Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Predsjedavajući Predsjedništva BiH; Предсједавајући Предсједништва БиХ
	Incumbent; Šefik Džaferović; since 20 March 2020
Member of	Presidency
Residence	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
Website	predsjednistvobih.ba

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.

According to the Article V of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Presidency comprises three members: one Bosniak, one Serb, and one Croat.^[2] 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. Similar to the Russian presidency, 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.

List of Chairpersons

Political parties

Communist Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina / League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina (KP BiH / SK BiH)
Party of Democratic Action (SDA)
Party of Democratic Action (SDA)
Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HDZ BiH)
Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SDP BiH)
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina (SBiH)
Socialist Party (SP)
Serb Democratic Party (SDS)
Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD)
Democratic Front (DF)
Party of Democratic Progress (PDP)

Before independence (1945–1992)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Party
Presidents of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of PR Bosnia and Herzegovina 1945–1953
style="background:Template:League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| 1		Vojislav Kecmanović (1881–1961)	26 April 1945	November 1946	KP BiH
style="background:Template:League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| 2		Đuro Pucar (1899–1979)	November 1946	September 1948	KP BiH
style="background:Template:League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| 3		Vlado Šegrt (1907–1991)	September 1948	March 1953	KP BiH renamed in 1952 to SK BiH
Presidents of the People's Assembly of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 1953–1974
style="background:Template:League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| (2)		Đuro Pucar (1899–1979)	December 1953	June 1963	SK BiH
style="background:Template:League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| 4		Ratomir Dugonjić (1916–1987)	June 1963	1967	SK BiH
style="background:Template:League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| 5		Džemal Bijedić (1917–1977)	1967	1971	SK BiH
style="background:Template:League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| 6	File:Pozderac.jpg	Hamdija Pozderac (1924–1988)	1971	May 1974	SK BiH
Presidents of the Presidency of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 1974–1992
style="background:Template:League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| (4)		Ratomir Dugonjić (1916–1987)	May 1974	April 1978	SK BiH
style="background:Template:League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| 7		Raif Dizdarević (born 1926)	April 1978	April 1982	SK BiH
style="background:Template:League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| 8		Branko Mikulić (1928–1994)	26 April 1982	26 April 1983	SK BiH
style="background:Template:League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| 9		Milanko Renovica (1928–2013)	26 April 1983 ^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]	26 April 1985	SK BiH
style="background:Template:League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| 10		Munir Mesihović (1928–2016)	26 April 1985	April 1987	SK BiH
style="background:Template:League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| 11		Mato Andrić (1928–2015)	April 1987	April 1988	SK BiH
style="background:Template:League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| 12		Nikola Filipović (born 1928)	April 1988	April 1989	SK BiH
style="background:Template:League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| 13		Obrad Piljak (1933–2013)	April 1989	20 December 1990	SK BiH
style="background:Template:Party of Democratic Action/meta/color; color:white;" \| 14		Alija Izetbegović (1925–2003)	20 December 1990	3 March 1992	SDA

Since independence (1992–present)

