Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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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 |
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. According to Article V of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the presidency comprises three members: one Bosniak, one Serb, and one Croat. 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 | Portrait | Took office | Party | Representing | Chairman terms | |
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Denis Bećirović | 16 November 2022 (1st term) |
SDP BiH | Bosniaks | 16 March 2024 – present | ||
Željka Cvijanović | 16 November 2022 (1st term) |
SNSD | Serbs | 16 November 2022 – 16 July 2023 | ||
Željko Komšić | 20 November 2018 (4th term) |
DF | Croats | 16 July 2023 – 16 March 2024 |
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 – 16 November 2022) |
2018 | Šefik Džaferović | SDA | Bosniak | |
Milorad Dodik | SNSD | Serb | |||
Željko Komšić | DF | Croat | |||
8 (16 November 2022 – present) |
2022 | Denis Bećirović | SDP BiH | Bosniak | |
Željka Cvijanović | SNSD | Serb | |||
Željko Komšić | DF | Croat |
See also
In Spanish: Presidencia de Bosnia y Herzegovina para niños
- Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- List of members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- List of members of the Presidency by time in office
- Triumvirate