Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Predsjedavajući Predsjedništva Bosne i Hercegovine
Предсједавајући Предсједништва Босне и Херцеговине

Incumbent
Dragan Čović

since 17 July 2017
Residence Presidency Building, Centar, Sarajevo
Appointer Popularly elected
Term length 4 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder Alija Izetbegović
Formation 5 October 1996
Website predsjednistvobih.ba
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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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.

List of Chairmen of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Presidents of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of PR Bosnia and Herzegovina (1945–1953)

  Communist Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina / League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina (KP BiH / SK BiH)

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of Office Party
1 Vojislav Kecmanović
(1881–1961)
26 April 1945 November 1946 KP BiH
2 Đuro Pucar
(1899–1979)
November 1946 September 1948 KP BiH
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)

  League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SK BiH)

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of Office Party
4 Đuro Pucar
(1899–1979)
December 1953 June 1963 SK BiH
5 Ratomir Dugonjić
(1916–1987)
June 1963 1967 SK BiH
6 Džemal Bijedić
(1917–1977)
1967 1971 SK BiH
7 Hamdija Pozderac
(1924–1988)
1971 May 1974 SK BiH

Presidents of the Presidency of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina (1974–1992)

  League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SK BiH)
  Party of Democratic Action (SDA)

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of Office Party
8 Ratomir Dugonjić
(1916–1987)
May 1974 April 1978 SK BiH
9 Raif Dizdarević
(1926–)
April 1978 April 1982 SK BiH
10 Branko Mikulić
(1928–1994)
April 1982 26 April 1984 SK BiH
11 Milanko Renovica
(1928–2013)
26 April 1984 26 April 1985 SK BiH
12 Munir Mesihović
(1928–2016)
26 April 1985 April 1987 SK BiH
13 Mato Andrić
(1928–2015)
April 1987 April 1988 SK BiH
14 Nikola Filipović
(1928–)
April 1988 April 1989 SK BiH
15 Obrad Piljak
(1933–2013)
April 1989 20 December 1990 SK BiH
16 Alija Izetbegović
(1925–2003)
20 December 1990 3 March 1992 SDA

President of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–1996)

  Party of Democratic Action (SDA)

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Ethnicity Term of Office Party
1 Alija Izetbegović
(1925–2003)
Bosniak 3 March 1992 5 October 1996 SDA

Chairmen of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1996–present)

  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)

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Ethnicity Term of Office Party
1 1 Alija Izetbegović
(1925–2003)
Bosniak 5 October 1996 13 October 1998 SDA
2 2 Živko Radišić
(1937–)
Serb 13 October 1998 15 June 1999 SP
3 3 Ante Jelavić
(1963–)
Croat 15 June 1999 14 February 2000 HDZ BiH
4 (1) Alija Izetbegović
(1925–2003)
Bosniak 14 February 2000 14 October 2000 SDA
5 (2) Živko Radišić
(1937–)
Serb 14 October 2000 14 June 2001 SP
6 4 Jozo Križanović
(1944–2009)
Croat 14 June 2001 14 February 2002 SDP BiH
7 5 Beriz Belkić
(1946–)
Bosniak 14 February 2002 28 October 2002 SBiH
8 6 Mirko Šarović
(1956–)
Serb 28 October 2002 2 April 2003 SDS
9 7 Dragan Čović
(1956–)
Croat 2 April 2003 10 April 2003 HDZ BiH
10 8 Borislav Paravac
(1943–)
Serb 10 April 2003 27 June 2003 SDS
11 (7) Dragan Čović
(1956–)
Croat 27 June 2003 28 February 2004 HDZ BiH
12 9 Sulejman Tihić
(1951–2014)
Bosniak 28 February 2004 28 October 2004 SDA
13 (8) Borislav Paravac
(1943–)
Serb 28 October 2004 28 June 2005 SDS
14 10 Ivo Miro Jović
(1950–)
Croat 28 June 2005 28 February 2006 HDZ BiH
15 (9) Sulejman Tihić
(1951–2014)
Bosniak 28 February 2006 6 November 2006 SDA
16 11 Nebojša Radmanović
(1949–)
Serb 6 November 2006 6 July 2007 SNSD
17 12 Željko Komšić
(1964–)
Croat 6 July 2007 6 March 2008 SDP BiH
18 13 Haris Silajdžić
(1945–)
Bosniak 6 March 2008 6 November 2008 SBiH
19 (11) Nebojša Radmanović
(1949–)
Serb 6 November 2008 6 July 2009 SNSD
20 (12) Željko Komšić
(1964–)
Croat 6 July 2009 6 March 2010 SDP BiH
21 (13) Haris Silajdžić
(1945–)
Bosniak 6 March 2010 10 November 2010 SBiH
22 (11) Nebojša Radmanović
(1949–)
Serb 10 November 2010 10 July 2011 SNSD
23 (12) Željko Komšić
(1964–)
Croat 10 July 2011 10 March 2012 SDP BiH
24 14 Bakir Izetbegović
(1956–)
Bosniak 10 March 2012 10 November 2012 SDA
25 (11) Nebojša Radmanović
(1949–)
Serb 10 November 2012 10 July 2013 SNSD
26 (12) Željko Komšić
(1964–)
Croat 10 July 2013 10 March 2014 DF
27 (14) Bakir Izetbegović
(1956–)
Bosniak 10 March 2014 17 November 2014 SDA
28 15 Mladen Ivanić
(1958–)
Serb 17 November 2014 17 July 2015 PDP
29 (7) Dragan Čović
(1956–)
Croat 17 July 2015 17 March 2016 HDZ BiH
30 (14) Bakir Izetbegović
(1956–)
Bosniak 17 March 2016 17 November 2016 SDA
31 (15) Mladen Ivanić
(1958–)
Serb 17 November 2016 17 July 2017 PDP
32 (7) Dragan Čović
(1956–)
Croat 17 July 2017 Incumbent HDZ BiH

See also

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