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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 Non-party
| No. | President | Lifespan | Term of office — Electoral mandates |
Party | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presidents of the Presidium of the Parliament 1943-1953 | |||||||
| 1 | 
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Vladimir Nazor | 1876–1949 | 13 June 1943 |
19 June 1949 |
Independent (member of the Unitary National Liberation Front, i.e. the National Front) |
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 | .jpg)
|
Vicko Krstulović | 1905–1988 | 1952 |
6 February 1953 |
Communist Party of Yugoslavia (renamed in 1952) |
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| League of Communists of Yugoslavia (renamed in 1952) | |||||||
| Speakers of the Parliament 1953-1974 | |||||||
| style="background: Template:League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color; width:1em" | 4 |
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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 | 
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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 | |||||||
| 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). |
| 2 (18) |
|
Stjepan Mesić | 1934– | 18 February 2000 |
18 February 2010 |
Independent | 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 | 1957– | 18 February 2010 |
18 February 2015 |
Social Democratic Party | One term. |
| 2009–10 | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||
See also
- President of Croatia
- Prime Minister of Croatia
- Speaker of the Croatian Parliament
- Secretary of the League of Communists of Croatia
- Politics of Croatia
- List of heads of state of Yugoslavia
- Prime Minister of Yugoslavia
References
- http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/232289.html
- Sabor (July 25, 1990). "Odluka o proglašenju Amandmana LXIV. do LXXV. na Ustav Socijalističke Republike Hrvatske". Narodne novine (in Croatian). Retrieved 2011-12-27.
| Presidents of Croatia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by presidents of the Presidency of SR Croatia (1945–1990) | ||
| Presidents (since 1991) |  | |