The Speaker of the Chamber of Counties (Croatian: Predsjednik Županijskog doma Hrvatskog sabora, literally the President of the Chamber of Counties of the Croatian Parliament) was the presiding officer of the Chamber of Counties, the upper chamber of the Croatian Parliament from 22 March 1993 until its abolition by constitution changes on 28 March 2001.
| Speaker of the Chamber of Counties of the Croatian Parliament | |
|---|---|
| Predsjednik Županijskog doma Hrvatskog sabora | |
| Style | Mister/Madam Speaker |
| Appointer | Chamber of Counties of the Croatian Parliament |
| Term length | Four years |
| Formation | 22 March 1993 |
| First holder | Vinko Nikolić (as Acting Speaker) Josip Manolić (as Speaker) |
| Final holder | Katica Ivanišević |
| Abolished | 28 March 2001 |
The Speaker of the Chamber of Counties was elected by a majority of the chamber's members for the duration of the parliamentary term. In the event of a dissolution of the chamber, the speaker would continue to serve until the inauguration of his or her successor. Only two individuals held the office of Speaker of the Chamber of Counties during its eight-year existence: Josip Manolić (1993–1994) and Katica Ivanišević (1994–2001). Katica Ivanišević remains the only woman to have served as Speaker of either chamber of Croatian Parliament. The office became defunct upon the passing of constitutional amendments by which the Chamber of Counties was abolished and the bicameral Croatian Parliament was replaced by a unicameral parliamentary system. The lower chamber, formally known as the Chamber of Representatives (Croatian: Zastupnički dom) thus became the only parliamentary chamber and became known simply as the Croatian Parliament.
List of speakers of the Chamber of Counties
edit| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — |  |
Vinko Nikolić (1912–1997) Acting Speaker |
22 March 1993 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
| 1 |  |
Josip Manolić (1920–2024) |
22 March 1993 | 23 May 1994 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| — | Damir Zorić (1960–) Deputy Speaker |
23 May 1994 | Croatian Social Liberal Party | ||
| 2 |  |
Katica Ivanišević (1935–2024) |
23 May 1994 | 12 May 1997 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| — |  |
Zvonimir Červenko (1926–2001) Acting Speaker |
12 May 1997 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
| 2 | |
Katica Ivanišević (1935–2024) |
12 May 1997 | 28 March 2001 | Croatian Democratic Union |
Statistics
edit| # | Speaker | Date of birth | Age at ascension |
Time in office |
Age at retirement |
Date of death | Longevity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josip Manolić | March 22, 1920 | 73 years, 0 days | 1 year, 62 days | 74 years, 61 days | April 15, 2024 | 104 years, 24 days |
| 2 | Katica Ivanišević | January 11, 1935 | 59 years, 132 days | 6 years, 309 days | 66 years, 76 days | Living | 89 years, 340 days (Living) |