List of members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina facts for kids

This article tells you about the people who have been members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina since December 1995. This was when the country got its new Constitution after the Dayton Agreement.

The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a special group of three leaders. Each leader represents one of the three main groups of people, called "constituent nations," in Bosnia and Herzegovina. These groups are the Bosniaks, the Croats, and the Serbs.

The Bosniak and Croat members are chosen from the Federation. The Serb member is chosen from Republika Srpska.

Who are the Members?

The Presidency has three members who work together to lead the country. They are elected by the people. Here are the lists of the members from each group since 1996.

Bosniak Members

      Party of Democratic Action (5)       Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)       Social Democratic Party (1)

Picture		Name (Born–Died)	Time in Office		Political Party	Election Year
			Started	Ended
1		Alija Izetbegović (1925–2003)	5 October 1996	14 October 2000	SDA	1996, 1998
2		Halid Genjac (born 1958)	14 October 2000	30 March 2001	SDA	–
3		Beriz Belkić (1946–2023)	30 March 2001	28 October 2002	SBiH	–
4		Sulejman Tihić (1951–2014)	28 October 2002	6 November 2006	SDA	2002
5		Haris Silajdžić (born 1945)	6 November 2006	10 November 2010	SBiH	2006
6		Bakir Izetbegović (born 1956)	10 November 2010	20 November 2018	SDA	2010, 2014
7		Šefik Džaferović (born 1957)	20 November 2018	16 November 2022	SDA	2018
8		Denis Bećirović (born 1975)	16 November 2022	Still in office	SDP BiH	2022

Serb Members

      Serb Democratic Party (3)       Socialist (1)       Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (3)       Party of Democratic Progress (1)

Picture		Name (Born–Died)	Time in Office		Political Party	Election Year
			Started	Ended
1		Momčilo Krajišnik (1945–2020)	5 October 1996	13 October 1998	SDS	1996
2		Živko Radišić (1937–2021)	13 October 1998	28 October 2002	SP	1998
3		Mirko Šarović (born 1956)	28 October 2002	2 April 2003	SDS	2002
4		Borislav Paravac (born 1943)	10 April 2003	6 November 2006	SDS	–
5		Nebojša Radmanović (born 1949)	6 November 2006	17 November 2014	SNSD	2006, 2010
6		Mladen Ivanić (born 1958)	17 November 2014	20 November 2018	PDP	2014
7		Milorad Dodik (born 1959)	20 November 2018	15 November 2022	SNSD	2018
8		Željka Cvijanović (born 1967)	16 November 2022	Still in office	SNSD	2022

Croat Members

      Croatian Democratic Union (4)       Social Democratic Party (2)       Democratic Front (1)

Picture		Name (Born–Died)	Time in Office		Political Party	Election Year
			Started	Ended
1		Krešimir Zubak (born 1947)	5 October 1996	15 November 1998	HDZ BiH	1996
2		Ante Jelavić (born 1963)	15 November 1998	7 March 2001	HDZ BiH	1998
3		Jozo Križanović (1944–2009)	7 March 2001	28 October 2002	SDP BiH	–
4		Dragan Čović (born 1956)	28 October 2002	9 May 2005	HDZ BiH	2002
5		Ivo Miro Jović (born 1950)	9 May 2005	6 November 2006	HDZ BiH	–
6		Željko Komšić (born 1964)	6 November 2006	17 November 2014	SDP BiH (until 2012)	2006, 2010
					DF (from 2013)
(4)		Dragan Čović (born 1956)	17 November 2014	20 November 2018	HDZ BiH	2014
(6)		Željko Komšić (born 1964)	20 November 2018	Still in office	DF	2018, 2022

See also

• Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina