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{{Politics of Croatia}} {{Politics of Croatia}}
This is a '''list of ] of ]'''. This is a '''list of ] of ]'''.

Historically, the ] of ] as a ] of the ] were referred to as "Presidents".{{Citation needed|date=September 2013}} Prior to 1974, Croatia's head of state was the ] of the Croatian parliament.{{Citation needed|date=September 2013}} The ] was known as the People's Assembly (''Narodna Skupština'') 1945-1953, and then re-assumed its old name, the ''Sabor'', in 1953 ("''Sabor''" is translated "Parliament" in the table).


Since the ], the President of the Republic (''Predsjednik'') is directly elected to a five-year term and is limited to a maximum of two terms. Since the changes to the ] in 2001, the President of the Republic of Croatia cannot be a member of any political party.<ref>http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/232289.html</ref> He or she can be elected as a member of a party, but once elected must resign from membership in any political party. Since the ], the President of the Republic (''Predsjednik'') is directly elected to a five-year term and is limited to a maximum of two terms. Since the changes to the ] in 2001, the President of the Republic of Croatia cannot be a member of any political party.<ref>http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/232289.html</ref> He or she can be elected as a member of a party, but once elected must resign from membership in any political party.


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! Party ! Party
! Notes ! Notes
|-
| align="center" colspan="8" | '''Presidents of the Presidium of the Parliament'''<br /><small>1943-1953</small>
|-
| style="background: white; width:1em" | '''1'''
| style="width:1em;" | ]
| style="width:11em;"| ]
| style="width:6em;" | 1876–1949
| style="width:5em;" | <small>13 June</small><br />1943
| style="width:5em;" | <small>19 June</small><br />1949
| style="width:17em;" | ]<ref>Member of the ], i.e. the ]</ref>
| style="width:18em;" | <small>From 1943 to 1945 formal head of state as ] of the ] (] wartime assembly). Post-war served as head of state in the function of President of the Presidium of the Parliament. First ] of modern Croatia. Died in office.</small>
|-
| style="background: {{League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color}}; width:1em" | {{color|white|'''2'''}}
| style="width:1em;" | ]
| style="width:11em;"| ]
| style="width:6em;" | 1902–1987
| style="width:5em;" | <small>15 October</small><br />1949
| style="width:5em;" | <small></small><br />1952
| style="width:17em;" | ]
| style="width:18em;" | <small></small>
|-
| style="background: {{League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color}}; width:1em" rowspan="2" | {{color|white|'''3'''}}
| style="width:1em;" rowspan="2" | ]
| style="width:11em;" rowspan="2" | ]
| style="width:6em;" rowspan="2" | 1905–1988
| style="width:5em;" rowspan="2" | <small></small><br />1952
| style="width:5em;" rowspan="2" | <small>6 February</small><br />1953
| style="width:17em;" | ]<br /><small>(renamed in 1952)</small>
| style="width:18em;" rowspan="2" | <small></small>
|-
| style="width:17em;" | ]<br /><small>(renamed in 1952)</small>
|-
| align="center" colspan="8" | ''']'''<br /><small>1953-1974</small>
|-
| style="background: {{League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color}}; width:1em" | {{color|white|'''4'''}}
| style="width:1em;" | ]
| style="width:11em;" | ]
| style="width:6em;" | 1898–1971
| style="width:5em;" | <small>6 February</small><br />1953
| style="width:5em;" | <small>December</small><br />1953
| style="width:17em;" | ]
| style="width:18em;" | <small>] since 1946; became formal head of state (as Speaker) on 6 February 1953 with the abolition of the Presidium.</small>
|-
| style="background: {{League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color}}; width:1em" | {{color|white|'''5'''}}
| style="width:1em;" | ]
| style="width:11em;" | ]
| style="width:6em;" | 1912–1983
| style="width:5em;" | <small>December</small><br />1953
| style="width:5em;" | <small>December</small><br />1963
| style="width:17em;" | ]
| style="width:18em;" | <small>Longest term to date as ]n head of state, also served as ]. ]</small>
|-
| style="background: {{League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color}}; width:1em" | {{color|white|'''6'''}}
| style="width:1em;" | ]
| style="width:11em;" | ]
| style="width:6em;" | 1906–1986
| style="width:5em;" | <small>December</small><br />1963
| style="width:5em;" | <small>June</small><br />1967
| style="width:17em;" | ]
| style="width:18em;" | <small></small>
|-
| style="background: {{League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color}}; width:1em" | {{color|white|'''7'''}}
| style="width:1em;" | ]
| style="width:11em;" | ]
| style="width:6em;" | 1912–1996
| style="width:5em;" | <small>June</small><br />1967
| style="width:5em;" | <small>April</small><br />1974
| style="width:17em;" | ]
| style="width:18em;" | <small></small>
|-
| style="background: {{League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color}}; width:1em" | {{color|white|'''8'''}}
