 | Leaders of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Look for biographies of the leaders (in Spanish) at CIDOB website. See also the former Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia for data before 1991 and the page detailing the Bosnian Governments since 1990 to know more about the ruling parties. Additionally, the site Rulers provides the heads of the cantonts.
Parties: DEMOS: Democratic Alliance - DF: Democratic Front - DNS: Democratic People's Alliance - HDZ BiH: Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina - HSP: Croatian Party of Rights - NiP: People and Justice - PDP: Party of Democratic Progress - SBiH: Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina - SDA: Party of Democratic Action - SDP BiH: Social Democratic Party of BiH - SDS: Serbian Democratic Party - SNS RS: Serbian People's Union of Republika Sprska - SNSD: Alliance of Independent Social Democrats - SP RS: Socialist Party of Republika Sprska - SRS RS: Serbian Radical Party of Republika Sprska - US: United Srpska
 Heads of State
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Chairman of the State Presidency
Alija Izetbegovic 20 Dec 1990 - 5 Oct 1996 (†2003) SDA
Chairmen of the Presidency of the Republic
Alija Izetbegovic 5 Oct 1996 - 13 Oct 1998 (†2003) SDA
Zivko Radisic 13 Oct 1998 - 15 Jun 1999 (†2021) SP RS
Ante Jelavic 15 Jun 1999 - 14 Feb 2000 HDZ BiH
Alija Izetbegovic 14 Feb 2000 - 14 Oct 2000 (†2003) SDA
Zivko Radisic 14 Oct 2000 - 14 Jun 2001 (†2021) SP RS
Jozo Krizanovic 14 Jun 2001 - 14 Feb 2002 (†2009) SDP BiH
Beriz Belkic 14 Feb 2002 - 28 Oct 2002 (†2023) SBiH
Mirko Sarovic 28 Oct 2002 - 2 Apr 2003 SDS
Borislav Paravac 10 Apr 2003 - 27 Jun 2003 SDS
Dragan Covic 27 Jun 2003 - 28 Feb 2004 HDZ BiH
Sulejman Tihic 28 Feb 2004 - 28 Oct 2004 (†2014) SDA
Borislav Paravac 28 Oct 2004 - 28 Jun 2005 SDS
Ivo Miro Jovic 28 Jun 2005 - 28 Feb 2006 HDZ BiH
Sulejman Tihic 28 Feb 2006 - 6 Nov 2006 (†2014) SDA
Nebojsa Radmanovic 6 Nov 2006 - 6 Jul 2007 SNSD
Zeljko Komsic 6 Jul 2007 - 6 Mar 2008 SDP BiH
Haris Silajdzic 6 Mar 2008 - 6 Nov 2008 SBiH
Nebojsa Radmanovic 6 Nov 2008 - 6 Jul 2009 SNSD
Zeljko Komsic 6 Jul 2009 - 6 Mar 2010 SDP BiH
Haris Silajdzic 6 Mar 2010 - 10 Nov 2010 SBiH
Nebojsa Radmanovic 10 Nov 2010 - 10 Jul 2011 SNSD
Zeljko Komsic 10 Jul 2011 - 10 Mar 2012 SDP BiH
Bakir Izetbegovic 10 Mar 2012 - 10 Nov 2012 SDA
Nebojsa Radmanovic 10 Nov 2012 - 10 Jul 2013 SNSD
Zeljko Komsic 10 Jul 2013 - 10 Mar 2014 DF
Bakir Izetbegovic 10 Mar 2014 - 17 Nov 2014 SDA
Mladen Ivanic 17 Nov 2014 - 17 Jul 2015 PDP
Dragan Covic 17 Jul 2015 - 17 Mar 2016 HDZ BiH
Bakir Izetbegovic 17 Mar 2016 - 17 Nov 2016 SDA
Mladen Ivanic 17 Nov 2016 - 17 Jul 2017 PDP
Dragan Covic 17 Jul 2017 - 18 Mar 2018 HDZ BiH
Bakir Izetbegovic 18 Mar 2018 - 20 Nov 2018 SDA
Milorad Dodik 20 Nov 2018 - 20 Jul 2019 SNSD
Zeljko Komsic 20 Jul 2019 - 20 Mar 2020 DF
Sefik Dzaferovic 20 Mar 2020 - 20 Nov 2020 SDA
Milorad Dodik 20 Nov 2020 - 20 Jul 2021 SNSD
Zeljko Komsic 20 Jul 2021 - 20 Mar 2022 DF
Sefik Dzaferovic 20 Mar 2022 - 16 Nov 2022 SDA
Zeljka Cvijanovic 16 Nov 2022 - 16 Jul 2023 SNSD
Zeljko Komsic 16 Jul 2023 - 16 Mar 2024 DF
Denis Becirovic 16 Mar 2024 - SDP BiH
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Notes:
(1) The independence was proclaimed on 3 Mar 1992. To 9 Apr 1992 the country was called Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(2) On 5 Oct 1996 a three-member Presidency was established. Members for the term 1996-1998 were Alija Izetbegovic (Bosniak, SDA), Momcilo Krajisnik (Serb, SDS) and Kresimir Zubak (Croat, HDZ BiH).
