Speaker of the Croatian Parliament

Speaker of the Croatian Parliament
Predsjednik Hrvatskog sabora
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Incumbent
Gordan Jandroković
since 5 May 2017
Style Mister/Madam Speaker
Appointer Croatian Parliament
Term length Four years
Inaugural holder Žarko Domljan
Formation 30 May 1990
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The Speaker of the Croatian Parliament (Croatian: Predsjednik Hrvatskog sabora, literally the President of the Croatian Parliament) is the presiding officer in the Croatian Parliament (Sabor), Croatia's legislative body.

Under Article 97 of the Constitution of Croatia, the Speaker of the Croatian Parliament is the only constitutional deputy to the President of Croatia and serves as Acting President if the elected President vacates the office before the expiration of the 5-year presidential term due to either death, resignation or removal from office (as determined by the Constitutional Court). In this case an early presidential election must be held within 60 days of the vacancy in the presidency having occurred and the Speaker shall serve as Acting President until the newly elected President is sworn in for a full 5-year term of office.

Under the same article of the constitution, the President of Croatia may unilaterally choose to temporarily delegate authority to the Speaker of the Parliament for shorter periods of time, e.g. whenever the President is not present in the country, is ill or is on vacation. In this case it is up to the President to determine when he or she wishes to fully resume authority once again. However, in case of longer periods of the President's illness or incapacitation, and especially in those cases when the President himself is not able to delegate authority to Speaker, the responsibility of determining when a Speaker should assume or renounce temporary authority rests upon the Constitutional Court, which acts upon the recommendation of the Government of Croatia.

The incumbent Speaker of the Croatian Parliament is Gordan Jandroković of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), having taken office on 5 May 2017 following the resignation of the previous Speaker.

Duties and competences

According to the Croatian Constitution and the Parliamentary Rules of Procedure (Standing Orders of the Croatian Parliament), 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 Croatia[1](9)
  Croatian Democratic Union (8)
  Croatian Peasant Party (1)
  Social Democratic Party (2)
  Bridge of Independent Lists (1)

No. Speaker Lifespan Term of office
—
Electoral
mandates		 Party Notes Assembly
1 Vladimir Nazor 1876–1949 13 June
1943		 26 February
1946		 Independent[2] 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 Croatia 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 Croatia 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 Croatia Formal head of state of Croatia (as Speaker of Parliament).
5 Jakov Blažević 1912–1996 June
1967		 April
1974		 League of Communists of Croatia Formal head of state of Croatia (as Speaker of Parliament, from 1971 as President of the Presidency of Parliament).
6 Ivo Perišin 1923–2009 April
1974
1978		 League of Communists of Croatia 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 Croatia
8 Jovo Ugrčić 1923–2005
1982
1984		 League of Communists of Croatia
9 Ivo Latin 1929–2002
1984
1986		 League of Communists of Croatia
10 Anđelko Runjić 1938–2015
1986		 30 May
1990		 League of Communists of Croatia
Following the 1990 parliamentary election and constitutional reforms
11 Žarko Domljan 1932– 30 May
1990		 7 September
1992		 Croatian Democratic Union Speaker of the First Assembly of Parliament (1990–92)
1990
12 Stjepan Mesić 1934– 7 September
1992		 24 May
1994		 Croatian Democratic Union Speaker of the Second Assembly of Parliament (1992–95)
1992
13 Nedjeljko Mihanović 1930– 24 May
1994		 28 November
1995		 Croatian Democratic Union
 —
14 Vlatko Pavletić 1930–2007 28 November
1995		 2 February
2000		 Croatian Democratic Union Acting President for President Franjo Tuđman during the latter's incapacitation, beginning on 26 November 1999 and ending with Tuđman's death on 10 December 1999. Continued serving as Acting President (now as official head of state) from 10 December 1999 until 2 February 2000, when the 4th Assembly of Parliament was instituted. Speaker of the Third Assembly of Parliament (1995–99)
1995
15 Zlatko Tomčić 1945– 2 February
2000		 22 December
2003		 Croatian Peasant Party Acting President from the constituting of the 4th Assembly of Parliament on 2 February 2000 until Stjepan Mesić took office as elected President for a 5-year term on 18 February 2000. Speaker of the Fourth Assembly of Parliament (2000–03)
2000
16 Vladimir Šeks 1943– 22 December
2003		 11 January
2008		 Croatian Democratic Union Speaker of the Fifth Assembly of Parliament (2003–07)
2003, 2007
17 Luka Bebić 1937– 11 January
2008		 22 December
2011		 Croatian Democratic Union Speaker of the Sixth Assembly of Parliament (2008–11)
 —
18 Boris Šprem 1956–2012 22 December
2011		 30 September
2012		 Social Democratic Party Died in office. Speaker of the Seventh Assembly of Parliament (2011–15)
2011
—
 Josip Leko 1948– 30 September
2012		 10 October
2012		 Social Democratic Party Acting Speaker from death of Boris Šprem until election as permanent Speaker.
19 Josip Leko 10 October
2012		 28 December
2015		 Social Democratic Party
 —
20 Željko Reiner 1953– 28 December
2015		 14 October
2016		 Croatian Democratic Union Speaker of the Eight Assembly of Parliament (2015–16)
2015
21 Božo Petrov 1979– 14 October
2016		 5 May
2017		 Bridge of Independent Lists Resigned from office on 4 May 2017. Speaker of the Ninth Assembly of Parliament (2016–)
2016
22 Gordan Jandroković 1967– 5 May
2017		 Incumbent Croatian Democratic Union
 —

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 86 years, 28 days (Living)
2 Stjepan Mesić December 24, 1934 57 years, 258 days 1 years, 259 days 59 years, 151 days Living 83 years, 292 days (Living)
3 Nedjeljko Mihanović February 16, 1930 64 years, 78 days 1 year, 207 days 65 years, 285 days Living 88 years, 238 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 73 years, 5 days (Living)
6 Vladimir Šeks January 1, 1943 60 years, 355 days 4 years, 20 days 65 years, 10 days Living 75 years, 284 days (Living)
7 Luka Bebić August 21, 1937 70 years, 142 days 3 years, 345 days 74 years, 122 days Living 81 years, 52 days (Living)
8 Boris Šprem April 14, 1956 55 years, 251 days 0 years, 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 70 years, 23 days (Living)
10 Željko Reiner May 28, 1953 62 years, 213 days 0 years, 290 days 63 years, 138 days Living 65 years, 137 days (Living)
11 Božo Petrov October 16, 1979 36 years, 364 days 0 years, 203 days 37 years, 201 days Living 38 years, 361 days (Living)
12 Gordan Jandroković August 2, 1967 49 years, 276 days 1 year, 160 days (Ongoing) Incumbent Living 51 years, 71 days (Living)

Living former Speakers of Parliament

There are nine living former Speakers:

Notes

  1. ↑ Until 1952 the Communist Party of Croatia; part of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (the Communist Party of Yugoslavia changed its name into the League of Communists of Yugoslavia in 1952, so did all its constituent republic parties)
  2. ↑ Member of the Unitary National Liberation Front, i.e. the National Front

See also

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