Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Dayton Agreement High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling Presidency (Chairman) Sulejman Tihić(Chairman) Ivo Miro Jović Borislav Paravac Council of Ministers Chair (i.e. prime minister): Adnan Terzić Parliamentary Assembly House of Peoples House of Representatives Political parties Elections Political divisions Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Republika Srpska Brčko District Foreign relations

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Dayton Agreement High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling Presidency (Chairman) Haris Silajdžić (SBiH) Željko Komšić (SDP) Nebojša Radmanović (SNSD) Council of Ministers Acting Chair: Adnan Terzić Parliamentary Assembly House of Peoples House of Representatives Political parties Elections (2006 general elections) Political divisions Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Republika Srpska National Assembly President: Milan Jelić Prime Minister: Milorad Dodik Brčko District Foreign relations

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The Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the executive branch of the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

According to the Article V, Section 4 of the Constitution, the Chair of the Council of Ministers is nominated by the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and confirmed by the National House of Representatives. The President of the Council of Ministers then appoints other ministers.

The Council is responsible for carrying out the policies and decisions in the fields of:

• foreign policy
• foreign trade policy
• customs policy
• monetary policy
• finances of the institutions and for the international obligations of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• immigration, refugee, and asylum policy and regulation
• international and inter-Entity criminal law enforcement, including relations with Interpol
• establishment and operation of common and international communications facilities
• regulation of inter-Entity transportation
• air traffic control
• facilitation of inter-Entity coordination
• other matters as agreed by the Entities

Standing Bodies of Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina:

• General Secretariat
• Economic Directorate
• Internal Politics Directorate
• Directorate for European Integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Bureau for Legal Matters

The current Chair is Adnan Terzić, who succeeded Dragan Mikerević on the post. The current foreign minister is Mladen Ivanić.

Current Cabinet:

2002-2006

• Chairman of the Council of Ministers - Adnan Terzić

• Ministry of Foreign Relations – Minister Mladen Ivanić
• Ministry of Security – Minister Bariša Čolak
• Ministry of Finance – Minister Ljerka Marić
• Ministry of Justice – Minister Slobodan Kovač
• Ministry of Defense - Minister Nikola Radovanović
• Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations – Minister Dragan Doko
• Ministry of Communication and Transportation – Minister Branko Dokić
• Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees – Minister Mirsad Kebo
• Ministry of Civil Affairs – Minister Safet Halilović

Website of Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina[1]