(3) The collective Presidency acquired on 13 Oct 1998 a rotating leadership. Members for the term 1998-2000 were Alija Izetbegovic (Bosniak, SDA), Zivko Radisic (Serb, SP RS) and Ante Jelavic (Croat, HDZ BiH).
(4) Members from 14 Oct 2000: Halid Genjac (Bosniak, SDA), Zivko Radisic (Serb, SP RS) and Ante Jelavic (Croat, HDZ BiH; sacked 7 Mar 2001).
(5) Members from 27 Mar 2001: Beriz Belkic (Bosniak, SBiH), Zivko Radisic (Serb, SP RS) and Jozo Krizanovic (Croat, SDP BiH).
(6) Members from 28 Oct 2002: Mirko Sarovic (Serb, SDS), Sulejman Tihic (Bosniak, SDA) and Dragan Covic (Croat, HDZ BiH).
(7) Members from 10 Apr 2003: Borislav Paravac (Serb, SDS), Sulejman Tihic (Bosniak, SDA) and Dragan Covic (Croat, HDZ BiH, sacked 29 Mar 2005; replaced by Ivo Miro Jovic, HDZ BiH, 9 May 2005).
(8) Members from 6 Nov 2006: Nebojsa Radmanovic (Serb, SNSD), Haris Silajdzic (Bosniak, SBiH) and Zeljko Komsic (Croat, SDP BiH).
(9) Members from 10 Nov 2010: Nebojsa Radmanovic (Serb, SNSD), Bakir Izetbegovic (Bosniak, SDA) and Zelko Komsic (Croat, SDP BiH).
(10) Members from 17 Nov 2014: Mladen Ivanic (Serb, PDP), Bakir Izetbegovic (Bosniak, SDA) and Dragan Covic (Croat, HDZ BiH).
(11) Members from 20 Nov 2018: Milorad Dodik (Serb, SNSD), Sefik Dzaferovic (Bosniak, SDA) and Zeljko Komsic (Croat, DF).
(12) Members from 16 Nov 2022: Zeljka Cvijanovic (Serb, SNSD), Zeljko Komsic (Croat, DF) and Denis Becirovic (Bosniak, SDP BiH).
