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, Croatia's legislative body.
| Speaker of the Croatian Parliament | |
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| Predsjednik Hrvatskog sabora | |
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| Croatian Parliament | |
| Style | Mr Speaker (when addressed in the Sabor) |
| Type | Presiding officer |
| Seat | Sabor Palace, Zagreb |
| Nominator | Political parties |
| Appointer | Croatian Parliament traditionally appointing nominee of the largest party |
| Term length | Contemporaneous to legislative period |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Croatia |
| Formation | 30 May 1990 |
| First holder | Žarko Domljan |
| Deputy | Deputy Speakers of the Croatian Parliament |
| Salary | €2979,50 monthly[1] |
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 five-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 five-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 shorts periods of time, such as whenever the president is not present in the country, is ill, or is on vacation, until the president 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 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
editAccording 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
editThis is the list of speakers of the Croatian Parliament.
Independent (1)
| No. | Speaker | Lifespan | Term of office — Electoral mandates |
Party | Notes | Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Vladimir Nazor | 1876–1949 | 13 June 1943 |
19 June 1949 |
Independent[b] | 1943–45 President of the ZAVNOH (entailing the function of head of state); In 1945 became head of state as the President of the Presidium of the Parliament (until his death in office). | |
| 2 | 
|
Karlo Mrazović | 1902–1987 | June 1949 |
1952 | League of Communists of Croatia | President of the Presidium of the Parliament. | |
| 3 | .jpg)
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Vicko Krstulović | 1905–1988 | 1952 | 1953 | League of Communists of Croatia | President of the Presidium of the Parliament. | |
| 4 | 
|
Zlatan Sremec | 1898–1971 | 26 February 1953 |
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). | |
| 5 | .jpg)
|
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 | |
| 6 |
|
Ivan Krajačić | 1906–1986 | December 1963 |
June 1967 |
League of Communists of Croatia | Formal head of state of Croatia (as Speaker of Parliament). | |
| 7 | 
|
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). | |
| 8 |
|
Ivo Perišin | 1925–2008 | 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. | |
| 9 |
|
Jure Bilić | 1922–2006 | 1978 |
1982 |
League of Communists of Croatia | ||
| 10 |
|
Jovo Ugrčić | 1923–2005 | 1982 |
1983 |
League of Communists of Croatia | ||
| 11 |
|
Milan Rukavina-Šain | 1926– | 1983 |
1984 |
League of Communists of Croatia | ||
| 12 |
|
Ivo Latin | 1929–2002 | 1984 |
1985 |
League of Communists of Croatia | ||
| 13 |
|
Josip Zmajić | 1917–1998 | 1985 |
1986 |
League of Communists of Croatia | ||
| 14 |
|
Anđelko Runjić | 1938–2015 | 1986 |
30 May 1990 |
League of Communists of Croatia | ||
| Following the 1990 parliamentary election and constitutional reforms | ||||||||
| 15 (1) |
|
Žarko Domljan | 1932–2020 | 30 May 1990 |
7 September 1992 |
Croatian Democratic Union | Speaker of the First Assembly of Parliament (1990–1992) | |
| 1990 | ||||||||
| 16 (2) | 
|
Stjepan Mesić | 1934– | 7 September 1992 |
24 May 1994 |
Croatian Democratic Union | Speaker of the Second Assembly of Parliament (1992–1995) | |
| 1992 | ||||||||
| 17 (3) |
|
Nedjeljko Mihanović | 1930–2022 | 24 May 1994 |
28 November 1995 |
Croatian Democratic Union | ||
| — | ||||||||
| 18 (4) | 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 (1995–1999) | |
| 1995 | ||||||||
| 19 (5) | 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 (2000–2003) | |
| 2000 | ||||||||
| 20 (6) | 
|
Vladimir Šeks | 1943– | 22 December 2003 |
11 January 2008 |
Croatian Democratic Union | Speaker of the Fifth Assembly of Parliament (2003–2008) | |
| 2003 | ||||||||
| 21 (7) | 
|
Luka Bebić | 1937– | 11 January 2008 |
22 December 2011 |
Croatian Democratic Union | Speaker of the Sixth Assembly of Parliament (2008–2011) | |
| 2007 | ||||||||
| 22 (8) | 
|
Boris Šprem | 1956–2012 | 22 December 2011 |
30 September 2012 |
Social Democratic Party | Died in office. | Speaker of the Seventh Assembly of Parliament (2011–2015) |
| 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. | |
| 23 (9) | Josip Leko | 10 October 2012 |
28 December 2015 |
Social Democratic Party | ||||
| — | ||||||||
| 24 (10) | 
|
Željko Reiner | 1953– | 28 December 2015 |
14 October 2016 |
Croatian Democratic Union | Speaker of the Eight Assembly of Parliament (2015–2016) | |
| 2015 | ||||||||
| 25 (11) | 
|
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 (2016–2020) |
| 2016 | ||||||||
| 26 (12) |
|
Gordan Jandroković | 1967– | 5 May 2017 |
Incumbent | Croatian Democratic Union | ||
| Speaker of the Tenth Assembly of Parliament (2020–) | ||||||||
| 2016, 2020 | ||||||||
Statistics
edit| # | Speaker | Date of birth | Age at ascension |
Time in office |
Age at retirement |
Date of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žarko Domljan | September 14, 1932 | 57 years, 258 days | 2 years, 65 days | 59 years, 323 days | September 5, 2020 |
| 2 | Stjepan Mesić | December 24, 1934 | 57 years, 258 days | 1 years, 259 days | 59 years, 151 days | Living |
| 3 | Nedjeljko Mihanović | February 16, 1930 | 64 years, 78 days | 1 year, 207 days | 65 years, 285 days | January 27, 2022 |
| 4 | Vlatko Pavletić | December 2, 1930 | 64 years, 330 days | 4 years, 97 days | 69 years, 62 days | September 19, 2007 |
| 5 | Zlatko Tomčić | October 7, 1945 | 54 years, 118 days | 3 years, 323 days | 58 years, 75 days | Living |
| 6 | Vladimir Šeks | January 1, 1943 | 60 years, 355 days | 4 years, 20 days | 65 years, 10 days | Living |
| 7 | Luka Bebić | August 21, 1937 | 70 years, 142 days | 3 years, 345 days | 74 years, 122 days | Living |
| 8 | Boris Šprem | April 14, 1956 | 55 years, 251 days | 0 years, 283 days | 56 years, 169 days | September 30, 2012 |
| 9 | Josip Leko | September 19, 1948 | 61 years, 24 days | 3 years, 78 days | 67 years, 99 days | Living |
| 10 | Željko Reiner | May 28, 1953 | 62 years, 213 days | 0 years, 290 days | 63 years, 138 days | Living |
| 11 | Božo Petrov | October 16, 1979 | 36 years, 364 days | 0 years, 203 days | 37 years, 201 days | Living |
| 12 | Gordan Jandroković | August 2, 1967 | 49 years, 276 days | 7 years, 206 days (Ongoing) | Incumbent | Living |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ A constituent party of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia; known as the Communist Party of Croatia until 1952. Succeeded by the Social Democratic Party of Croatia in 1990.
- ^ Member of the Unitary National Liberation Front, i.e. the National Front
References
edit- ^ Thomas, Mark. "Croatian political salaries - how much do Croatia's leading political figures earn - The Dubrovnik Times". www.thedubrovniktimes.com.