List of presidents of Croatia

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This is a list of Presidents of Croatia.

Historically, the heads of state of Croatia as a constituent country of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia were referred to as "Presidents". Prior to 1974, Croatia's head of state was the speaker of the Croatian parliament. The Croatian Parliament 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 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.

League of Communists of Yugoslavia Social Democratic Party Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Peasant Party Croatian People's Party

No.	President		Lifespan	Term of office — Electoral mandates		Party	Notes
Presidents of the Presidium of the Parliament 1943-1953
1		Vladimir Nazor	1876–1949	13 June 1943	19 June 1949	Independent	From 1943 to 1945 formal head of state as Speaker of the ZAVNOH (Croatian wartime assembly). Post-war served as head of state in the function of President of the Presidium of the Parliament. First head of state of modern Croatia. Died in office.
style="background: Template:League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color; width:1em" \| 2		Karlo Mrazović	1902–1987	15 October 1949	1952	Communist Party of Yugoslavia
style="background: Template:League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color; width:1em" rowspan="2" \| 3		Vicko Krstulović	1905–1988	1952	6 February 1953	Communist Party of Yugoslavia (renamed in 1952)
League of Communists of Yugoslavia (renamed in 1952)		Vicko Krstulović	1905–1988	1952	6 February 1953
Speakers of the Parliament 1953-1974
style="background: Template:League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color; width:1em" \| 4		Zlatan Sremec	1898–1971	6 February 1953	December 1953	League of Communists of Yugoslavia	Speaker of Parliament since 1946; became formal head of state (as Speaker) on 6 February 1953 with the abolition of the Presidium.
style="background: Template:League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color; width:1em" \| 5	Vladimir Bakarić	Vladimir Bakarić	1912–1983	December 1953	December 1963	League of Communists of Yugoslavia	Longest term to date as Croatian head of state, also served as Prime Minister of Croatia. People's Hero of Yugoslavia
style="background: Template:League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color; width:1em" \| 6		Ivan Krajačić	1906–1986	December 1963	June 1967	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
style="background: Template:League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color; width:1em" \| 7		Jakov Blažević	1912–1996	June 1967	April 1974	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
style="background: Template:League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color; width:1em" \| 8		Ivo Perišin	1923–2009	April 1974	8 May 1974	League of Communists of Yugoslavia	Ceased to be the head of state with the establishment of the collective Presidency on 8 May 1974; continued on as Speaker until 1978. Also at one time held the positions of Prime Minister of Croatia, and Mayor of Split.
Presidents of the Presidency 1974-1990
style="background: Template:League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color; width:1em" \| 9		Jakov Blažević	1912–1996	8 May 1974	May 1982	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
style="background: Template:League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color; width:1em" \| 10		Marijan Cvetković	1920–1990	May 1982	May 1983	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
style="background: Template:League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color; width:1em" \| 11		Milutin Baltić	1920–2013	May 1983	10 May 1984	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
style="background: Template:League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color; width:1em" \| 12		Jakša Petrić	1922–1993	10 May 1984	10 May 1985	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
style="background: Template:League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color; width:1em" \| 13		Pero Car	1920–1985	10 May 1985	20 November 1985	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
style="background: Template:League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color; width:1em" \| 14		Ema Derosi-Bjelajac	1926–	20 November 1985	10 May 1986	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
style="background: Template:League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color; width:1em" \| 15		Ante Marković	1924–2011	10 May 1986	May 1988	League of Communists of Yugoslavia	Also at one time Prime Minister of Croatia, and last Prime Minister of Yugoslavia. Led successful reforms terminated by the ensuing Yugoslav Wars.
style="background: Template:League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color; width:1em" \| 16		Ivo Latin	1929–2002	May 1988	30 May 1990	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Presidents since 1990
style="background: Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color; width:1em" rowspan="2" \| 1 (17)		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. From 26 November 1999 until his death on 10 December 1999 represented by acting president Vlatko Pavletić (the Speaker of the Parliament). Died while formally in office.
1992, 1997		Franjo Tuđman	1922–1999			Croatian Democratic Union
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	Speaker of the Parliament serving as acting president (for Tuđman until 10 December 1999, then in his own right).
style="background: Template:Croatian Peasant Party/meta/color; width:1em" \| N/A	Zlatko Tomčić	Zlatko Tomčić (acting)	1945–	2 February 2000	18 February 2000	Croatian Peasant Party	Speaker of the Parliament serving as acting president until the inauguration of an elected president (Tomčić replaced Pavletić as Speaker after the 2000 parliamentary election).
style="background: Template:Croatian People's Party/meta/color; width:1em" rowspan="2" \| 2 (18)		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		Stjepan Mesić	1934–			Croatian People's Party
style="background: Template:Social Democratic Party of Croatia/meta/color; width:1em" rowspan="2" \| 3 (19)			Ivo Josipović	1957–	18 February 2010	18 February 2015	Social Democratic Party	One term.
2009–10			Ivo Josipović	1957–			Social Democratic Party	One term.
style="background: Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color; width:1em" rowspan="2" \| 4 (20)		Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović	1968–	18 February 2015		Croatian Democratic Union
2014–15		Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović	1968–			Croatian Democratic Union

References

http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/232289.html
Member of the Unitary National Liberation Front, i.e. the National Front
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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Preceded by presidents of the Presidency of SR Croatia (1945–1990)
Presidents (since 1991)	Franjo Tuđman Vlatko Pavletić (acting) Zlatko Tomčić (acting) Stjepan Mesić Ivo Josipović Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović Zoran Milanović	Standard of the Croatian President

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