Speaker of the Croatian Parliament

Speaker of the Croatian Parliament Predsjednik Hrvatskog sabora
Logo of the Croatian Parliament
Incumbent Božo Petrov since 14 October 2016
Style	Mister/Madam Speaker
Appointer	Croatian Parliament
Term length	Four years
Inaugural holder	Žarko Domljan
Formation	30 May 1990

The Speaker of the Croatian Parliament (Croatian: Predsjednik Hrvatskog sabora, literally the President of the Croatian Parliament) is the presiding figure in the Croatian Parliament (Sabor), Croatia's legislative body.

The Speaker of the Croatian Parliament serves as acting President of Croatia if the elected President vacates the office before the expiration of the 5-year presidential term due to death, resignation or removal from office.

Duties and competences

According to the Croatian Constitution and the Parliamentary Rules of Procedure, President of the Parliament:

• shall substitute for the President of the Republic if the latter is prevented from performing his/her duties
• represents Parliament
• convenes and presides over sessions of Parliament
• submits motions from authorised sponsors for stipulated procedures
• proposes the agenda for sessions of Parliament
• handles the procedures for the enactment of laws and other regulations
• co-ordinates the activities of working bodies
• signs laws and other regulations enacted by Parliament
• directs enacted laws to the President of the Republic for proclamation
• manages relations between Parliament and the Government
• co-signs decisions on the appointment of the Prime Minister and the appointment of members of the Government
• accepts sponsorships ex officio
• approves, taking into account available funds, the travel of parliamentary deputies when they have been invited, as parliamentary deputies, to *visit another state or foreign organisation
• co-ordinates the work of standing delegations of Parliament in international parliamentary and other institutions
• determines, at the proposal of deputy clubs, the composition of temporary delegations of Parliament in visits to foreign representative bodies and *organisations, such that they generally correspond to the party structure of Parliament and reflect the appropriate representation of both sexes
• determines the composition of temporary delegations in cases when he/she is invited abroad as the Speaker of Parliament
• designates representatives of Parliament at ceremonial and other occasions, adhering to the representation of both sexes
• submits a request, at the proposal of the Secretary of Parliament, for the securing of funds for the work of Parliament and the Parliamentary Staff Service
• ensures the protection of the rights and exercise of the duties of parliamentary deputies
• presides over the oaths of elected and appointed officials, when specified by law and Standing Orders of the Parliament
• performs other activities determined by the Constitution of the Republic of Croatia, law and Standing Orders of the Parliament

List

This is the list of Speakers of the Croatian Parliament.

  Independent (1)   League of Communists of Yugoslavia (9)   Croatian Democratic Union (7)   Croatian Peasant Party (1)   Social Democratic Party (2)   Bridge of Independent Lists (1)

No.	Speaker		Lifespan	Term of office — Electoral mandates		Party	Notes
1		Vladimir Nazor	1876–1949	13 June 1943	26 February 1946	Independent[1]	1943-45 President of the ZAVNOH (entailing the function of head of state); 1945-46 Speaker of Parliament. After 1946 became head of state as the President of the Presidium of the Parliament (until his death in office).
2		Zlatan Sremec	1898–1971	26 February 1946	December 1953	League of Communists of Yugoslavia	Since 6 February 1953, with the abolition of the Presidium, Sremec served as formal head of state of Croatia (as Speaker of Parliament).
3		Vladimir Bakarić	1912–1983	December 1953	December 1963	League of Communists of Yugoslavia	Formal head of state of Croatia (as Speaker of Parliament). Longest term to date as Croatian speaker, also served as Prime Minister of Croatia. People's Hero of Yugoslavia
4		Ivan Krajačić	1906–1986	December 1963	June 1967	League of Communists of Yugoslavia	Formal head of state of Croatia (as Speaker of Parliament).
5		Jakov Blažević	1912–1996	June 1967	April 1974	League of Communists of Yugoslavia	Formal head of state of Croatia (as Speaker of Parliament).
6		Ivo Perišin	1923–2009	April 1974	1978	League of Communists of Yugoslavia	After the establishment of the Presidency of Croatia on 8 May 1974, the function of de jure Croatian head of state transferred to that body. Perišin also at one time held the positions of Prime Minister of Croatia, and Mayor of Split.
7		Jure Bilić	1922–2006	1978	1982	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
8		Jovo Ugrčić	1922–	1982	1984	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
9		Ivo Latin	1929–2002	1984	1986	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
10		Anđelko Runjić	1938–2015	1986	30 May 1990	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Following the 1990 parliamentary election and constitutional reforms
1 (11)		Žarko Domljan	1932–	30 May 1990	7 September 1992	Croatian Democratic Union
				1990
2 (12)		Stjepan Mesić	1934–	7 September 1992	24 May 1994	Croatian Democratic Union
				1992
3 (13)		Nedjeljko Mihanović	1930–	24 May 1994	28 November 1995	Croatian Democratic Union
				—
4 (14)		Vlatko Pavletić	1930–2007	28 November 1995	2 February 2000	Croatian Democratic Union	Acting President of Croatia during the incapacity of President Franjo Tuđman from 26 November until Tuđman's death on 10 December 1999. Interim President from 10 December 1999 until 2 February 2000, when the 4th Assembly was instituted.
				1995
5 (15)		Zlatko Tomčić	1945–	2 February 2000	22 December 2003	Croatian Peasant Party	Interim President of Croatia from 2 February 2000 until Stjepan Mesić took office as elected President on 18 February 2000.
				2000
6 (16)		Vladimir Šeks	1943–	22 December 2003	11 January 2008	Croatian Democratic Union
				2003, 2007
7 (17)		Luka Bebić	1937–	11 January 2008	22 December 2011	Croatian Democratic Union
				—
8 (18)		Boris Šprem	1956–2012	22 December 2011	30 September 2012	Social Democratic Party	Died during his term in office.
				2011
9 (19)		Josip Leko	1948–	10 October 2012	28 December 2015	Social Democratic Party	Leko served as acting Speaker from 30 September 2012, when his predecessor Boris Šprem died, until his election as permanent Speaker on 10 October 2012.
				—
10 (20)		Željko Reiner	1953–	28 December 2015	14 October 2016	Croatian Democratic Union
				2015
11 (21)		Božo Petrov	1979–	14 October 2016	Incumbent	Bridge of Independent Lists
				2016

