President of Republika Srpska
position
The President of Republika Srpska is the highest executive authority in Republika Srpska, an entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
| President of Republika Srpska
Предсједник Републике Српске | |
|---|---|
 Standard of the President of the Republic of Srpska | |
| Residence | Palace of the Republic, Banja Luka |
| Appointer | Direct popular vote |
| Term length | 4 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Radovan Karadžić |
| Formation | 7 April 1992 |
| Deputy | Vice President of Republika Srpska |
| Website | http://www.predsjednikrs.net/ |
It is one of the executive authorities. The president of Republika Srpska is directly elected for a term of four years.
List change
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Radovan Karadžić (1945–) |
7 April 1992 | 19 July 1996 | SDS |
| 2 | 
|
Biljana Plavšić (1930–) |
19 July 1996 | 4 November 1998 | SDS (until 1997) |
| SNS (from 1997) | |||||
| 3 |  |
Nikola Poplašen (1951–) |
4 November 1998 | 2 September 1999[a] | SRS RS |
| — | |
Petar Đokić (1961–) Acting President |
2 September 1999 | 26 January 2000 | SP |
| 4 | .jpg) |
Mirko Šarović (1956–) |
26 January 2000[b] | 28 November 2002 | SDS |
| 5 |  |
Dragan Čavić (1958–) |
28 November 2002 | 9 November 2006 | SDS |
| 6 | |
Milan Jelić (1956–2007) |
9 November 2006 | 30 September 2007 (died in office[1]) |
SNSD |
| — |  |
Igor Radojičić (1966–) Acting President |
30 September 2007 | 9 December 2007 | SNSD |
| 7 | |
Rajko Kuzmanović (1931–) |
9 December 2007 | 15 November 2010 | SNSD |
| 8 | .jpg) |
Milorad Dodik (1959–) |
15 November 2010 | 19 November 2018 | SNSD |
| 9 |  |
Željka Cvijanović (1967–) |
19 November 2018 | 15 November 2022 | SNSD |
| (8) | .jpg) |
Milorad Dodik (1959–) |
15 November 2022 | Incumbent | SNSD |
Notes change
- ↑ Removed by High Representative on 5 March 1999; removal enforced on 2 September 1999.
- ↑ Not recognized as President by High Representative until 16 December 2000.
References change
- ↑ "Preminuo predsednik RS Milan Jelić" (in Serbian). B92. 30 September 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