No.		Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Ethnicity	Term of Office		Party
President of the Presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992–1996
colspan=2 style="background:Template:Party of Democratic Action/meta/color; color:white;" \| 1 (14)		Alija Izetbegović (1925–2003)	Bosniak	3 March 1992	5 October 1996	SDA
Chairmen of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1996–present
style="background:Template:Party of Democratic Action/meta/color; color:white;" \| 1	style="background:Template:Party of Democratic Action/meta/color; color:white;" \| 1		Alija Izetbegović (1925–2003)	Bosniak	5 October 1996	13 October 1998	SDA
style="background:Template:Socialist Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina)/meta/color; color:white;" \| 2	style="background:Template:Socialist Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina)/meta/color; color:white;" \| 2		Živko Radišić (born 1937)	Serb	13 October 1998	15 June 1999	SP
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| 3	style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| 3		Ante Jelavić (born 1963)	Croat	15 June 1999	14 February 2000	HDZ BiH
style="background:Template:Party of Democratic Action/meta/color; color:white;" \| 4	style="background:Template:Party of Democratic Action/meta/color; color:white;" \| (1)		Alija Izetbegović (1925–2003)	Bosniak	14 February 2000	14 October 2000	SDA
style="background:Template:Socialist Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina)/meta/color; color:white;" \| 5	style="background:Template:Socialist Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina)/meta/color; color:white;" \| (2)		Živko Radišić (born 1937)	Serb	14 October 2000	14 June 2001	SP
style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| 6	style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| 4		Jozo Križanović (1944–2009)	Croat	14 June 2001	14 February 2002	SDP BiH
style="background:Template:Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:black;" \| 7	style="background:Template:Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:black;" \| 5		Beriz Belkić (born 1946)	Bosniak	14 February 2002	28 October 2002	SBiH
style="background:Template:Serb Democratic Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina)/meta/color; color:white;" \| 8	style="background:Template:Serb Democratic Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina)/meta/color; color:white;" \| 6		Mirko Šarović (born 1956)	Serb	28 October 2002	2 April 2003	SDS
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| 9	style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| 7		Dragan Čović (born 1956)	Croat	2 April 2003	10 April 2003	HDZ BiH
style="background:Template:Serb Democratic Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina)/meta/color; color:white;" \| 10	style="background:Template:Serb Democratic Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina)/meta/color; color:white;" \| 8		Borislav Paravac (born 1943)	Serb	10 April 2003	27 June 2003	SDS
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| 11	style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| (7)		Dragan Čović (1956–)	Croat	27 June 2003	28 February 2004	HDZ BiH
style="background:Template:Party of Democratic Action/meta/color; color:white;" \| 12	style="background:Template:Party of Democratic Action/meta/color; color:white;" \| 9		Sulejman Tihić (1951–2014)	Bosniak	28 February 2004	28 October 2004	SDA
style="background:Template:Serb Democratic Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina)/meta/color; color:white;" \| 13	style="background:Template:Serb Democratic Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina)/meta/color; color:white;" \| (8)		Borislav Paravac (born 1943)	Serb	28 October 2004	28 June 2005	SDS
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| 14	style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| 10		Ivo Miro Jović (born 1950)	Croat	28 June 2005	28 February 2006	HDZ BiH
style="background:Template:Party of Democratic Action/meta/color; color:white;" \| 15	style="background:Template:Party of Democratic Action/meta/color; color:white;" \| (9)		Sulejman Tihić (1951–2014)	Bosniak	28 February 2006	6 November 2006	SDA
style="background:Template:Alliance of Independent Social Democrats/meta/color; color:white;" \| 16	style="background:Template:Alliance of Independent Social Democrats/meta/color; color:white;" \| 11		Nebojša Radmanović (born 1949)	Serb	6 November 2006	6 July 2007	SNSD
style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| 17	style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| 12		Željko Komšić (born 1964)	Croat	6 July 2007	6 March 2008	SDP BiH
style="background:Template:Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:black;" \| 18	style="background:Template:Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:black;" \| 13		Haris Silajdžić (born 1945)	Bosniak	6 March 2008	6 November 2008	SBiH
style="background:Template:Alliance of Independent Social Democrats/meta/color; color:white;" \| 19	style="background:Template:Alliance of Independent Social Democrats/meta/color; color:white;" \| (11)		Nebojša Radmanović (born 1949)	Serb	6 November 2008	6 July 2009	SNSD
style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| 20	style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| (12)		Željko Komšić (born 1964)	Croat	6 July 2009	6 March 2010	SDP BiH
