) | Croat | 10 July 2011 | 10 March 2012 | 244 days | SDP BiH | |
14 | Bakir Izetbegović (born 1956) | Bosniak | 10 March 2012 | 10 November 2012 | 245 days | SDA | |
(11) | Nebojša Radmanović (born 1949) | Serb | 10 November 2012 | 10 July 2013 | 242 days | SNSD | |
(12) | Željko Komšić (born 1964) | Croat | 10 July 2013 | 10 March 2014 | 243 days | DF | |
(14) | Bakir Izetbegović (born 1956) | Bosniak | 10 March 2014 | 17 November 2014 | 245 days | SDA | |
15 | Mladen Ivanić (born 1958) | Serb | 17 November 2014 | 17 July 2015 | 242 days | PDP | |
(7) | Dragan Čović (born 1956) | Croat | 17 July 2015 | 17 March 2016 | 244 days | HDZ BiH | |
(14) | Bakir Izetbegović (born 1956) | Bosniak | 17 March 2016 | 17 November 2016 | 245 days | SDA | |
(15) | Mladen Ivanić (born 1958) | Serb | 17 November 2016 | 17 July 2017 | 242 days | PDP | |
(7) | Dragan Čović (born 1956) | Croat | 17 July 2017 | 17 March 2018 | 243 days | HDZ BiH | |
(14) | Bakir Izetbegović (born 1956) | Bosniak | 17 March 2018 | 20 November 2018 | 248 days | SDA | |
16 | Milorad Dodik (born 1959) | Serb | 20 November 2018 | 20 July 2019 | 242 days | SNSD | |
(12) | Željko Komšić (born 1964) | Croat | 20 July 2019 | 20 March 2020 | 244 days | DF | |
17 | Šefik Džaferović (born 1957) | Bosniak | 20 March 2020 | 20 November 2020 | 245 days | SDA | |
(16) | Milorad Dodik (born 1959) | Serb | 20 November 2020 | 20 July 2021 | 242 days | SNSD | |
(12) | Željko Komšić (born 1964) | Croat | 20 July 2021 | 20 March 2022 | 243 days | DF | |
(17) | Šefik Džaferović (born 1957) | Bosniak | 20 March 2022 | 16 November 2022 | 241 days | SDA | |
18 | Željka Cvijanović (born 1967) | Serb | 16 November 2022 | 16 July 2023 | 242 days | SNSD | |
(12) | Željko Komšić (born 1964) | Croat | 16 July 2023 | Incumbent | 191 days | DF |
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