| Heads of Government
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Prime Ministers
Jure Pelivan 28 Nov 1990 - 9 Nov 1992 (†2014) HDZ BiH
Mile Akmadzic 9 Nov 1992 - 25 Oct 1993 HDZ BiH
Haris Silajdzic 25 Oct 1993 - 30 Jan 1996 SDA
Hasan Muratovic 30 Jan 1996 - 3 Jan 1997 (†2020) n/p
Co-Prime Ministers
Boro Bosic 3 Jan 1997 - 3 Feb 1999 SDS
Haris Silajdzic 3 Jan 1997 - 6 Jun 2000 SBiH
Svetozar Mihajlovic 3 Feb 1999 - 6 Jun 2000 SP RS
Prime Ministers
Spasoje Tusevljak 6 Jun 2000 - 18 Oct 2000 n/p
Martin Raguz 18 Oct 2000 - 22 Feb 2001 HDZ BiH
Bozidar Matic 22 Feb 2001 - 18 Jul 2001 SDP BiH
Zlatko Lagumdzija 18 Jul 2001 - 15 Mar 2002 SDP BiH
Dragan Mikerevic 15 Mar 2002 - 23 Dec 2002 PDP
Adnan Terzic 23 Dec 2002 - 11 Jan 2007 SDA
Nikola Spiric 11 Jan 2007 - 12 Jan 2012 SNSD
Vjekoslav Bevanda 12 Jan 2012 - 11 Feb 2015 HDZ BiH
Denis Zvizdic 11 Feb 2015 - 5 Dec 2019 SDA
Zoran Tegeltija 5 Dec 2019 - 25 Jan 2023 SNSD
Borjana Kristo 25 Jan 2023 - HDZ BiH
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| Ministers of Foreign Affairs
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Haris Silajdzic 1990-1993 SDA
Irfan Ljubijankic 1993-1995 (†1995) DA
Muhamed Sacirbey 1995-1996 SDA
Jadranko Prlic 1996-2001 HDZ BiH
Zlatko Lagumdzija 2001-2003 SDP BiH
Mladen Ivanic 2003-2005 PDP
Ana Trisic-Babic 2005 SNSD (acting)
Mladen Ivanic 2005-2007 PDP
Sven Alkalaj 2007-2012 SBiH
Zlatko Lagumdzija 2012-2015 SDP BiH
Igor Crnadak 2015-2019 PDP
Bisera Turkovic 2019-2023 SDA
Elmedin Konakovic 2023- NiP
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| Ministers of Defence
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Jerko Doko 1990-1992 HDZ BiH
Bozo Rajic 1992-1993 HDZ BiH
Hamdija Hadzihasanovic 1993-1994 SDA
Jadranko Prlic 1994-1996 HDZ BiH
Nikola Radovanovic 2004-2007 SDA
Marina Pendes 2007 HDZ BiH (acting)
Selmo Cikotic 2007-2012 SDA
Muhamed Ibrahimovic 2012 SDA
Zekerijah Osmic 2012-2015 SDP BiH
Marina Pendes 2015-2019 HDZ BiH
Sifet Podzic 2019-2023 DF
Zukan Helez 2023- SDP BiH
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| Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina/Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine (FBH)
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Presidents
Kresimir Zubak 31 May 1994 - 18 Mar 1997 HDS
Vladimir Soljic 18 Mar 1997 - 31 Dec 1997 HDZ BiH
Ejup Ganic 31 Dec 1997 - 1 Jan 1999 SDA
Ivo Andric-Luzanski 1 Jan 1999 - 1 Jan 2000 HDZ BiH
Ejup Ganic 1 Jan 2000 - 28 Feb 2001 SDA (*)
Karlo Filipovic 28 Feb 2001 - 1 Jan 2002 SDP BiH
Safet Halilovic 1 Jan 2002 - 27 Jan 2003 SBiH
Niko Lozancic 27 Jan 2003 - 22 Feb 2007 HDZ BiH
Borjana Kristo 22 Feb 2007 - 17 Mar 2011 HDZ BiH
Zivko Budimir 17 Mar 2011 - 9 Feb 2015 HSP
Marinko Cavara 9 Feb 2015 - HDZ BiH
(*) Ejup Ganic was expelled from SDA in May 2000.
