Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Vlada Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine Влада Федерације Босне и Херцеговине
Government seal
Overview
Established	31 May 1994; 30 years ago (1994-05-31)
Polity	Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Leader	Prime Minister
Main organ	Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ministries	16 (2023)
Headquarters	Hamdije Čemerlića 2, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Website	fbihvlada.gov.ba

The Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina,^{[note 1]} commonly abbreviated to the Federal Government,^{[note 2]} is the main executive branch of government in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is headed by the prime minister. The Federal president, in agreement with both vice-presidents of the Federation, appoints the Federal Government, upon consultation with a prime minister or a nominee for that office. The Government is elected after its appointment has been confirmed by a majority vote in the Federal House of Representatives.^[1]

The Federal Government has a prime minister and 16 ministers. It must be composed of eight Bosniak, five Croat and three Serb ministers. One minister from the minority may be nominated by the Federal prime minister from the quota of the largest constituent people. According to the Constitution, the 15% of the members of the Government must come from one constituent nation. A minimum of 35% of the members of the Government must come from two constituent nations. Also, one member of the Government must come from the group of the Others (minorities). The Federal Government must have two deputy prime ministers from the other two constitutive nations. The Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina exercises its executive powers in conformity with the Federal Constitution. The current government is led by Prime Minister Nermin Nikšić.^[1]

Current cabinet

The government is structured into the offices for the prime minister, the two deputy prime ministers and 16 ministries.^[2]

← Nikšić II Cabinet → (28 April 2023 – present)
Portfolio	Name	Party		Took office	Left office
Prime Minister	Nermin Nikšić		SDP BiH	28 April 2023	Incumbent
Federal Minister of Finance Deputy Prime Minister	Toni Kraljević		HDZ BiH	28 April 2023	Incumbent
Federal Minister of Development, Entrepreneurship and Craft Deputy Prime Minister	Vojin Mijatović		SDP BiH	28 April 2023	Incumbent
Federal Minister of Interior	Ramo Isak		SN	28 April 2023	Incumbent
Federal Minister of Justice	Vedran Škobić		HDZ BiH	28 April 2023	Incumbent
Federal Minister of Energy, Mining and Industry	Vedran Lakić		SDP BiH	28 April 2023	Incumbent
Federal Minister of Traffic and Communication	Andrijana Katić		HDZ BiH	28 April 2023	Incumbent
Federal Minister of Work and Social Welfare	Adnan Delić		NiP	28 April 2023	Incumbent
Federal Minister for Veterans and Disabled Veterans	Nedžad Lokmić		SDP BiH	28 April 2023	Incumbent
Federal Minister of Displaced Persons and Refugees	Nerin Dizdar		SDP BiH	28 April 2023	Incumbent
Federal Minister of Healthcare	Nediljko Rimac		HDZ 1990	28 April 2023	Incumbent
Federal Minister of Education and Science^[c]	Jasna Duraković		SDP BiH	28 April 2023	Incumbent
Federal Minister of Culture and Sports^[c]	Sanja Vlaisavljević		HDZ BiH	28 April 2023	Incumbent
Federal Minister of Trade	Amir Hasičević		NS	28 April 2023	Incumbent
Federal Minister of Planning	Željko Nedić		HDZ BiH	28 April 2023	Incumbent
Federal Minister of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Forestry	Kemal Hrnjić		NiP	28 April 2023	Incumbent
Federal Minister of Environment and Tourism	Nasiha Pozder		NS	28 April 2023	Incumbent

^c Regarded as unconstitutional since 2010.^[3]

See also

• List of prime ministers of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• List of presidents of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Notes

1. Bosnian: Vlada Federacije Bosne i Hercegovina; Croatian: Vlada Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine; Serbian: Влада Федерације Босне и Херцеговине
2. Bosnian: Federalna Vlada; Croatian: Federalna Vlada; Serbian: Федерална Влада

References

1. "Constitution of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina" (PDF).
2. "Ministarstva Vlade Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine". fbihvlada.gov.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 15 September 2023.
3. "Ukinuti federalno ili kantonalna ministarstva obrazovanja" (in Serbo-Croatian). Radio Sarajevo. 28 October 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.