List of heads of the West Herzegovina Canton

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Premier of West Herzegovina Canton
Premijer Zapadnohercegovačkog kantona
Incumbent
Predrag Čović
since 27 March 2023
Appointer West Herzegovina Cantonal Assembly
Inaugural holder Jozo Marić (as governor)
Bariša Čolak (as prime minister)
Formation27 March 1996

This is a list of heads of the West Herzegovina Canton .

Contents

Heads of the West Herzegovina Canton (1996–present)

   Croatian Democratic Union
   Croatian Party of Rights

Governors

PortraitName
(Born–Died)
Term of OfficeParty
1 No image.png Jozo Marić
(1948–)
27 March 19962000 HDZ BiH
2 No image.png Vinko Zorić
(1961–)
20006 October 2002 HDZ BiH

Premiers

PortraitName
(Born–Died)
Term of OfficeParty
1 Barisa Colak (cropped).jpg Bariša Čolak
(1956–)
27 March 199615 September 1999 HDZ BiH
2 No image.png Anđelko Mikulić
(1959–)
15 September 19992003 HDZ BiH
3 No image.png Viktor Lasić
(1968–)
20036 December 2006 HDZ BiH
4 No image.png Zvonko Jurišić
(1961–)
6 December 200616 September 2010 HSP BiH
5 Zdenko Cosic (cropped).jpg Zdenko Ćosić
(1961–)
16 September 201027 March 2023 HDZ BiH
6 No image.png Predrag Čović
(1969–)
27 March 2023Incumbent HDZ BiH

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