Prime Ministers
Haris Silajdzic 31 May 1994 - 31 Jan 1996 SDA
Izudin Kapetanovic 31 Jan 1996 - 18 Dec 1996 SDA
Edhem Bicakcic 18 Dec 1996 - 9 Jan 2001 SDA
Dragan Covic 9 Jan 2001 - 2 Mar 2001 HDZ BiH (acting)
Alija Behmen 2 Mar 2001 - 14 Feb 2003 (†2018) SBiH
Ahmet Hadzipasic 14 Feb 2003 - 22 Mar 2007 (†2008) SDA
Nedzad Brankovic 22 Mar 2007 - 23 Mar 2007 SDA
Ahmet Hadzipasic 23 Mar 2007 - 30 Mar 2007 (†2008) SDA
Nedzad Brankovic 30 Mar 2007 - 25 Jun 2009 SDA
Mustafa Mujezinovic 25 Jun 2009 - 17 Mar 2011 (†2019) SDA
Nermin Niksic 17 Mar 2011 - 1 Abr 2015 SDP BiH
Fadil Novalic 1 Abr 2015 - 3 May 2023 SDA
Nermin Niksic 3 May 2023 - SDP BiH
| Serb Republic/Republika Srpska (RS)
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Presidents
Radovan Karadzic 7 Apr 1992 - 18 Jul 1996 SDS
Biljana Plavsic 18 Jul 1996 - 4 Nov 1998 SDS/SNS RS (*)
Nikola Poplasen 4 Nov 1998 - 5 Mar 1999 SRS RS
Mirko Sarovic 26 Jan 2000 - 28 Oct 2002 SDS (**)
Dragan Cavic 28 Nov 2002 - 9 Nov 2006 SDS
Milan Jelic 9 Nov 2006 - 30 Sep 2007 (†2007) SNSD
Igor Radojicic 1 Oct 2007 - 28 Dec 2007 SNSD (interim)
Rajko Kuzmanovic 28 Dec 2007 - 15 Nov 2010 SNSD
Milorad Dodik 15 Nov 2010 - 19 Nov 2018 SNSD
Zeljka Cvijanovic 19 Nov 2018 - 15 Nov 2022 SNSD
Milorad Dodik 15 Nov 2022 - SNSD
(*) Biljana Plavsic was expelled from SDS in Jul 1997 and subsequently formed her own party, SNS RS.
(**) The presidency of the RS remained vacant following the sacking of Nikola Poplasen by the International High Representative. On 26 Jan 2000 vicepresident Sarovic moved into the post but was not recognized by the High Representative until his election victory and subsequent swear-in on 16 Dec 2000.
Prime Ministers
Branko Djeric 22 Apr 1992 - 20 Jan 1993 SDS
Vladimir Lukic 20 Jan 1993 - 18 Aug 1994 SDS
Dusan Kozic 18 Aug 1994 - 23 Oct 1995 SDS
Rajko Kasagic 23 Oct 1995 - 18 May 1996 SDS
Gojko Klickovic 18 May 1996 - 17 Jan 1998 SDS
Milorad Dodik 17 Jan 1998 - 12 Jan 2001 SNSD
Mladen Ivanic 12 Jan 2001 - 17 Jan 2003 PDP
Dragan Mikerevic 17 Jan 2003 - 17 Feb 2005 PDP
Pero Bukejlovic 17 Feb 2005 - 28 Feb 2006 SDS
Milorad Dodik 28 Feb 2006 - 15 Nov 2010 SNSD
Anton Kasipovic 15 Nov 2010 - 29 Dec 2010 n/p (acting)
Aleksandar Dzombic 29 Dec 2010 - 13 Mar 2013 SNSD
Zeljka Cvijanovic 13 Mar 2013 - 18 Dec 2018 SNSD
Radovan Viskovic 18 Dec 2018 - 25 Jan 2023 SNSD
Speakers of the Assembly
Momcilo Krajisnik 25 Oct 1991 - May 1996 (†2020) SDS
Dragan Kalinic May 1996 - 4 Nov 1998 SDS
Petar Djokic 4 Nov 1998 - 16 Dec 2000 SP RS
Dragan Kalinic 16 Dec 2000 - 29 Jun 2004 SDS
Sevket Hafizovic 29 Jun 2004 - 20 Jul 2004 SDA
Dusan Stojicic 20 Jul 2004 - 28 Feb 2006 SDS
Igor Radojicic 28 Feb 2006 - 24 Nov 2014 SNSD
Nedeljko Cubrilovic 28 Nov 2014 - 15 Nov 2022 DNS, DEMOS
Nenad Stevandic 15 Nov 2022 - US
  
| Foreign occupation and administration
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Military Commanders of the UN Protection Force (UNPROFOR, 1992-1995)
Lewis W. Mackenzie 29 Jun 1992 - Sep 1992 (Canada)
