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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Dom Naroda (House of Peoples)

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARLIAMENTARY CHAMBER

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Parliament name (generic / translated) Skupstina / Parliamentary Assembly Parliamentary building
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Structure of parliament Bicameral
Chamber name (generic / translated) Dom Naroda / House of Peoples
Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) Predstavnicki dom / House of Representatives
Affiliation to the IPU Yes
Affiliation date(s) 1994 -
LEADERSHIP
President

Barisa Colak (15 Feb. 2017 - 15 Oct. 2017) (M) 

Ognjen Tadic (16 Oct. 2017 - 15 June 2018) (M) 

Safet Softic (16 June 2018 - new legislature) (M) 

Notes Elected on 16 Feb. 2015.

The Collegium of the House of Peoples consists of the Speaker (Mr. Barisa Colak), the First Deputy Speaker (Mr. Ognjen Tadic) and the Second Deputy Speaker (Mr. Safet Softic).

During the legislature, the presidency rotates every eight months among the country's three main ethnic groups. Mr. Colak (Croat) will be succeeded by Mr. Tadic (Serb) and subsequently by Mr. Softic (Bosniac). Mr. Softic remains in post until the election of his successor by the newly elected legislature.
Secretary General Bojan Ninkovic (M) 
COMPOSITION
Members (statutory / current number) 15 / 15
PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN

Percentage of women
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Women (current number) 2 (13.33%)
Mode of designation appointed 15
Notes Ten from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and five from the Republika Srpska.
Term 4 years
Last renewal dates 29 January 2015
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Address House of Peoples
Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Trg BiH 1
71000 SARAJEVO
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Phone (38 7) 33 284 454
33 284 464 (International Affairs and Protocol)
Fax (38 7) 33 286 056
33 713 691 (International Affairs and Protocol)
E-mail bojan.ninkovic@parlament.ba
Website http://www.parlament.ba/

This page was last updated on 27 August 2017
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