Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest legislative body of the country
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The Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serbo-Croatian: Parlamentarna skupština Bosne i Hercegovine / Парламентарна скупштина Босне и Херцеговине) is the bicameral legislative body of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It consists of the following two chambers.
- The House of Peoples (Dom naroda / Дом народа) has 15 members, appointed by the parliaments of the entities: 5 members elected by the National Assembly of Republika Srpska (5 Serb delegates), 5 members - by the Bosniak club of the House of Peoples of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (5 Bosniak delegates) and 5 members - by the Croat club of the House of Peoples of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (5 Croat delegates).
- The House of Representatives (Bosnian and Serbian: Predstavnički dom / Представнички дом, Croatian: Zastupnički dom) has 42 members, elected for a four-year terms by proportional representation.
Type
Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina Parlamentarna skupština Bosne i Hercegovine Парламентарна скупштина Босне и Херцеговине | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | House of Peoples House of Representatives |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
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House of Peoples political groups | Bosniak caucus (5):
Croat caucus (5):
Serb caucus (5): |
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House of Representatives political groups | Government (Cabinet of Borjana Krišto) (20)
Supported by (3) Opposition (19) |
| Salary | €2,564 per month[1] |
| Elections | |
Last House of Representatives election | 2 October 2022 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Parliament Building[2] Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 43°51′16.48″N 18°24′20.63″E | |
| Website | |
| www.parlament.ba | |
Its predecessors were the unicameral Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the People's Assembly of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Presidents (1953–1997)
Presidents of the People's Assembly (1953–1992)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Party | |
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| Presidents of the People's Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||||
| 1 | .jpg) | Đuro Pucar (1899–1979) | December 1953 | June 1963 | SK BiH |
| 2 |  | Ratomir Dugonjić (1916–1987) | June 1963 | 1967 | SK BiH |
| 3 | .jpg) | Džemal Bijedić (1917–1977) | 1967 | 30 July 1971 | SK BiH |
| 4 |  | Hamdija Pozderac (1924–1988) | 30 July 1971 | 1978 | SK BiH |
| 5 | | Niko Mihaljević | 1978 | 1981 | SK BiH |
| 6 | | Vaso Gačić | 1981 | 1983 | SK BiH |
| 7 | | Ivica Blažević | 1983 | 1984 | SK BiH |
| 8 | | Salko Oruč | 1984 | 1987 | SK BiH |
| 9 | | Savo Čečur | 1987 | 1989 | SK BiH |
| 10 | | Zlatan Karavdić | 1989 | 20 December 1990 | SK BiH |
| 11 |  | Momčilo Krajišnik (1945–2020) | 20 December 1990 | 3 March 1992 | SDS |
Speakers of the Assembly (1992–1997)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Party | |
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| Presidents of the Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||||
| 1 | | Momčilo Krajišnik (1945–2020) | 3 March 1992 | 29 October 1992 | SDS |
| 2 | | Abdulah Konjicija (1929–2004) | 29 October 1992 | 25 December 1992 | SDA |
| 3 |  | Miro Lazović (1954–) | 25 December 1992 | 3 January 1997 | SDP BiH |
See also
- Politics of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Historical assemblies:
- List of legislatures by country
