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presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina

{{Short description|Collective head of state of Bosnia and Herzegovina}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox official post

| post = {{nowrap|Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina}}

| native_name = Predsjedništvo Bosne i Hercegovine
Предсједништво Босне и Херцеговине

| insignia = Coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg

| insigniasize = 80px

| image = 95px 89px 84px

| incumbent = Denis Bećirović
Željka Cvijanović
Željko Komšić

| incumbentsince = 16 November 2022

| seat = Presidency Building, Sarajevo

| appointer = Direct election

| termlength = Four years

| termlength_qualified = renewable once every individual term

| constituting_instrument = Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1995)

| first = Alija Izetbegović
Momčilo Krajišnik
Krešimir Zubak

| salary = 3,091 EUR per month

{{cite web|url=http://www.sarajevotimes.com/infographic-monthly-salaries-presidents-region/|title=Infographic: What are the Monthly Salaries of Presidents in the Region - Sarajevo Times|date=25 February 2018|work=Sarajevo Times}}

| website = {{URL|http://www.predsjednistvobih.ba/}}

| status = Head of state

}}

The presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina ({{lang-sh-Latn-Cyrl|Predsjedništvo Bosne i Hercegovine|separator=" / "|Предсједништво Босне и Херцеговине}}) is a three-member body which collectively serves as head of state of Bosnia and Herzegovina.{{Cite web |url=http://www.predsjednistvobih.ba/hron/default.aspx?id=10074&langTag=en-US |title=Chronology of the Presidency of BiH |access-date=11 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807040824/http://www.predsjednistvobih.ba/hron/default.aspx?id=10074&langTag=en-US |archive-date=7 August 2017 |url-status=dead }} According to Article V of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the presidency comprises three members: one Bosniak, one Serb, and one Croat.{{cite web |url=http://www.predsjednistvobih.ba/nadl/default.aspx?id=18268&langTag=en-US |title=Constitutional and Legal Jurisdictions |website=www.predsjednistvobih.ba |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328231153/http://www.predsjednistvobih.ba/nadl/default.aspx?id=18268&langTag=en-US |archive-date=28 March 2021 |url-status=dead}} 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

class="wikitable"

! colspan=2| Member

! Portrait

! Took office

! Party

! Representing

! Chairman terms{{efn|Current 2022–2026 term only}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina}}" |

| Denis Bećirović

| 50px

| style="text-align:center;" | 16 November 2022
{{small|(1st term)}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{nowrap|SDP BiH}}

| Bosniaks

| 16 March 2024 – 16 November 2024

style="background-color:{{party color|Alliance of Independent Social Democrats}}" |

| Željka Cvijanović

| 50px

| style="text-align:center;" | 16 November 2022
{{small|(1st term)}}

| style="text-align:center;" | SNSD

| Serbs

| 16 November 2022 – 16 July 2023
16 November 2024 – present

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Front (Bosnia and Herzegovina)}}" |

| Željko Komšić

| 50px

| style="text-align:center;" | 20 November 2018
{{small|(4th term)}}

| style="text-align:center;" | DF

| Croats

| 16 July 2023 – 16 March 2024

Powers, duties and responsibilities

File:Presidency of BiH in Sarajevo 2023.01.29 1.jpg in central Sarajevo]]

{{see also|Foreign relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina}}

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size: 100%; width:50%"

!Term

!Election

!colspan="2" | Members

!Party

!Ethnicity

rowspan=3|1
{{nowrap|{{small|(13 October 1996 – 12 October 1998)}}}}

|rowspan=3|1996

|style="background-color: {{party color|Party of Democratic Action}}" |

|{{nowrap|Alija Izetbegović}}

|SDA

|Bosniak

style="background-color: {{party color|Serb Democratic Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina)}}" |

|Momčilo Krajišnik

|SDS

|Serb

style="background-color: {{party color|Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina}}" |

|Krešimir Zubak

|{{nowrap|HDZ BiH}}

|Croat

rowspan=6|2
{{small|(13 October 1998 – 28 October 2002)}}

|rowspan=6|1998

|rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Party of Democratic Action}}" |

