House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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The House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian
Bosnian language
Bosnian is a South Slavic language, spoken by Bosniaks. As a standardized form of the Shtokavian dialect, it is one of the three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina....

: Predstavnički Dom, Croatian
Croatian language
Croatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries...

: Zastupnički Dom and Serbian
Serbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....

: Представнички Дом), is one of the two chambers of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the bicameral legislative body of Bosnia and Herzegovina...

, with the other being the House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina
House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The House of Peoples of Bosnia And Herzegovina is one of the two chambers of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the other chamber being the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina....



The house of representatives of BiH consists of 42 members which are elected by party-list proportional representation
Party-list proportional representation
Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in elections in which multiple candidates are elected...

. 28 members are elected from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and 14 from the Republika Srpska. Members serve for terms of four years. The new chamber was elected on October 1, 2006.

Chairmen of the House of Representatives

  1. Ivo Lozančić
    Ivo Lozancic
    Ivo Lozančić was a Bosnian Croat soldier and politician.After the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lozančić became the first president of the Croatian Democratic Union's Municipal Council in Žepče...

     January 3, 1997 - September 16, 1997
  2. Slobodan Bijelić September 16, 1997 - May, 1998
  3. Halid Genjac May, 1998 - August, 1999
  4. Mirko Banjac August, 1999 - February 29, 2000
  5. Pero Skopljak February 29, 2000 - December 29, 2000
  6. Sead Avdić December 29, 2000 - August 29, 2001
  7. Željko Mirjanić August 29, 2001 - April, 2002
  8. Mariofil Ljubić April, 2002 - December 3, 2002
  9. Šefik Džaferović December 9, 2002 - August 8, 2003
  10. Nikola Špirić
    Nikola Špiric
    Dr. Nikola Špirić born September 4, 1956 in Drvar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, then Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian Serb politician and is the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina elected on 4 January 2007....

     August 8, 2003 - April 8, 2004
  11. Martin Raguž April 8, 2004 - December 8, 2004
  12. Šefik Džaferović December 8, 2004 - August 8, 2005
  13. Nikola Špirić
    Nikola Špiric
    Dr. Nikola Špirić born September 4, 1956 in Drvar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, then Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian Serb politician and is the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina elected on 4 January 2007....

     August 8, 2005 - April 8, 2006
  14. Martin Raguž April 8, 2006 - January, 2007
  15. Beriz Belkić
    Beriz Belkic
    Beriz Belkić is former Member and Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, since 2001.Belkić graduated from the faculty of economics with the University of Sarajevo, in his hometown...

     January 11, 2007 - September 11, 2007
  16. Milorad Živković September 11, 2007 - January 13, 2008
  17. Niko Lozančić
    Niko Lozancic
    Niko Lozančić was the president of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2003 to 2007. He is an ethnic Croat and the former deputy president of the HDZ of BiH. He is a lawyer and a diplomat.-References:...

     January 13, 2008 - January 12, 2009
  18. Beriz Belkić
    Beriz Belkic
    Beriz Belkić is former Member and Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, since 2001.Belkić graduated from the faculty of economics with the University of Sarajevo, in his hometown...

     12 Jan 2009 - 11 Sep 2009
  19. Milorad Zivkovic 11 Sep 2009 - 11 May 2010
  20. Niko Lozancic
    Niko Lozancic
    Niko Lozančić was the president of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2003 to 2007. He is an ethnic Croat and the former deputy president of the HDZ of BiH. He is a lawyer and a diplomat.-References:...

     11 May 2010 -


The current number of seats each party has in the House is as follows:
Party of Democratic Action
Party of Democratic Action
The Party of Democratic Action is a Bosniak national political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.-History:The Party of Democratic Action was founded in May 1990 by Alija Izetbegović, representing the Bosnian Muslim population...

  • Sadik Ahmetović
  • Šefik Džaferović
  • Halid Genjac
  • Bajazit Jašarević
  • Bakir Izetbegović
    Bakir Izetbegovic
    Bakir Izetbegović is a Bosniak politician. Izetbegović is a member of the Party of Democratic Action and son of the late Bosnian president, Alija Izetbegović. In 2010, he was elected to be the Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Career:Izetbegović graduated with a degree in...