| style="width:1em;" | ]
| style="width:11em;" | ]
| style="width:6em;" | 1923–2009
| style="width:5em;" | <small>April</small><br />1974
| style="width:5em;" | <small>8 May</small><br />1974
| style="width:17em;" | ]
| style="width:18em;" | <small>Ceased to be the head of state with the establishment of the collective Presidency on 8 May 1974; continued on as ] until 1978. Also at one time held the positions of ], and ].</small>
|-
| align="center" colspan="8" | '''Presidents of the Presidency'''<br /><small>1974-1990</small>
|-
| style="background: {{League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color}}; width:1em" | {{color|white|'''9'''}}
| style="width:1em;" | ]
| style="width:11em;" | ]
| style="width:6em;" | 1912–1996
| style="width:5em;" | <small>8 May</small><br />1974
| style="width:5em;" | <small>May</small><br />1982
| style="width:17em;" | ]
| style="width:18em;" | <small></small>
|-
| style="background: {{League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color}}; width:1em" | {{color|white|'''10'''}}
| style="width:1em;" | ]
| style="width:11em;" | ]
| style="width:6em;" | 1920–1990
| style="width:5em;" | <small>May</small><br />1982
| style="width:5em;" | <small>May</small><br />1983
| style="width:17em;" | ]
| style="width:18em;" | <small></small>
|-
| style="background: {{League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color}}; width:1em" | {{color|white|'''11'''}}
| style="width:1em;" | ]
| style="width:11em;" | ]
| style="width:6em;" | 1920–2013
| style="width:5em;" | <small>May</small><br />1983
| style="width:5em;" | <small>10 May</small><br />1984
| style="width:17em;" | ]
| style="width:18em;" | <small></small>
|-
| style="background: {{League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color}}; width:1em" | {{color|white|'''12'''}}
| style="width:1em;" | ]
| style="width:11em;" | ]
| style="width:6em;" | 1922–1993
| style="width:5em;" | <small>10 May</small><br />1984
| style="width:5em;" | <small>10 May</small><br />1985
| style="width:17em;" | ]
| style="width:18em;" | <small></small>
|-
| style="background: {{League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color}}; width:1em" | {{color|white|'''13'''}}
| style="width:1em;" | ]
| style="width:11em;" | ]
| style="width:6em;" | 1920–1985
| style="width:5em;" | <small>10 May</small><br />1985
| style="width:5em;" | <small>20 November</small><br />1985
| style="width:17em;" | ]
| style="width:18em;" | <small></small>
|-
| style="background: {{League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color}}; width:1em" | {{color|white|'''14'''}}
| style="width:1em;" | ]
| style="width:11em;" | ]
| style="width:6em;" | 1926–
| style="width:5em;" | <small>20 November</small><br />1985
| style="width:5em;" | <small>10 May</small><br />1986
| style="width:17em;" | ]
| style="width:18em;" | <small>First female head of state of modern Croatia.</small>
|-
| style="background: {{League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color}}; width:1em" | {{color|white|'''15'''}}
| style="width:1em;" | <!-- Commented out: ] -->
| style="width:11em;" | ]
| style="width:6em;" | 1924–2011
| style="width:5em;" | <small>10 May</small><br />1986
| style="width:5em;" | <small>May</small><br />1988
| style="width:17em;" | ]
| style="width:18em;" | <small>Also at one time ], and last ]. Led successful reforms terminated by the ensuing ].</small>
|-
| style="background: {{League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color}}; width:1em" | {{color|white|'''16'''}}
| style="width:1em;" | ]
| style="width:11em;" | ]
| style="width:6em;" | 1929–2002
| style="width:5em;" | <small>May</small><br />1988
| style="width:5em;" | <small>30 May</small><br />1990
| style="width:17em;" | ]
| style="width:18em;" | <small></small>
|- |-
| align="center" colspan="8" | '''Presidents'''<br><small>since 1990</small><ref name="july-90">{{cite news | url = http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/1990_07_31_610.html | newspaper = ] | language = Croatian | author = ] | title = Odluka o proglašenju Amandmana LXIV. do LXXV. na Ustav Socijalističke Republike Hrvatske | date = July 25, 1990 | accessdate = 2011-12-27}}</ref> | align="center" colspan="8" | '''Presidents'''<br><small>since 1990</small><ref name="july-90">{{cite news | url = http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/1990_07_31_610.html | newspaper = ] | language = Croatian | author = ] | title = Odluka o proglašenju Amandmana LXIV. do LXXV. na Ustav Socijalističke Republike Hrvatske | date = July 25, 1990 | accessdate = 2011-12-27}}</ref>
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| style="width:5em;" | <small>(Elect)</small> | style="width:5em;" | <small>(Elect)</small>
| style="width:17em;" rowspan="2"| ] | style="width:17em;" rowspan="2"| ]
| style="width:18em;" rowspan="2"| <small>First female president (since ]; second female president overall)</small>{{cn|date=February 2015}} | style="width:18em;" rowspan="2"| <small>First female president
|- |-
|colspan="2" align="center"| ] |colspan="2" align="center"| ]

