Živko Budimir (Croatian pronunciation: [ʒîːʋko bûdimiːr]; born 20 November 1962) is a Bosnian Croat politician who served as the 9th President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of the two autonomous entities that compose Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 17 March 2011 until 9 February 2015.

After that, he attended the War College of Armed Forces of Republic of Croatia "Ban Josip Jelačić", and graduated in 2000.

In December 1993, he replaced Praljak as commander of the remote control centre of Prozor military district.

[6] Croatian Association of Inmates from Homeland War requested Helez's dismissal and accused him for crime hiding.

He did so because review procedure of veterans was running illegally and without supervision of legal representatives of the Croatian Defence Council.

[10] During the crisis with the Audit Act, minister Helez details emphasised his activity on the HVO, a Croat military formation during the Bosnian War, thus putting Croat veterans in a difficult position, and moreover, he accused Budimir of being "a false general."

On 18 December 2012, the Constitutional Court of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina made a decision that Helez's Audit Act is, however, unconstitutional.

[11] On 18 June 2012, the SDP made an agreement with the opposition party, the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ BiH) about the reconstruction of the Federal as well as the state government.

[13] On 22 June 2012, after a session of the Federal Government, Budimir accepted resignation of Desnica Radivojević of the Party of Democratic Action from his post as Minister of Trade.

[15] During a session, SDP ministers proposed removals in the management and supervisory boards of public companies that are owned by the Federation.

Budimir made a proposal in June and October to solve the crisis by calling a dissolution of the Federal Parliament and a new election.

Nikšić explained his move by claiming that certain ministers do not have support in the Federal Parliament and that their presence in the government was damaging its function.

However, Budimir decided to listen arguments of the 8 ministers, and meanwhile the Deputy Prime Minister Jerko Ivanković-Lijanović that was supposed to be removed from the office, complained to the Constitutional Court of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina that Nikšić illegally proposed voting in the Federal Parliament for the 2013 budget.

In the official statement from his office, it was said that Budimir made this decision in the interest of the Bosnia and Herzegovina citizens and to secure normal functioning of the Federal Government.

[22] On 27 February 2013, Budimir was awarded with an honorary doctorate of public administration by the Sun Moon University in South Korea.