The Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina () is the bicameral legislative body of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It consists of the following two chambers.
The House of Peoples (Dom naroda / Дом народа) has 15 members, appointed by the parliaments of the entities: 5 members elected by the National Assembly of Republika Srpska (5 Serb delegates), 5 members - by the Bosniak caucus of the House of Peoples of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (5 Bosniak delegates) and 5 members - by the Croat caucus of the House of Peoples of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (5 Croat delegates). The House of Representatives (Bosnian and Serbian: Predstavnički dom / Представнички дом, Croatian: Zastupnički dom) has 42 members, elected for four-year terms by proportional representation.
Its predecessors were the unicameral Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the People's Assembly of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Presidents (1953–1997)
Presidents of the People's Assembly (1953–1992) Source:Rulers.org PortraitNameTerm of Office Party Presidents of the People's Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Đuro Pucar December 1953 June 1963 SK BiH 2 Ratomir Dugonjić June 1963 1967 SK BiH 3 Džemal Bijedić 1967 30 July 1971 SK BiH 4 Hamdija Pozderac 30 July 1971 1978 SK BiH 5 Niko Mihaljević 1978 1981 SK BiH 6 Vaso Gačić 1981 1983 SK BiH 7 Ivica Blažević 1983 1984 SK BiH 8 Salko Oruč 1984 1987 SK BiH 9 Savo Čečur 1987 1989 SK BiH 10 Zlatan Karavdić 1989 20 December 1990 SK BiH 11 Momčilo Krajišnik 20 December 1990 3 March 1992 SDS
Speakers of the Assembly (1992–1997) PortraitNameTerm of Office Party Presidents of the Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Momčilo Krajišnik 3 March 1992 29 October 1992 SDS 2 Abdulah Konjicija 29 October 1992 25 December 1992 SDA 3 Miro Lazović 25 December 1992 3 January 1997 SDP BiH
See also Politics of Bosnia and Herzegovina Historical assemblies: Stanak Diet of Bosnia List of legislatures by country
References
External links
BiH Parliament Official website