List of prime ministers of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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
Formation	31 May 1994

This article tells you about the Prime Ministers of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Prime Minister is like the leader of the government in this part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina suggests who should be Prime Minister. Then, the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (which is like their main law-making group) officially chooses them. Even though the Prime Minister leads the government, they don't pick all the other ministers (the people in charge of different government departments). Instead, the main political parties choose these ministers. They make sure people from different groups and parts of the country are included.

Nermin Nikšić is the current Prime Minister. He is the 8th person to hold this important job. He started his role on April 28, 2023, after the 2022 general election.

What Does a Prime Minister Do?

The Prime Minister represents the Federal Government. They have several important jobs:

• They make sure the government's plans are followed.
• They also ensure that the laws are put into action.
• They help make sure the decisions of the courts are carried out.
• They can suggest removing the Federal President if needed.
• They propose new laws and give advice on them.
• They prepare the money plan (budget) for the Federal Parliament to approve.

Who Has Been Prime Minister?

This section lists all the people who have served as Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. You can see their names, when they started and left office, and which political party they belonged to.

      Party of Democratic Action       Croatian Democratic Union       Social Democratic Party

No.	Picture	Name (Born–Died)	Group	Time in Office			Party		Government Team	Election
				Started	Left	How Long
1		Haris Silajdžić (born 1945)	Bosniak	31 May 1994	31 January 1996	1 year, 245 days		SDA	SDA–HDZ BiH	—
2		Izudin Kapetanović (born 1953)	Bosniak	31 January 1996	18 December 1996	322 days
3		Edhem Bičakčić (born 1952)	Bosniak	18 December 1996	12 December 1998	4 years, 23 days			SDA–HDZ BiH–SBiH	1996
				12 December 1998	10 January 2001					1998
—		Dragan Čović (born 1956) Acting	Croat	10 January 2001	12 March 2001	61 days		HDZ BiH		—
4		Alija Behmen (1940–2018)	Bosniak	12 March 2001	14 February 2003	1 year, 339 days		SDP BiH	SDP BiH–SBiH–NHI–BPS–NSRzB	2000
5		Ahmet Hadžipašić (1952–2008)	Bosniak	14 February 2003	30 March 2007	4 years, 44 days		SDA	SDA–SBiH–HDZ BiH	2002
6		Nedžad Branković (born 1962)	Bosniak	30 March 2007	27 May 2009	2 years, 58 days			SDA–SBiH–HDZ BiH–HDZ 1990–SNSD	2006
—		Vjekoslav Bevanda (born 1956) Acting	Croat	27 May 2009	25 June 2009	29 days		HDZ BiH		—
7		Mustafa Mujezinović (1954–2019)	Bosniak	25 June 2009	17 March 2011	1 year, 265 days		SDA
8		Nermin Nikšić (born 1960)	Bosniak	17 March 2011	31 March 2015	4 years, 14 days		SDP BiH	SDP BiH–SDA–NSRzB–HSP BiH	2010
9		Fadil Novalić (born 1959)	Bosniak	31 March 2015	28 April 2023	8 years, 28 days		SDA	SDA–SBB–HDZ BiH	2014
										2018
(8)		Nermin Nikšić (born 1960)	Bosniak	28 April 2023	Incumbent	2 years, 57 days		SDP BiH	SDP BiH–HDZ BiH–NiP–NS–HDZ 1990–SN	2022

See also

• List of presidents of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina