President of Republika Srpska

The President of Republika Srpska is the highest executive authority in Republika Srpska, an entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

President of Republika Srpska Предсједник Републике Српске
Standard of the President of the Republic of Srpska
Incumbent Milorad Dodik since 15 November 2022
Residence	Palace of the Republic, Banja Luka
Appointer	Direct popular vote
Term length	4 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Radovan Karadžić
Formation	7 April 1992
Deputy	Vice President of Republika Srpska
Website	http://www.predsjednikrs.net/

It is one of the executive authorities. The president of Republika Srpska is directly elected for a term of four years.

List

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Party
1		Radovan Karadžić (1945–)	7 April 1992	19 July 1996	SDS
2		Biljana Plavšić (1930–)	19 July 1996	4 November 1998	SDS (until 1997)
					SNS (from 1997)
3		Nikola Poplašen (1951–)	4 November 1998	2 September 1999	SRS RS
—		Petar Đokić (1961–) Acting President	2 September 1999	26 January 2000	SP
4		Mirko Šarović (1956–)	26 January 2000	28 November 2002	SDS
5		Dragan Čavić (1958–)	28 November 2002	9 November 2006	SDS
6		Milan Jelić (1956–2007)	9 November 2006	30 September 2007 (died in office)	SNSD
—		Igor Radojičić (1966–) Acting President	30 September 2007	9 December 2007	SNSD
7		Rajko Kuzmanović (1931–)	9 December 2007	15 November 2010	SNSD
8		Milorad Dodik (1959–)	15 November 2010	19 November 2018	SNSD
9		Željka Cvijanović (1967–)	19 November 2018	16 November 2022	SNSD
(8)		Milorad Dodik (1959–)	16 November 2022	Incumbent	SNSD