Philippe Morillon Sep 1992 - 12 Jul 1993 (France)
Francis Briquemont 12 Jul 1993 - 24 Jan 1994 (Belgium)
Michael Rose 24 Jan 1994 - 23 Jan 1995 (United Kingdom)
Rupert Smith 23 Jan 1995 - 20 Dec 1995 (United Kingdom)
High Representatives for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement
Carl Bildt 15 Dec 1995 - 18 Jun 1997 (Sweden)
Carlos Westendorp Cabeza 18 Jun 1997 - 18 Aug 1999 (Spain)
Wolfgang Petritsch 18 Aug 1999 - 27 May 2002 (Austria)
Paddy Ashdown 27 May 2002 - 30 Jan 2006 (+2018) (United Kingdom)
Christian Schwarz-Schilling 30 Jan 2006 - 2 Jul 2007 (Germany)
Miroslav Lajcák 2 Jul 2007 - 26 Mar 2009 (Slovakia)
Valentin Inzko 26 Mar 2009 - 31 Jul 2021 (Austria)
Christian Schmidt 1 Aug 2021 - (Germany)
Commanders of the NATO-led Implementation Force (IFOR, 1995-1996)
T. Joseph Lopez 20 Dec 1995 - 7 Nov 1996 (United States)
William Crouch 7 Nov 1996 - 20 Dec 1996 (United States)
Heads of the UN Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH, 1996-2002)
Antonio Pedauye González 5 Jan 1996 - 1 Feb 1996 (Spain, interim)
Iqbal Riza 1 Feb 1996 - 11 Feb 1997 (Pakistan)
Kai Aage Eide 11 Feb 1997 - 16 Jan 1998 (Norway)
Elisabeth Rehn 16 Jan 1998 - 2 Aug 1999 (Finland)
Jacques Paul Klein 2 Aug 1999 - 31 Dec 2002 (United States)
Commanders of the NATO-led Stabilization Force (SFOR, 1996-2004)
William Crouch 20 Dec 1996 - 30 Jul 1997 (United States)
Eric K. Shinseki 30 Jul 1997 - 23 Oct 1998 (United States)
Montgomery C. Meigs 23 Oct 1998 - 18 Oct 1999 (United States)
Ronald Emerson Adams 18 Oct 1999 - 8 Sep 2000 (United States)
Michael L. Dodson 8 Sep 2000 - 7 Sep 2001 (United States)
John B. Sylvester 7 Sep 2001 - 8 Oct 2002 (United States)
William E. Ward 8 Oct 2002 - 2 Oct 2003 (United States)
Virgil L. Packett 2 Oct 2003 - 5 Oct 2004 (United States)
Steven P. Schook 5 Oct 2004 - 2 Dec 2004 (United States)
Heads of the European Union Police Mission (EUPM, 2003-2012)
Sven C. Frederiksen 1 Jan 2003 - 26 Jan 2004 (†2004) (Denmark)
Kevin B. Carty 1 Mar 2004 - 1 Jan 2006 (Ireland)
Vincenzo Coppola 1 Jan 2006 - 1 Nov 2008 (Italy)
Stefan Feller 1 Nov 2008 - 30 Jun 2012 (Germany)
Commanders of the European Union Force (EUFOR, Operation Althea)
David Leakey 2 Dec 2004 - 6 Dec 2005 (United Kingdom)
Gian Marco Chiarini 5 Dec 2005 - 5 Dec 2006 (Italy)
Hans-Jochen Witthauer 5 Dec 2006 - 4 Dec 2007 (Germany)
Ignacio Martín Villalaín 4 Dec 2007 - 4 Dec 2008 (Spain)
Stefano Castagnotto 4 Dec 2008 - 4 Dec 2009 (Italy)
Bernhard Bair 4 Dec 2009 - 6 Dec 2011 (Austria)
Robert Brieger 6 Dec 2011 - 3 Dec 2012 (Austria)
Dieter Heidecker 3 Dec 2012 - 17 Dec 2014 (Austria)
Johann Luif 17 Dec 2014 - 24 Mar 2016 (Austria)
Friedrich Schrötter 24 Mar 2016 - 28 Mar 2017 (Austria)
Anton Waldner 28 Mar 2017 - 28 Mar 2018 (Austria)
Martin Dorfer 28 Mar 2018 - 26 Jun 2019 (Austria)
Reinhard Trischak 26 Jun 2019 - 14 Jan 2021 (Austria)
Alexander Platzer 14 Jan 2021 - 20 Jan 2022 (Austria)
Anton Wessely 20 Jan 2022 - (Austria)
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