President of Republika Srpska
| President of Republika Srpska Предсједник Републике Српске |
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Standard of the President of Republika Srpska
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| Residence | Banja Luka |
| Appointer | Direct popular vote |
| Term length | 4 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Radovan Karadžić |
| Formation | 7 April 1992 |
| Deputy |
Josip Jerković Ramiz Salkić |
| Website | http://www.predsjednikrs.net/ |
President of Republika Srpska (Serbo-Croatian: Предсједник Републике Српске/Predsjednik Republike Srpske) is the highest executive authority in Republika Srpska, an entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is one of the executive authorities, along with the Government of Republika Srpska. The president of Republika Srpska is directly elected for a term of four years, along with two vice presidents from different constituent nations (Serbs, Croats and Bosniaks). None of them can be from a same constituent nation at the same time. The president's residence is in Banja Luka.
The first president was Radovan Karadžić of the Serb Democratic Party, elected to the post in 1992, who led Republika Srpska during the Bosnian War and who was later sentenced to 40 years in prison for genocide at Srebrenica, war crimes and crimes against humanity. President Milorad Dodik of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats took the office in 2010.
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