List of vice presidents of Republika Srpska

Vice presidents of Republika Srpska
Potpredsjednici Republike Srpske
since 15 November 2022
AppointerDirect popular vote
Term length4 years, renewable once
Inaugural holderBiljana Plavšić and Nikola Koljević
FormationDecember 1992
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This article lists the vice presidents of Republika Srpska.

Since the 2002 general election, in compliance with constitutional changes, the president of Republika Srpska has generally been expected to be a Serb, while the vice presidents are a Bosniak and a Croat.[1]

List of officeholders

1992–2002

Name
(Birth–Death)
Portrait Term of office Party President Notes
Biljana Plavšić
(born 1930)
December 1992 19 July 1996 SDS Radovan Karadžić [2][3]
Nikola Koljević
(1936–1997)
SDS [4]
December 1992 14 September 1996 Biljana Plavšić [5]
Dragoljub Mirjanić
(born 1954)
14 September 1996 4 November 1998 SDS [5][6]
Mirko Šarović
(born 1956)
4 November 1998 26 January 2000 SDS Nikola Poplašen [3]
Dragan Čavić
(born 1958)
26 January 2000 28 November 2002 SDS Mirko Šarović

2002–present

Bosniak vice-president Croat vice-president President
Name
(Birth–Death)
Portrait Term of office Party Name
(Birth–Death)
Portrait Term of office Party
Adil Osmanović
(born 1963)
28 November 2002 15 November 2010 SDA Ivan Tomljenović
(born 1942)
28 November 2002 9 November 2006 SDP BiH Dragan Čavić
Davor Čordaš
(born 1959)
9 November 2006 15 November 2010 HDZ BiH Milan Jelić
Rajko Kuzmanović
Enes Suljkanović
(born 1961)
15 November 2010 24 November 2014 SDP BiH Emil Vlajki
(born 1942)
15 November 2010 24 November 2014 NDS Milorad Dodik
Ramiz Salkić
(born 1973)
24 November 2014 15 November 2022 SDA Josip Jerković
(born 1959)
24 November 2014 15 November 2022 HDZ BiH Milorad Dodik
Željka Cvijanović
Ćamil Duraković
(born 1979)
15 November 2022 Incumbent Independent Davor Pranjić
(born 1994)
15 November 2022 Incumbent HDZ BiH Milorad Dodik
Siniša Karan

See also

References

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  2. ^ Cigar, Norman L.; Williams, Paul (2002). Indictment at the Hague: The Milosevic Regime and Crimes of the Balkan Wars. New York: New York University Press. ISBN 0-8147-1626-1.
  3. ^ a b The International Who's Who 2004. London: Europa. 2003. ISBN 1-85743-217-7.
  4. ^ Partos, Gabriel (4 February 1997). "Obituary: Nikola Koljevic". The Independent. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b Banks, Arthur S.; Muller, Thomas C. (eds.). Political Handbook of the World: 1998. CSA Publications. ISBN 978-1-349-14951-3.
  6. ^ "Karadzic Says He Won't Run". The New York Times. Reuters. 4 July 1996.