List of presidents of the State Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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The state presidency of the entire state of Bosnia and Herzegovina , which is divided into the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska , is made up of a Bosniak , a Croat and a Serbian Bosnian . The chair of the state presidency rotates every eight months between the three ethnic groups since the 1998th

The first election to the Presidency took place on September 14, 1996. Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the few countries in the world whose head of state is not occupied personally: the representative of the sovereign of the federation under international law is the ethnically equal state presidency.

Since the 2018 elections , Milorad Dodik (SNSD) has been the Serbian, Željko Komšić (DF) as the Croatian and Šefik Džaferović (SDA) as the Bosniak representative in the State Presidium . Šefik Džaferović has held the chair since March 20, 2020.

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President of the State Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Surname nationality Political party Term of office as chairman
Alija Izetbegović Bosniak SDA October 1996 - October 12, 1998
Zivko Radišić Serb SPRS October 13, 1998 - June 15, 1999
Ante Jelavic Croatian HDZ BiH June 15, 1999 - February 14, 2000
Alija Izetbegović Bosniak SDA February 14, 2000 - October 14, 2000
Zivko Radišić Serb SPRS October 14, 2000 - June 14, 2001
Jozo Križanović Croatian SDP BiH June 14, 2001 - February 14, 2002
Beriz Belkić Bosniak SDP BiH February 14, 2002 - October 28, 2002
Mirko Šarović Serb SDS October 28, 2002 - April 2, 2003
Dragan Čović Croatian HDZ BiH April 2, 2003 - April 10, 2003
Borislav Paravac Serb SDS April 10, 2003 - June 27, 2003
Dragan Čović Croatian HDZ BiH June 27, 2003 - February 28, 2004
Sulejman Tihić Bosniak SDA February 28, 2004 - October 28, 2004
Borislav Paravac Serb SDS October 28, 2004 - June 28, 2005
Ivo Miro Jović Croatian HDZ BiH June 28, 2005 - February 28, 2006
Sulejman Tihić Bosniak SDA February 28, 2006 - November 6, 2006
Nebojša Radmanović Serb SNSD November 6, 2006 - July 6, 2007
Željko Komšić Croatian SDP BiH July 6, 2007 - March 7, 2008
Haris Silajdžić Bosniak SBiH March 7, 2008 - November 6, 2008
Nebojša Radmanović Serb SNSD November 6, 2008 - July 6, 2009
Željko Komšić Croatian SDP BiH July 6, 2009 - March 6, 2010
Haris Silajdžić Bosniak SBiH March 6, 2010 - November 10, 2010
Nebojša Radmanović Serb SNSD November 10, 2010 - July 10, 2011
Željko Komšić Croatian SDP BiH July 10, 2011 - March 10, 2012
Bakir Izetbegović Bosniak SDA March 10, 2012 - November 10, 2012
Nebojša Radmanović Serb SNSD November 10, 2012 - July 10, 2013
Željko Komšić Croatian SDP BiH July 10, 2013 - March 10, 2014
Bakir Izetbegović Bosniak SDA March 10, 2014 - November 17, 2014
Mladen Ivanić Serb PDP November 17, 2014 - July 17, 2015
Dragan Čović Croatian HDZ BiH July 17, 2015 - March 17, 2016
Bakir Izetbegović Bosniak SDA March 17, 2016 - November 17, 2016
Mladen Ivanić Serb PDP November 17, 2016 - July 17, 2017
Dragan Čović Croatian HDZ BiH July 17, 2017 - March 17, 2018
Bakir Izetbegović Bosniak SDA March 17, 2018 - November 20, 2018
Milorad Dodik Serb SNSD November 20, 2018 - July 20, 2019
Željko Komšić Croatian DF July 20, 2019–20. March 2020
Šefik Džaferović Bosniak SDA since March 20, 2020

Party abbreviation:

  • DF - Democratic Front BH (Demokratska fronta BH)
  • HDZ BiH - Croatian Democratic Union in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Hrvatska demokratska zajednica Bosne i Hercegovine)
  • SBiH - Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina (Stranka za Bosnu i Hercegovinu)
  • SDA - Democratic Action Party (Stranka demokratske akcije)
  • SDP BiH - Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Socijaldemokratska partija Bosne i Hercegovine)
  • SDS - Serbian Democratic Party (Srpska Demokratska Stranka)
  • SNSD - Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (Savez nezavisnih socijaldemokrata)
  • SPRS - Socialist Party of the Republika Srpska (Socijalistička partija Republike Srpske)
  • PDP - Party of Democratic Progress (Partija demokratskog progresa)

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