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.http://www.predsjednistvobih.ba/nadl/default.aspx?id=18268&langTag=en-US 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
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 of Presidency
Living former office holders
There are twelve living former members of the Presidency.
The last former Presidency member to die was Živko Radišić (1998–2002) on 5 September 2021.
Bosniak members:
File:Halid Genjac - October 2016 (cropped).jpg|<center>2nd<br />Halid Genjac<br />(2000–2001)<br /><small></small></center> File:Coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg|<center>3rd<br />Beriz Belkić<br />(2001–2002)<br /><small></small></center>  File:Haris Silajdžić (cropped).jpg|<center>5th<br />Haris Silajdžić<br />(2006–2010)<br /><small></small></center> File:A23A9091 (42149745111) (cropped).jpg|<center>6th<br />Bakir Izetbegović<br />(2010–2018)<br /><small></small></center>
Croat members:
File:Kresimir Zubak at the Sarajevo Air Force Base - Flickr - The Central Intelligence Agency (cropped).jpg|<center>1st<br />Krešimir Zubak<br />(1996–1998)<br /><small></small></center> File:Coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg|<center>2nd<br />Ante Jelavić<br />(1998–2001)<br /><small></small></center>  File:EPP Western Balkans Summit (2), 5 October 2021, Ljubljana (cropped).jpg|<center>4th<br />Dragan Čović<br />(2002–2005; 2014–2018)<br /><small></small></center> File:Ivo Miro Jovic.jpg|<center>5th<br />Ivo Miro Jović<br />(2005–2006)<br /><small></small></center>
Serb members:
File:Mirko Šarović (cropped).jpg|<center>3rd<br />Mirko Šarović<br />(2002–2003)<br /><small></small></center>  File:Borislav Paravac, Pope johnpaul funeral politics.jpg|<center>4th<br />Borislav Paravac<br />(2003–2006)<br /><small></small></center>  File:Nebojsa Radmanovic.jpg|<center>5th<br />Nebojša Radmanović<br />(2006–2014)<br /><small></small></center> File:EPP Malta Congress 2017 ; 29 March (33565806452) (cropped).jpg|<center>6th<br />Mladen Ivanić<br />(2014–2018)<br /><small></small></center> See also
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
References
Notes
External links
Website of the Presidency
Article V of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Holding Bosnian presidents accountable, ISN Security Watch, 21 December 2006
Category:1996 establishments in Bosnia and Herzegovina