|Alija Izetbegović {{small|(until October 2000)}}

|rowspan=2|SDA

|rowspan=3|Bosniak

{{nowrap|Halid Genjac {{small|(October 2000 – March 2001)}}}}
style="background-color: {{party color|Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina}}" |

|Beriz Belkić {{small|(from March 2001)}}

|SBiH

style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina)}}" |

|Živko Radišić

|SP

|Serb

style="background-color: {{party color|Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina}}" |

|Ante Jelavić {{small|(until March 2001)}}

|HDZ BiH

|rowspan=2|Croat

style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina}}" |

|Jozo Križanović {{small|(from March 2001)}}

|SDP BiH

rowspan=5|3
{{nowrap|{{small|(28 October 2002 – 6 November 2006)}}}}

|rowspan=5|2002

|style="background-color: {{party color|Party of Democratic Action}}" |

|Sulejman Tihić

|SDA

|Bosniak

rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Serb Democratic Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina)}}" |

|Mirko Šarović {{small|(until April 2003)}}

|rowspan=2|SDS

|rowspan=2|Serb

Borislav Paravac {{small|(from April 2003)}}
rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina}}" |

|Dragan Čović {{small|(until March 2005)}}

|rowspan=2|HDZ BiH

|rowspan=2|Croat

Ivo Miro Jović {{small|(from March 2005)}}
rowspan=3|4
{{nowrap|{{small|(6 November 2006 – 17 November 2010)}}}}

|rowspan=3|2006

|style="background-color: {{party color|Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina}}" |

|Haris Silajdžić

|SBiH

|Bosniak

style="background-color: {{party color|Alliance of Independent Social Democrats}}" |

|Nebojša Radmanović

|SNSD

|Serb

style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina}}" |

|Željko Komšić

|SDP BiH

|Croat

rowspan=4|5
{{nowrap|{{small|(17 November 2010 – 17 November 2014)}}}}

|rowspan=4|2010

|style="background-color: {{party color|Party of Democratic Action}}" |

|Bakir Izetbegović

|SDA

|Bosniak

style="background-color: {{party color|Alliance of Independent Social Democrats}}" |

|Nebojša Radmanović

|SNSD

|Serb

style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina}}" |

|rowspan=2|Željko Komšić

|{{nowrap|SDP BiH {{small|(until 2012)}}}}

|rowspan=2|Croat

style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Front (Bosnia and Herzegovina)}}" |

|DF {{small|(from 2013)}}

rowspan=3|6
{{nowrap|{{small|(17 November 2014 – 20 November 2018)}}}}

|rowspan=3|2014

|style="background-color: {{party color|Party of Democratic Action}}" |

|Bakir Izetbegović

|SDA

|Bosniak

style="background-color: {{party color|Party of Democratic Progress}}" |

|Mladen Ivanić

|PDP

|Serb

style="background-color: {{party color|Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina}}" |

|Dragan Čović

|HDZ BiH

|Croat

rowspan=3|7
{{nowrap|{{small|(20 November 2018 – 16 November 2022)}}}}

|rowspan=3|2018

|style="background-color: {{party color|Party of Democratic Action}}" |

|Šefik Džaferović

|SDA

|Bosniak

style="background-color: {{party color|Alliance of Independent Social Democrats}}" |

|Milorad Dodik

|SNSD

|Serb

style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Front (Bosnia and Herzegovina)}}" |

|Željko Komšić

|DF

|Croat

rowspan=3|8
{{nowrap|{{small|(16 November 2022 – present)}}}}

|rowspan=3|2022

|style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina}}" |

|Denis Bećirović

|SDP BiH

|Bosniak

style="background-color: {{party color|Alliance of Independent Social Democrats}}" |

|Željka Cvijanović

|SNSD

|Serb

style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Front (Bosnia and Herzegovina)}}" |

|Željko Komšić

|DF

|Croat

See also

{{Politics of Bosnia and Herzegovina}}

References

{{Reflist}}

Notes

{{Noteslist}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110518201707/http://www.predsjednistvobih.ba/ Website of the Presidency]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110928053239/http://www.ccbh.ba/eng/article.php?pid=833&kat=518&pkat=500 Article V of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina]
  • [http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=17077 Holding Bosnian presidents accountable], ISN Security Watch, 21 December 2006

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