Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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.

Denis Bećirović is the incumbent officeholder, having served since 16 March 2026.

Constitution 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. 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 may 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)

PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyTook officeLeft officeTime in officePresident of the Presidency of the People's Assembly of PR Bosnia and Herzegovina 1Vojislav Kecmanović26 April 1945November 1946KP BiH 2Đuro PucarNovember 1946September 1948KP BiH 3Vlado ŠegrtSeptember 1948March 1953KP BiHSK BiHPresident of the People's Assembly of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina Đuro PucarDecember 1953June 1963SK BiH 4Ratomir DugonjićJune 19631967SK BiH 5Džemal Bijedić1967July 1971SK BiH 6Hamdija PozderacJuly 1971May 1974SK BiHPresident of the Presidency of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina Ratomir DugonjićMay 1974April 1978SK BiH 7Raif DizdarevićApril 1978April 19824 yearsSK BiH 8Branko MikulićApril 198226 April 1983SK BiH 9Milanko Renovica26 April 198326 April 19852 yearsSK BiH 10Munir Mesihović26 April 1985April 1987SK BiH 11Mato AndrićApril 1987April 19881 yearSK BiH 12Nikola FilipovićApril 1988April 19891 yearSK BiH 13Obrad PiljakApril 198920 December 1990SK BiH 14Alija Izetbegović20 December 19903 March 1992SDA

Since independence (1992–present)

PortraitNameEthnicityTerm of officePolitical partyTook officeLeft officeTime in officePresident of the Presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1Alija IzetbegovićBosniak3 March 19925 October 1996SDAChairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Alija IzetbegovićBosniak5 October 199613 October 1998SDA 2Živko RadišićSerb13 October 199815 June 1999SP 3Ante JelavićCroat15 June 199914 February 2000HDZ BiH (1)Alija IzetbegovićBosniak14 February 200014 October 2000SDA (2)Živko RadišićSerb14 October 200014 June 2001SP 4Jozo KrižanovićCroat14 June 200114 February 2002SDP BiH 5Beriz BelkićBosniak14 February 200228 October 2002SBiH 6Mirko ŠarovićSerb28 October 20022 April 2003SDS 7 Dragan Čović Croat 2 April 2003 10 April 2003 HDZ BiH 8Borislav ParavacSerb10 April 200327 June 2003SDS (7)Dragan ČovićCroat27 June 200328 February 2004HDZ BiH 9Sulejman TihićBosniak28 February 200428 October 2004SDA (8)Borislav ParavacSerb28 October 200428 June 2005SDS 10Ivo Miro JovićCroat28 June 200528 February 2006HDZ BiH (9)Sulejman TihićBosniak28 February 20066 November 2006SDA 11Nebojša RadmanovićSerb6 November 20066 July 2007SNSD 12Željko KomšićCroat6 July 20076 March 2008SDP BiH 13Haris SilajdžićBosniak6 March 20086 November 2008SBiH (11)Nebojša RadmanovićSerb6 November 20086 July 2009SNSD (12)Željko KomšićCroat6 July 20096 March 2010SDP BiH (13)Haris SilajdžićBosniak6 March 201010 November 2010SBiH (11)Nebojša RadmanovićSerb10 November 201010 July 2011SNSD (12)Željko KomšićCroat10 July 201110 March 2012SDP BiH 14Bakir IzetbegovićBosniak10 March 201210 November 2012SDA (11)Nebojša RadmanovićSerb10 November 201210 July 2013SNSD (12)Željko KomšićCroat10 July 201310 March 2014DF (14)Bakir IzetbegovićBosniak10 March 201417 November 2014SDA 15Mladen IvanićSerb17 November 201417 July 2015PDP (7)Dragan ČovićCroat17 July 201517 March 2016HDZ BiH (14)Bakir IzetbegovićBosniak17 March 201617 November 2016SDA (15)Mladen IvanićSerb17 November 201617 July 2017PDP (7)Dragan ČovićCroat17 July 201717 March 2018HDZ BiH (14)Bakir IzetbegovićBosniak17 March 201820 November 2018SDA 16Milorad DodikSerb20 November 201820 July 2019SNSD (12)Željko KomšićCroat20 July 201920 March 2020DF 17Šefik DžaferovićBosniak20 March 202020 November 2020SDA (16)Milorad DodikSerb20 November 202020 July 2021SNSD (12)Željko KomšićCroat20 July 202120 March 2022DF (17)Šefik DžaferovićBosniak20 March 202216 November 2022SDA 18Željka CvijanovićSerb16 November 202216 July 2023SNSD (12)Željko KomšićCroat16 July 202316 March 2024DF 19Denis BećirovićBosniak16 March 202416 November 2024SDP BiH (18)Željka CvijanovićSerb16 November 202416 July 2025SNSD (12)Željko KomšićCroat16 July 202516 March 2026DF (19)Denis BećirovićBosniak16 March 2026IncumbentSDP BiH

Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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