| Prime Minister of Una-Sana Canton | |
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| Premijer Unsko-sanskog kantona | |
 Coat of arms of Una-Sana Canton | |
| Appointer | Una-Sana Cantonal Assembly |
| Inaugural holder | Mirsad Veladžić (as governor) Mersud Ferizović (as prime minister) |
| Formation | 27 May 1995 |
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 Bosnia and Herzegovinaportal |
This is a list of heads of the Una-Sana Canton .
Party of Democratic Action
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Social Democratic Party
Party of Democratic Activity
People's European Union
| № | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) | Term of Office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Mirsad Veladžić (1956–) | 27 May 1995 | 29 November 1999 | SDA |
| 2 | | Adem Borić (1948–) | 29 November 1999 | 31 January 2000 | SDA |
| 3 | | Muhamed Beganović (1942–) | 31 January 2000 | 13 February 2001 | SBiH |
| 4 | | Amir Avdić (1966–) | 13 February 2001 | 1 August 2002 | SDA |
| 5 | | Mirsad Šahinović (1960–) | 1 August 2002 | 6 October 2002 | SDA |
| № | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) | Term of Office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Mersud Ferizović (1951–) | 15 June 1995 | 29 October 1996 | SDA |
| 2 | | Esad Brković | 29 October 1996 | 30 November 1998 | SDA |
| 3 | | Sabid Lipović | 30 November 1998 | 30 March 2000 | SDA |
| 4 | | Mustafa Ramić (1942–) | 30 March 2000 | 9 May 2000 | SDA |
| 5 | | Amir Avdić (1966–) | 9 May 2000 | 11 May 2001 | SDA |
| 6 | | Fikret Dervišević (1949–) | 11 May 2001 | October 2001 | |
| 7 | | Muhamed Ibrahimpašić | October 2001 | 20 March 2002 | SDA |
| 8 | | Atif Hodžić (1962–) | 20 March 2002 | 6 March 2003 | SDA |
| 9 | | Fadil Islamović (1966–) | 6 March 2003 | 6 February 2004 | SDA |
| 10 | | Ismet Kumalić (1951–) | 6 February 2004 | 1 December 2006 | SDA |
| 11 | | Osman Čehajić (1958–) | 1 December 2006 | 16 May 2007 | SDA |
| 12 | | Šemsudin Dedić (1973–) | 16 May 2007 | 31 January 2011 | SDA |
| 13 | | Hamdija Lipovača (1976–) | 31 January 2011 | 12 February 2015 | SDP BiH |
| 14 | | Izudin Saračević (1957–) | 12 February 2015 | 10 July 2016 | SDA |
| 15 | | Husein Rošić (1974–) | 10 July 2016 | 17 October 2018 | SDA |
| 16 | | Mustafa Ružnić (1980–) | 17 October 2018 | 5 December 2023 | A-SDA (until February 2021) |
| NES (from February 2021) | |||||
| 17 | | Nijaz Hušić (1976–) | 5 December 2023 | Incumbent | SDA |
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