Statistics

#	Speaker	Date of birth	Age at ascension	Time in office	Age at retirement	Date of death	Longevity
1	Žarko Domljan	September 14, 1932	57 years, 258 days	2 years, 65 days	59 years, 323 days	Living	84 years, 93 days (Living)
2	Stjepan Mesić	December 24, 1934	57 years, 258 days	1 years, 259 days	59 years, 151 days	Living	81 years, 358 days (Living)
3	Nedjeljko Mihanović	February 16, 1930	64 years, 78 days	1 year, 207 days	65 years, 285 days	Living	86 years, 304 days (Living)
4	Vlatko Pavletić	December 2, 1930	64 years, 330 days	4 years, 97 days	69 years, 62 days	September 19, 2007	76 years, 291 days
5	Zlatko Tomčić	October 7, 1945	54 years, 118 days	3 years, 323 days	58 years, 75 days	Living	71 years, 70 days (Living)
6	Vladimir Šeks	January 1, 1943	60 years, 355 days	4 years, 20 days	65 years, 10 days	Living	73 years, 350 days (Living)
7	Luka Bebić	August 21, 1937	70 years, 142 days	3 years, 345 days	74 years, 122 days	Living	79 years, 117 days (Living)
8	Boris Šprem	April 14, 1956	55 years, 251 days	283 days	56 years, 169 days	September 30, 2012	56 years, 169 days
9	Josip Leko	September 19, 1948	61 years, 24 days	3 years, 78 days	67 years, 99 days	Living	68 years, 88 days (Living)
10	Željko Reiner	May 28, 1953	62 years, 213 days	290 days	63 years, 138 days	Living	63 years, 202 days (Living)
11	Božo Petrov	October 16, 1979	36 years, 364 days	63 days	Incumbent	Living	37 years, 61 days (Living)

Living former Speakers of Parliament

There are nine living former Speakers:

• 
  Jovo Ugrčić
  (1982–1984)
  1922 (age 93–94)
• 
  Žarko Domljan
  (1990–1992)
  September 14, 1932
• 
  Stjepan Mesić
  (1992–1994)
  December 24, 1934
• 
  Nedjeljko Mihanović
  (1994–1995)
  February 16, 1930
• 
  Zlatko Tomčić
  (2000–2003)
  October 7, 1945
• 
  Vladimir Šeks
  (2003–2008)
  January 1, 1943
• 
  Luka Bebić
  (2008–2011)
  August 21, 1937
• 
  Josip Leko
  (2012–2015)
  September 19, 1948
• 
  Željko Reiner
  (2015–2016)
  May 28, 1953

Notes

1. Member of the Unitary National Liberation Front, i.e. the National Front

See also

• Speaker of the Chamber of Counties of Croatia
• President of Croatia
  • List of Presidents of Croatia
• Prime Minister of Croatia
  • List of Croatian Governments
• Secretary of the League of Communists of Croatia
• List of heads of state of Yugoslavia
• Prime Minister of Yugoslavia
• Politics of Croatia