List of prime ministers of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Premijer Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine
Nermin Niksic 2018 (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Nermin Nikšić
since 28 April 2023
Nominator President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Appointer Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Inaugural holder Haris Silajdžić
Formation31 May 1994

This article lists the prime ministers of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the head of the Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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The prime minister is nominated by the President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and appointed by the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As head of the government, the prime minister has no authority for appointing ministers, and his role is that of a coordinator. Ministers are appointed in his or her stead by the majority-parties according to ethnic and entity representation rules, so that a deputy minister must not be of same ethnicity as the respective minister. [1]

Nermin Nikšić is the 8th and current prime minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He took office on 28 April 2023, following the 2022 general election. [2]

Responsibilities

The prime minister represents the Federal Government and is responsible for:

List of officeholders

   Party of Democratic Action    Croatian Democratic Union    Social Democratic Party

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		EthnicityTerm of officePartyCompositionElection
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Haris Silajdzic 1995.jpg Haris Silajdžić
(born 1945)		Bosniak31 May 199431 January 19961 year, 245 days SDA SDA–HDZ BiH —
2 No image.png Izudin Kapetanović
(born 1953)		Bosniak31 January 199618 December 1996322 days
3 No image.png Edhem Bičakčić
(born 1952)		Bosniak18 December 199612 December 19984 years, 23 days SDA–HDZ BiH–SBiH 1996
12 December 199810 January 2001 [a] 1998
— Dragan Covic 2015 (cropped).jpg Dragan Čović
(born 1956)
Acting		Croat10 January 200112 March 200161 days HDZ BiH —
4 Alija-Behmen-2009-IMG 9339 (cropped).jpg Alija Behmen
(1940–2018)		Bosniak12 March 200114 February 20031 year, 339 days SDP BiH SDP BiH–SBiH–NHI–BPS–NSRzB 2000
5 No image.png Ahmet Hadžipašić
(1952–2008)		Bosniak14 February 200330 March 20074 years, 44 days SDA SDA–SBiH–HDZ BiH 2002
6 No image.png Nedžad Branković
(born 1962)		Bosniak30 March 200727 May 2009 [a] 2 years, 58 days SDA–SBiH–HDZ BiH–HDZ 1990–SNSD 2006
— Vjekoslav Bevanda 2012 (cropped).jpg Vjekoslav Bevanda
(born 1956)
Acting		Croat27 May 200925 June 200929 days HDZ BiH —
7 Mustafa Mujezinović
(1954–2019)		Bosniak25 June 200917 March 20111 year, 265 days SDA
8 Nermin Niksic (0804) (cropped).jpg Nermin Nikšić
(born 1960)		Bosniak17 March 201131 March 20154 years, 14 days SDP BiH SDP BiH–SDA–NSRzB–HSP BiH 2010
9 Novalic (cropped).jpg Fadil Novalić
(born 1959)		Bosniak31 March 201528 April 20238 years, 28 days SDA SDA–SBB–HDZ BiH 2014
2018
(8) Nermin Niksic 2018 (cropped).jpg Nermin Nikšić
(born 1960)		Bosniak28 April 2023Incumbent2 years, 69 days SDP BiH SDP BiH–HDZ BiH–NiP–NS–HDZ 1990–SN 2022

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Resigned from office

References

  1. ↑ "Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  2. ↑ V.K. (28 April 2023). "Predstavnički dom izglasao novu Vladu FBiH, Nermin Nikšić novi premijer" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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