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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Dayton Agreement Peace Implementation Council High Representative: Miroslav Lajčák Presidency (Chairman) Haris Silajdžić (SBiH) Željko Komšić (SDP) Nebojša Radmanović (SNSD) Council of Ministers Chairman: Nikola Špirić (acting) Parliamentary Assembly House of Peoples House of Representatives Political parties Elections (2006 general elections) Political divisions Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina House of Representatives President: Borjana Krišto Prime Minister: Nedžad Branković Republika Srpska National Assembly President: Rajko Kuzmanović Prime Minister: Milorad Dodik Brčko District Foreign relations

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Contents 1 Office 2 Cabinet (in resignation) 3 Heads of Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1945-Present) 3.1 Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1943-1991) 3.1.1 Prime Minister for Bosnia and Herzegovina (Part of Yugoslav Government) 3.1.2 Prime Ministers 3.1.3 Chairmen of the Executive Council 3.2 Independent Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-Present) 3.2.1 Prime Ministers (1990-1997) 3.2.2 Co-Prime Ministers (1997-2000) 3.2.3 Prime Ministers (2000-present) 4 External links

The Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the executive branch of the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

According to the Article V, Section 4 of the Constitution, the Chair of the Council of Ministers is nominated by the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and confirmed by the National House of Representatives. The President of the Council of Ministers then appoints other ministers.

The Council is responsible for carrying out the policies and decisions in the fields of:

• foreign policy
• foreign trade policy
• customs policy
• monetary policy
• finances of the institutions and for the international obligations of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• immigration, refugee, and asylum policy and regulation
• international and inter-Entity criminal law enforcement, including relations with Interpol
• establishment and operation of common and international communications facilities
• regulation of inter-Entity transportation
• air traffic control
• facilitation of inter-Entity coordination
• other matters as agreed by the Entities

Standing Bodies of Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina:

• General Secretariat
• Economic Directorate
• Internal Politics Directorate
• Directorate for European Integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Bureau for Legal Matters

• President - Nikola Špirić (SNSD)
• Deputy President and Minister of Security - Tarik Sadović (SDA)
• Deputy President and Minister of Treasury and Finances - Dragan Vrankić (HDZ BiH)
• Minister of Foreign Affairs - Sven Alkalaj (SBiH)
• Minister of Defense - Selmo Cikotić (SDA)
• Minister of Justice - Bariša Čolak (HDZ BiH)
• Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations - Slobodan Puhalac (SNSD)
• Minister of Communications and Traffic - Božo Ljubić (HDZ 1990)
• Minister for Human Rights and Refugees - Safet Halilović (SBiH)
• Minister of Civil Affairs - Sredoje Nović (independent)

• Rodoljub Čolaković (7 March 1945 - 27 April 1945)

• Rodoljub Čolaković (27 April 1945 - September 1948)
• Đuro Pucar (September 1948 - March 1953)

• Đuro Pucar (March 1953 - December 1953)
• Avdo Humo (December 1953 - 1956)
• Osman Karabegović (1956 - 1963)
• Hasan Brkić (1963 - 1965)
• Rudi Kolak (1965 - 1967)
• Branko Mikulić (1967 - 1969)
• Dragutin Kosovac (1969 - April 1974)
• Milanko Renovica (April 1974 - 28 April 1982)
• Seid Maglajlija (28 April 1982 - 28 April 1984)
• Gojko Ubiparip (28 April 1984 - April 1986)
• Josip Lovrenović (April 1986 - April 1988)
• Marko Ceranić (April 1988 - 20 December 1990)

• Jure Pelivan (20 December 1990 - 9 November 1992)
• Mile Akmadžić (9 November 1992 - 25 October 1993)
• Haris Silajdžić (25 October 1993 - 30 January 1996)
• Hasan Muratović (30 January 1996 - 3 January 1997)

• Haris Silajdžić and Boro Bosić (3 January 1997 - 3 February 1999)
• Haris Silajdžić and Svetozar Mihajlović (3 February 1999 - 6 June 2000)

• Spasoje Tuševljak (6 June - 18 October 2000)
• Martin Raguz (18 October 2000 - 22 February 2001)
• Božidar Matić (22 February - 18 July 2001)
• Zlatko Lagumdžija (18 July 2001 - 15 March 2002)
• Dragan Mikerević (15 March - 23 December 2002)
• Adnan Terzić (23 December 2002 - 11 January 2007)
• Nikola Špirić (11 January 2007 - 1 November 2007, acting since 2007-11-01)

• Website of Council of Ministers