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This is a list of Presidents of Croatia.

Since the Christmas Constitution, the President of the Republic (Predsjednik) is directly elected to a five-year term and is limited to a maximum of two terms. Since the changes to the Constitution of Croatia in 2001, the President of the Republic of Croatia cannot be a member of any political party. He or she can be elected as a member of a party, but once elected must resign from membership in any political party.

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No. President Lifespan Term of office
—
Electoral
mandates 		Party Notes
Presidents
since 1990
style="background: Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color; width:1em" rowspan="2" | 1
(17) 		Franjo Tuđman Franjo Tuđman 1922–1999 30 May
1990 		10 December
1999 		Croatian Democratic Union Two terms. Initially held the office as President of the Presidency of Croatia. Incapacitated from 26 November 1999. Died while formally in office.
1992, 1997
style="background: Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color; width:1em" | N/A Vlatko Pavletić
(acting) 		1930–2007 26 November
1999 		2 February
2000 		Croatian Democratic Union Acting president as Speaker of the Parliament.
style="background: Template:Croatian Peasant Party/meta/color; width:1em" | N/A Zlatko Tomčić
(acting) 		1945– 2 February
2000 		18 February
2000 		Croatian Peasant Party Acting president as Speaker of the Parliament.
style="background: Template:Croatian People's Party/meta/color; width:1em" rowspan="2" | 2
(18) 		Stjepan Mesić Stjepan Mesić 1934– 18 February
2000 		18 February
2010 		Croatian People's Party Two terms. Previously served as the last President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia.
2000, 2005
style="background: Template:Social Democratic Party of Croatia/meta/color; width:1em" rowspan="2" | 3
(19) 		Ivo Josipović Ivo Josipović 1957– 18 February
2010 		19 February
2015 		Social Democratic Party
2009–10
style="background: Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color; width:1em" rowspan="2" | 4
(20) 		Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović 1968– 19 February
2015 		(Elect) Croatian Democratic Union First female president
2014–15

See also

References

  1. http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/232289.html
  2. Sabor (July 25, 1990). "Odluka o proglašenju Amandmana LXIV. do LXXV. na Ustav Socijalističke Republike Hrvatske". Narodne novine (in Croatian). Retrieved 2011-12-27.
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