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 | |
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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
changeNo. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Party | |
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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 | 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 | Milorad Dodik (1959–) |
15 November 2010 | 19 November 2018 | SNSD | |
9 | Željka Cvijanović (1967–) |
19 November 2018 | 15 November 2022 | SNSD | |
(8) | 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.