Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina explained

The chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the presiding member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which collectively serves as head of state of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Željka Cvijanović is the incumbent officeholder, having served since 16 November 2024.^[2]

Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina

See main article: Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

According to the Article V of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Presidency comprises three members, representing the constituent nations of Bosnia and Herzegovina: 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.

List of chairpersons

Before independence (1945–1992)

See main article: Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Portrait	Name	Term of office		Political party
Took office		Left office
President of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of PR Bosnia and Herzegovina
1		Vojislav Kecmanović	26 April 1945	November 1946	KP BiH
2		Đuro Pucar	November 1946	September 1948	KP BiH
3		Vlado Šegrt	September 1948	March 1953	KP BiH SK BiH
President of the People's Assembly of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
		Đuro Pucar	December 1953	June 1963	SK BiH
4		Ratomir Dugonjić	June 1963	1967	SK BiH
5		Džemal Bijedić	1967	July 1971	SK BiH
6		Hamdija Pozderac	July 1971	May 1974	SK BiH
President of the Presidency of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
		Ratomir Dugonjić	May 1974	April 1978	SK BiH
7		Raif Dizdarević	April 1978	April 1982	SK BiH
8		Branko Mikulić	April 1982	26 April 1983	SK BiH
9		Milanko Renovica	26 April 1983	26 April 1985	SK BiH
10		Munir Mesihović	26 April 1985	April 1987	SK BiH
11		Mato Andrić	April 1987	April 1988	SK BiH
12		Nikola Filipović	April 1988	April 1989	SK BiH
13		Obrad Piljak	April 1989	20 December 1990	SK BiH
14		Alija Izetbegović	20 December 1990	3 March 1992	SDA

Since independence (1992–present)

Portrait	Name	Ethnicity	Term of office			Political party
Took office			Left office	Time in office
President of the Presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
1		Alija Izetbegović	Bosniak	3 March 1992	5 October 1996		SDA
Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
		Alija Izetbegović	Bosniak	5 October 1996	13 October 1998		SDA
2		Živko Radišić	Serb	13 October 1998	15 June 1999		SP
3		Ante Jelavić	Croat	15 June 1999	14 February 2000		HDZ BiH
(1)		Alija Izetbegović	Bosniak	14 February 2000	14 October 2000		SDA
(2)		Živko Radišić	Serb	14 October 2000	14 June 2001		SP
4		Jozo Križanović	Croat	14 June 2001	14 February 2002		SDP BiH
5		Beriz Belkić	Bosniak	14 February 2002	28 October 2002		SBiH
6		Mirko Šarović	Serb	28 October 2002	2 April 2003		SDS
7		Dragan Čović	Croat	2 April 2003	10 April 2003		HDZ BiH
8		Borislav Paravac	Serb	10 April 2003	27 June 2003		SDS
(7)		Dragan Čović	Croat	27 June 2003	28 February 2004		HDZ BiH
9		Sulejman Tihić	Bosniak	28 February 2004	28 October 2004		SDA
(8)		Borislav Paravac	Serb	28 October 2004	28 June 2005		SDS
10		Ivo Miro Jović	Croat	28 June 2005	28 February 2006		HDZ BiH
(9)		Sulejman Tihić	Bosniak	28 February 2006	6 November 2006		SDA
11		Nebojša Radmanović	Serb	6 November 2006	6 July 2007		SNSD
12		Željko Komšić	Croat	6 July 2007	6 March 2008		SDP BiH
13		Haris Silajdžić	Bosniak	6 March 2008	6 November 2008		SBiH
(11)		Nebojša Radmanović	Serb	6 November 2008	6 July 2009		SNSD
(12)		Željko Komšić	Croat	6 July 2009	6 March 2010		SDP BiH
(13)		Haris Silajdžić	Bosniak	6 March 2010	10 November 2010		SBiH
(11)		Nebojša Radmanović	Serb	10 November 2010	10 July 2011		SNSD
(12)		Željko Komšić	Croat	10 July 2011	10 March 2012		SDP BiH
14		Bakir Izetbegović	Bosniak	10 March 2012	10 November 2012		SDA
(11)		Nebojša Radmanović	Serb	10 November 2012	10 July 2013		SNSD
(12)		Željko Komšić	Croat	10 July 2013	10 March 2014		DF
(14)		Bakir Izetbegović	Bosniak	10 March 2014	17 November 2014		SDA
15		Mladen Ivanić	Serb	17 November 2014	17 July 2015		PDP
(7)		Dragan Čović	Croat	17 July 2015	17 March 2016		HDZ BiH
(14)		Bakir Izetbegović	Bosniak	17 March 2016	17 November 2016		SDA
(15)		Mladen Ivanić	Serb	17 November 2016	17 July 2017		PDP
(7)		Dragan Čović	Croat	17 July 2017	17 March 2018		HDZ BiH
(14)		Bakir Izetbegović	Bosniak	17 March 2018	20 November 2018		SDA
16		Milorad Dodik	Serb	20 November 2018	20 July 2019		SNSD
(12)		Željko Komšić	Croat	20 July 2019	20 March 2020		DF
17		Šefik Džaferović	Bosniak	20 March 2020	20 November 2020		SDA
(16)		Milorad Dodik	Serb	20 November 2020	20 July 2021		SNSD
(12)		Željko Komšić	Croat	20 July 2021	20 March 2022		DF
(17)		Šefik Džaferović	Bosniak	20 March 2022	16 November 2022		SDA
18		Željka Cvijanović	Serb	16 November 2022	16 July 2023		SNSD
(12)		Željko Komšić	Croat	16 July 2023	16 March 2024		DF
19		Denis Bećirović	Bosniak	16 March 2024	16 November 2024		SDP BiH
(18)		Željka Cvijanović	Serb	16 November 2024	Incumbent		SNSD

See also

• 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
• Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina

External links

• predsjednistvobih.ba in bs

Notes and References

1. Web site: Infographic: What are the Monthly Salaries of Presidents in the Region - Sarajevo Times. 25 February 2018. Sarajevo Times.
2. Web site: Željka Cvijanović preuzima funkciju predsjedavajuće Predsjedništa Bosne i Hercegovine. 15 November 2024. 15 November 2024. bs. V.K.. Klix.ba.
3. Web site: Constitutional and Legal Jurisdictions . www.predsjednistvobih.ba . 22 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210328231153/http://www.predsjednistvobih.ba/nadl/default.aspx?id=18268&langTag=en-US . 28 March 2021 . dead.