  • Sead Jamakosmanović
  • Šemsudin Mehmedović
  • Husein Nanić
  • Salko Sokolović
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina is a liberal conservative political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina led by Haris Silajdžić. On the issues of the internal divisions of Bosnia, SBiH wants to eliminate two entities, and establish a "one man-one vote political system" in an unified...

  • Adem Huskić
  • Azra Hadžiahmetović
  • Sadik Bahtić
  • Mehmed Suljkanović
  • Ekrem Ajanović
  • Azra Alajbegović
  • Beriz Belkić
    Beriz Belkic
    Beriz Belkić is former Member and Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, since 2001.Belkić graduated from the faculty of economics with the University of Sarajevo, in his hometown...

  • Remzija Kadrić
  • Alliance of Independent Social Democrats
  • Željko Kuzmanović
  • Lazar Prodanović
  • Milorad Živković
  • Drago Kalabić
  • Slavko Jovičić
  • Milica Marković
  • Vesna Šain
  • Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina
    The Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a multi-ethnic social-democratic political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.The party is the successor of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and was enlarged by the inclusion of the Socijaldemokrati BiH party to the original...

  • Mirjana Malić
  • Denis Bećirović
  • Zlatko Lagumdžija
    Zlatko Lagumdžija
    Dr. Zlatko Lagumdžija is a Bosnian politician and academic. He is known for his leadership of the Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina...

  • Selim Bešlagić
  • Jozo Križanović
    Jozo Križanović
    Jozo Križanović was a Croat politician of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Križanović died from complications following surgery in Zagreb on December 2, 2009.-Career:...

  • ‎ Croat Coalition
    Coalition
    A coalition is a pact or treaty among individuals or groups, during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own self-interest, joining forces together for a common cause. This alliance may be temporary or a matter of convenience. A coalition thus differs from a more formal covenant...

     HDZ
    Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina
    The Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a political party of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is an observer member of the European People's Party ....

    -HSP
    Croatian Party of Rights (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
    Croatian Party of Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina is parlamentary party in Bosnia and Herzegovina and represents ideology of dr. Ante Starčević. Main goals of the HSP BiH are changes of Treaty of Dayton and division of Bosnia and Herzegovina according to territorial regions.-History:HSP BiH was...

  • Velimir Jukić
  • Slavko Matić
  • Niko Lozančić
    Niko Lozancic
    Niko Lozančić was the president of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2003 to 2007. He is an ethnic Croat and the former deputy president of the HDZ of BiH. He is a lawyer and a diplomat.-References:...


  • Serb Democratic Party
    • Mirko Okolić
    • Savo Erić
    • Momčilo Novaković
    Croatian Democratic Union 1990
    Croatian Democratic Union 1990
    The Croatian Democratic Union 1990 is a political party of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It split of the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is led by Božo Ljubić. In the 2006 it was the leading member of the Croats Together coalition....

     (Separate from other HDZ , more reactionary)
  • Martin Raguž
  • Vinko Zorić
  • Parties with a single seat
  • Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party/Sefer Halilović
    Sefer Halilovic
    Sefer Halilović is a former general and commanding officer of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2001, he was indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and eventually acquitted...

  • Democratic People's Community
    Democratic People's Community
    The Democratic People's Community is a Bosniak political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.At the last legislative elections, 5 October 2002, the party - led by Fikret Abdić - won 1.4% of the popular vote and 1 out of 42 seats in the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 3 out of...

    /Rifat Dolić
  • People's Party Work for Betterment
    People's Party Work for Betterment
    People's Party Work for Betterment is a multi-ethnic party in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which enjoys support from all ethnic groups, but most of its members and voters are Croats. It was founded and run by Mladen Ivanković-Lijanović, from Široki Brijeg...

    /Jerko Ivanković Lijanović
  • Party of Democratic Progress
    Party of Democratic Progress
    The Party of Democratic Progress is a Serbian political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the third-largest party in Republika Srpska.-History:...

    / Branko Dokić
  • Democratic People's Alliance
    Democratic People's Alliance
    The Democratic People's Alliance is a political party in Republic of Srpska and Bosnia and Herzegovina.At the last legislative elections in Republic of Srpska and Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 October 2002, the party won seats in the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and 3 out of 83...

    /Ljiljana Milašin


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