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Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nermin Nikšić 2018 (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Nermin Nikšić

since 28 April 2023
Nominator President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Appointer Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Inaugural holder Haris Silajdžić
Formation 31 May 1994

This article lists the prime ministers of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the head of the Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The prime minister is nominated by the President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and appointed by the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As head of the government, the prime minister has no authority for appointing ministers, and his role is that of a coordinator. Ministers are appointed in his or her stead by the majority-parties according to ethnic and entity representation rules, so that a deputy minister must not be of same ethnicity as the respective minister.

Nermin Nikšić is the 8th and current prime minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He took office on 28 April 2023, following the 2022 general election.

Responsibilities

The prime minister represents the Federal Government and is responsible for:

  • implementing the policy and enforcing the laws of the Federal Government, including ensuring the enforcement of the decisions of the courts of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
  • proposing the removal of the Federal President, in accordance with Article IV B.3. (2) of the Constitution of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
  • proposing and giving recommendations in the field of legislation;
  • preparing a budget proposal for the Federal Parliament.

List of officeholders

      Party of Democratic Action       Croatian Democratic Union       Social Democratic Party

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Ethnicity Term of office Party Composition Election
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Haris Silajdžić 1995.jpg Haris Silajdžić
(born 1945)
Bosniak 31 May 1994 31 January 1996 1 year, 245 days SDA SDA–HDZ BiH
2 No image.png Izudin Kapetanović
(born 1953)
Bosniak 31 January 1996 18 December 1996 322 days
3 No image.png Edhem Bičakčić
(born 1952)
Bosniak 18 December 1996 12 December 1998 4 years, 23 days SDA–HDZ BiH–SBiH 1996
12 December 1998 10 January 2001 1998
Dragan Čović 2015 (cropped).jpg Dragan Čović
(born 1956)
Acting
Croat 10 January 2001 12 March 2001 61 days HDZ BiH
4 Alija-Behmen-2009-IMG 9339 (cropped).jpg Alija Behmen
(1940–2018)
Bosniak 12 March 2001 14 February 2003 1 year, 339 days SDP BiH SDP BiH–SBiH–NHI–BPS–NSRzB 2000
5 No image.png Ahmet Hadžipašić
(1952–2008)
Bosniak 14 February 2003 30 March 2007 4 years, 44 days SDA SDA–SBiH–HDZ BiH 2002
6 No image.png Nedžad Branković
(born 1962)
Bosniak 30 March 2007 27 May 2009 2 years, 58 days SDA–SBiH–HDZ BiH–HDZ 1990–SNSD 2006
Vjekoslav Bevanda 2012 (cropped).jpg Vjekoslav Bevanda
(born 1956)
Acting
Croat 27 May 2009 25 June 2009 29 days HDZ BiH
7 No image.png Mustafa Mujezinović
(1954–2019)
Bosniak 25 June 2009 17 March 2011 1 year, 265 days SDA
8 Nermin Nikšić (0804) (cropped).jpg Nermin Nikšić
(born 1960)
Bosniak 17 March 2011 31 March 2015 4 years, 14 days SDP BiH SDP BiH–SDA–NSRzB–HSP BiH 2010
9 Novalic (cropped).jpg Fadil Novalić
(born 1959)
Bosniak 31 March 2015 28 April 2023 8 years, 28 days SDA SDA–SBB–HDZ BiH 2014
2018
(8) Nermin Nikšić 2018 (cropped).jpg Nermin Nikšić
(born 1960)
Bosniak 28 April 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 207 days SDP BiH SDP BiH–HDZ BiH–NiP–NS–HDZ 1990–SN 2022

See also

  • List of presidents of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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