President of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Predsjedavajući Predsjedništva Bosne i Hercegovine Предсједавајући Предсједништва Босне и Херцеговине
Incumbent Mladen Ivanić since 17 November 2016
Residence	Presidency Building, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Appointer	Popularly Elected
Term length	4 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Alija Izetbegović
Formation	5 October 1996
Website	Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the three-member body which collectively serves as head of state of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

According to the Article V of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists of three members: one Bosniak and one Croat elected from the Federation and one Serb elected from the Republika Srpska. Together, they serve one four-year term.

The member with the most votes becomes the chairperson unless he or she was the incumbent chairman at the time of the election, but the chairmanship rotates every eight months, to ensure equality.

The Presidency is responsible for:

More than 95% of population of Bosnia and Herzegovina belongs to one of its three constituent nations: Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats. According to the Constitution, the Presidency consists of three members: one Bosniak and one Croat elected from the Federation and one Serb elected from the Republika Srpska.

When the country declared independence in 1992, the Presidency consisted of:

Over the course of the Bosnian war, the Presidency underwent several changes: the Serb members Plavšić and Koljević, as well as the Croat member Boras, left the Presidency early on and were replaced by Nenad Kecmanović, Mirko Pejanović and Ivo Komšić, respectively. Kecmanović soon also left, and was replaced by Tatjana Ljujić-Mijatović. After a while, Abdić was replaced with Nijaz Duraković.