# List of prime ministers of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

This article lists the prime ministers of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the head of the Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The prime minister is nominated by the President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and appointed by the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As head of the government, the prime minister has no authority for appointing ministers, and his role is that of a coordinator. Ministers are appointed in his or her stead by the majority-parties according to ethnic and entity representation rules, so that a deputy minister must not be of same ethnicity as the respective minister.
Nermin Nikšić is the 8th and current prime minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He took office on 28 April 2023, following the 2022 general election.

## Responsibilities

The prime minister represents the Federal Government and is responsible for:
* implementing the policy and enforcing the laws of the Federal Government, including ensuring the enforcement of the decisions of the courts of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
* proposing the removal of the Federal President, in accordance with Article IV B.3. (2) of the Constitution of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
* proposing and giving recommendations in the field of legislation;
* preparing a budget proposal for the Federal Parliament.

## List of officeholders

Party of Democratic Action  Croatian Democratic Union  Social Democratic Party
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Ethnicity | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Composition | Election |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Ethnicity | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Party | Composition | Election |
| 1 | | Haris Silajdžić (born 1945) | Bosniak | 31 May 1994 | 31 January 1996 | 1 year, 245 days | | SDA | SDA–HDZ BiH | — |
| 2 | | Izudin Kapetanović (born 1953) | Bosniak | 31 January 1996 | 18 December 1996 | 322 days | | SDA | SDA–HDZ BiH | — |
| 3 | | Edhem Bičakčić (born 1952) | Bosniak | 18 December 1996 | 12 December 1998 | 4 years, 23 days | | SDA | SDA–HDZ BiH–SBiH | 1996 |
| 3 | | Edhem Bičakčić (born 1952) | Bosniak | 12 December 1998 | 10 January 2001 | 4 years, 23 days | | SDA | SDA–HDZ BiH–SBiH | 1998 |
| — | | Dragan Čović (born 1956) Acting | Croat | 10 January 2001 | 12 March 2001 | 61 days | | HDZ BiH | SDA–HDZ BiH–SBiH | — |
| 4 | | Alija Behmen (1940–2018) | Bosniak | 12 March 2001 | 14 February 2003 | 1 year, 339 days | | SDP BiH | SDP BiH–SBiH–NHI–BPS–NSRzB | 2000 |
| 5 | | Ahmet Hadžipašić (1952–2008) | Bosniak | 14 February 2003 | 30 March 2007 | 4 years, 44 days | | SDA | SDA–SBiH–HDZ BiH | 2002 |
| 6 | | Nedžad Branković (born 1962) | Bosniak | 30 March 2007 | 27 May 2009 | 2 years, 58 days | | SDA | SDA–SBiH–HDZ BiH–HDZ 1990–SNSD | 2006 |
| — | | Vjekoslav Bevanda (born 1956) Acting | Croat | 27 May 2009 | 25 June 2009 | 29 days | | HDZ BiH | SDA–SBiH–HDZ BiH–HDZ 1990–SNSD | — |
| 7 | | Mustafa Mujezinović (1954–2019) | Bosniak | 25 June 2009 | 17 March 2011 | 1 year, 265 days | | SDA | SDA–SBiH–HDZ BiH–HDZ 1990–SNSD | — |
| 8 | | Nermin Nikšić (born 1960) | Bosniak | 17 March 2011 | 31 March 2015 | 4 years, 14 days | | SDP BiH | SDP BiH–SDA–NSRzB–HSP BiH | 2010 |
| 9 | | Fadil Novalić (born 1959) | Bosniak | 31 March 2015 | 28 April 2023 | 8 years, 28 days | | SDA | SDA–SBB–HDZ BiH | 2014 |
| 9 | | Fadil Novalić (born 1959) | Bosniak | 31 March 2015 | 28 April 2023 | 8 years, 28 days | | SDA | SDA–SBB–HDZ BiH | 2018 |
| (8) | | Nermin Nikšić (born 1960) | Bosniak | 28 April 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 281 days | | SDP BiH | SDP BiH–HDZ BiH–NiP–NS–HDZ 1990–SN | 2022 |