style="background:Template:Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:black;" \| 21	style="background:Template:Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:black;" \| (13)		Haris Silajdžić (born 1945)	Bosniak	6 March 2010	10 November 2010	SBiH
style="background:Template:Alliance of Independent Social Democrats/meta/color; color:white;" \| 22	style="background:Template:Alliance of Independent Social Democrats/meta/color; color:white;" \| (11)		Nebojša Radmanović (born 1949)	Serb	10 November 2010	10 July 2011	SNSD
style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| 23	style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| (12)		Željko Komšić (born 1964)	Croat	10 July 2011	10 March 2012	SDP BiH
style="background:Template:Party of Democratic Action/meta/color; color:white;" \| 24	style="background:Template:Party of Democratic Action/meta/color; color:white;" \| 14		Bakir Izetbegović (born 1956)	Bosniak	10 March 2012	10 November 2012	SDA
style="background:Template:Alliance of Independent Social Democrats/meta/color; color:white;" \| 25	style="background:Template:Alliance of Independent Social Democrats/meta/color; color:white;" \| (11)		Nebojša Radmanović (born 1949)	Serb	10 November 2012	10 July 2013	SNSD
style="background:Template:Democratic Front (Bosnia and Herzegovina)/meta/color; color:white;" \| 26	style="background:Template:Democratic Front (Bosnia and Herzegovina)/meta/color; color:white;" \| (12)		Željko Komšić (born 1964)	Croat	10 July 2013	10 March 2014	DF
style="background:Template:Party of Democratic Action/meta/color; color:white;" \| 27	style="background:Template:Party of Democratic Action/meta/color; color:white;" \| (14)		Bakir Izetbegović (born 1956)	Bosniak	10 March 2014	17 November 2014	SDA
style="background:Template:Party of Democratic Progress/meta/color; color:white;" \| 28	style="background:Template:Party of Democratic Progress/meta/color; color:white;" \| 15		Mladen Ivanić (born 1958)	Serb	17 November 2014	17 July 2015	PDP
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| 29	style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| (7)		Dragan Čović (born 1956)	Croat	17 July 2015	17 March 2016	HDZ BiH
style="background:Template:Party of Democratic Action/meta/color; color:white;" \| 30	style="background:Template:Party of Democratic Action/meta/color; color:white;" \| (14)		Bakir Izetbegović (born 1956)	Bosniak	17 March 2016	17 November 2016	SDA
style="background:Template:Party of Democratic Progress/meta/color; color:white;" \| 31	style="background:Template:Party of Democratic Progress/meta/color; color:white;" \| (15)		Mladen Ivanić (born 1958)	Serb	17 November 2016	17 July 2017	PDP
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| 32	style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;" \| (7)		Dragan Čović (born 1956)	Croat	17 July 2017	17 March 2018	HDZ BiH
style="background:Template:Party of Democratic Action/meta/color; color:white;" \| 33	style="background:Template:Party of Democratic Action/meta/color; color:white;" \| (14)		Bakir Izetbegović (born 1956)	Bosniak	17 March 2018	20 November 2018	SDA
style="background:Template:Alliance of Independent Social Democrats/meta/color; color:white;" \| 34	style="background:Template:Alliance of Independent Social Democrats/meta/color; color:white;" \| 16		Milorad Dodik (born 1959)	Serb	20 November 2018	20 July 2019	SNSD
style="background:Template:Democratic Front (Bosnia and Herzegovina)/meta/color; color:white;" \| 35	style="background:Template:Democratic Front (Bosnia and Herzegovina)/meta/color; color:white;" \| (12)		Željko Komšić (born 1964)	Croat	20 July 2019	20 March 2020	DF
style="background:Template:Party of Democratic Action/meta/color; color:white;" \| 36	style="background:Template:Party of Democratic Action/meta/color; color:white;" \| 17		Šefik Džaferović (born 1957)	Bosniak	20 March 2020	Incumbent	SDA

References

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v t e Chairmen of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Presidents of the People's Assembly of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina (1945–1974)	Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Vojislav Kecmanović Đuro Pucar Vlado Šegrt Đuro Pucar^* Ratomir Dugonjić Džemal Bijedić Hamdija Pozderac
Presidents of the Presidency of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina (1974–1992)	Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Ratomir Dugonjić Raif Dizdarević Branko Mikulić Milanko Renovica Munir Mesihović Mato Andrić Nikola Filipović Obrad Piljak
President of the Presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–1996)	Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Alija Izetbegović
Chairmen of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (since 1996)	Bosnia and Herzegovina Alija Izetbegović Živko Radišić Ante Jelavić Jozo Križanović Beriz Belkić Mirko Šarović Dragan Čović Borislav Paravac Sulejman Tihić Ivo Miro Jović Nebojša Radmanović Željko Komšić Haris Silajdžić Bakir Izetbegović Mladen Ivanić Milorad Dodik Šefik Džaferović Željka Cvijanović Denis Bećirović

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List of Chairpersons

Before independence (1945–1992)

Since independence (1992–present)

See also

References