- Top left: Radovan Karadžić was the first president of Republika Srpska.
- Top right: Biljana Plavšić was the first directly elected president and first female leader of any Serb entity.
- Bottom left: Željka Cvijanović was the second female president of Republika Srpska.
- Bottom right: Milorad Dodik is the current and longest-serving president.
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This article lists the presidents of Republika Srpska.
List of officeholders
Serb Democratic Party Serb National Alliance Serbian Radical Party Socialist Party Alliance of Independent Social Democrats
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Time in office | Party | Election | |
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Radovan Karadžić Радован Караџић (born 1945) |
7 April 1992 – 19 July 1996 |
4 years, 103 days | Serb Democratic Party | — | |
2 | Biljana Plavšić Биљана Плавшић (born 1930) |
19 July 1996 – 4 November 1998 |
2 years, 108 days | Serb Democratic Party (until 1997) |
1996 | ||
Serb National Alliance (from 1997) | |||||||
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Nikola Poplašen Никола Поплашен (born 1951)[a] |
4 November 1998 – 2 September 1999 |
302 days | Serbian Radical Party | 1998 | |
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Petar Đokić Петар Ђокић (born 1961) |
2 September 1999 – 26 January 2000 |
146 days | Socialist Party | Acting | |
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Mirko Šarović Мирко Шаровић (born 1956)[b] |
26 January 2000 – 28 November 2002 |
2 years, 306 days | Serb Democratic Party | 2000 | |
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Dragan Čavić Драган Чавић (born 1958) |
28 November 2002 – 9 November 2006 |
3 years, 346 days | Serb Democratic Party | 2002 | |
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Milan Jelić Милан Јелић (1956–2007) |
9 November 2006 – 30 September 2007†[2] |
325 days | Alliance of Independent Social Democrats | 2006 | |
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Igor Radojičić Игор Радојичић (born 1966) |
30 September 2007 – 9 December 2007 |
70 days | Alliance of Independent Social Democrats | Acting | |
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Rajko Kuzmanović Рајко Кузмановић (born 1931) |
9 December 2007 – 15 November 2010 |
2 years, 341 days | Alliance of Independent Social Democrats | 2007 | |
8 | ![]() |
Milorad Dodik Милорад Додик (born 1959) |
15 November 2010 – 19 November 2018 |
8 years, 4 days | Alliance of Independent Social Democrats | 2010 | |
2014 | |||||||
9 | ![]() |
Željka Cvijanović Жељка Цвијановић (born 1967) |
19 November 2018 – 15 November 2022 |
3 years, 361 days | Alliance of Independent Social Democrats | 2018 | |
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Milorad Dodik Милорад Додик (born 1959) |
15 November 2022 – Incumbent |
2 years, 111 days | Alliance of Independent Social Democrats | 2022 |
Timeline

Notes
- ^ Removed by High Representative on 5 March 1999;[1] removal enforced on 2 September 1999.
- ^ Not recognized as President by High Representative until 16 December 2000.
See also
- List of vice presidents of Republika Srpska
- List of prime ministers of Republika Srpska
- List of speakers of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska
Standards
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Standard of the president of Republika Srpska (1995–2007).
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Standard of the president of Republika Srpska since 2007.
References
- ^ "Bosnia Serbs Reject Rulings". CBS. 5 March 1999.
- ^ "Preminuo predsednik RS Milan Jelić" (in Serbian). B92. 30 September 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2018.