Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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Predsjedništvo Bosne i Hercegovine Предсједништво Босне и Херцеговине | |
Seat | Presidency Building (Sarajevo) |
Appointer | Direct election |
Term length | Four years renewable once every individual term |
First holder | Alija Izetbegović Momčilo Krajišnik Krešimir Zubak |
Salary | 3,091 EUR per month[1] |
Website | www |
The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serbo-Croatian: Predsjedništvo Bosne i Hercegovine / Предсједништво Босне и Херцеговине) is a three-member body which collectively serves as head of state of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2] According to Article V of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Presidency comprises three members: one Bosniak, one Serb, and one Croat.[3] 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. 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.
Current members[]
Member of Presidency | Photo | Joined Presidency | Party | Representing | Chairman terms[a] | |
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Šefik Džaferović | 20 November 2018 1st term |
SDA | Bosniaks | 20 March 2020 – 20 November 2020 20 March 2022 – present | ||
Željko Komšić | 20 November 2018 3rd term |
DF | Croats | 20 July 2019 – 20 March 2020 20 July 2021 – 20 March 2022 | ||
Milorad Dodik | 20 November 2018 1st term |
SNSD | Serbs | 20 November 2018 – 20 July 2019 20 November 2020 – 20 July 2021 |
Powers, duties and responsibilities[]
The Presidency is responsible for:
- Conducting the foreign policy of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
- Appointing ambassadors and other international representatives, no more than two-thirds of which may come from the Federation;
- Representing Bosnia and Herzegovina in European and international organizations and institutions and seeking membership in such organizations and institutions of which it is not a member;
- Negotiating, denouncing, and, with the consent of the Parliamentary Assembly, ratifying treaties of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
- Executing decisions of the Parliamentary Assembly;
- Proposing, upon the recommendation of the Council of Ministers, an annual budget to the Parliamentary Assembly;
- Reporting as requested, but no less than annually, to the Parliamentary Assembly on expenditures by the Presidency;
- Coordinating as necessary with international and nongovernmental organizations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and;
- Performing such other functions as may be necessary to carry out its duties, as may be assigned to it by the Parliamentary Assembly, or as may be agreed by the Entities.
List of members[]
Term | Election | Members | Party | Ethnicity | |
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1 (13 October 1996 – 12 October 1998) |
1996 | Alija Izetbegović | SDA | Bosniak | |
Momčilo Krajišnik | SDS | Serb | |||
Krešimir Zubak | HDZ BiH | Croat | |||
2 (13 October 1998 – 28 October 2002) |
1998 | Alija Izetbegović (until October 2000) | SDA | Bosniak | |
Halid Genjac (October 2000 – March 2001) | |||||
Beriz Belkić (from March 2001) | SBiH | ||||
Živko Radišić | SP | Serb | |||
Ante Jelavić (until March 2001) | HDZ BiH | Croat | |||
Jozo Križanović (from March 2001) | SDP BiH | ||||
3 (28 October 2002 – 6 November 2006) |
2002 | Sulejman Tihić | SDA | Bosniak | |
Mirko Šarović (until April 2003) | SDS | Serb | |||
Borislav Paravac (from April 2003) | |||||
Dragan Čović (until March 2005) | HDZ BiH | Croat | |||
Ivo Miro Jović (from March 2005) | |||||
4 (6 November 2006 – 17 November 2010) |
2006 | Haris Silajdžić | SBiH | Bosniak | |
Nebojša Radmanović | SNSD | Serb | |||
Željko Komšić | SDP BiH | Croat | |||
5 (17 November 2010 – 17 November 2014) |
2010 | Bakir Izetbegović | SDA | Bosniak | |
Nebojša Radmanović | SNSD | Serb | |||
Željko Komšić | SDP BiH (until 2012) | Croat | |||
DF (from 2013) | |||||
6 (17 November 2014 – 20 November 2018) |
2014 | Bakir Izetbegović | SDA | Bosniak | |
Mladen Ivanić | PDP | Serb | |||
Dragan Čović | HDZ BiH | Croat | |||
7 (20 November 2018 – ) |
2018 | Šefik Džaferović | SDA | Bosniak | |
Milorad Dodik | SNSD | Serb | |||
Željko Komšić | DF | Croat |
Living former office holders[]
There are twelve living former members of the Presidency. The last former Presidency member to die was Živko Radišić (1998–2002) on 5 September 2021.
Bosniak members:
2nd
Halid Genjac
(2000–2001)
8 March 19583rd
Beriz Belkić
(2001–2002)
8 September 19465th
Haris Silajdžić
(2006–2010)
1 October 19456th
Bakir Izetbegović
(2010–2018)
28 June 1956
Croat members:
1st
Krešimir Zubak
(1996–1998)
25 January 19472nd
Ante Jelavić
(1998–2001)
21 August 19634th
Dragan Čović
(2002–2005; 2014–2018)
20 August 19565th
Ivo Miro Jović
(2005–2006)
15 July 1950
Serb members:
3rd
Mirko Šarović
(2002–2003)
16 September 19564th
Borislav Paravac
(2003–2006)
18 February 19435th
Nebojša Radmanović
(2006–2014)
1 October 19496th
Mladen Ivanić
(2014–2018)
16 September 1958
See also[]
Politics of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina portal
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References[]
- ^ "Infographic: What are the Monthly Salaries of Presidents in the Region - Sarajevo Times". Sarajevo Times. 25 February 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.predsjednistvobih.ba/nadl/default.aspx?id=18268&langTag=en-US[permanent dead link]
Notes[]
- ^ Current 2018–2022 term only
External links[]
- Website of the Presidency
- Article V of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Holding Bosnian presidents accountable, ISN Security Watch, 21 December 2006
- 1996 establishments in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Presidencies
- Politics of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Collective heads of state