List of Presidents of Croatia

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This is a list of Presidents of Croatia. The list includes the heads of state of the Socialist Republic of Croatia, a constituent country of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Prior to 1974, Croatia's head of state was the speaker of the Croatian parliament. The Parliament of Croatia 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).

The President of the Republic (Predsjednik) is directly elected to a five-year term and is limited by the Constitution to a maximum of two terms. In addition to being the commander in chief of the armed forces, the president has the procedural duty of appointing the Prime Minister with the consent of the Parliament, and has some influence on foreign policy. Since 2001 Constitutional changes, President of the Republic of Croatia cannot be a member of any political party.[1] He or she can be elected as a member of a party only the first time, but competing for a second term, President of the Republic can only be supported by a political party. His official residence is Predsjednički dvori. Apart from that he has summer residences on the islands of Vanga (Brijuni islands) and the island of Hvar.

      League of Communists of Yugoslavia       Social Democratic Party       Croatian Peasant Party       Croatian Democratic Union       Non-party

Order Head of State Lifespan Took office Left office Party Note
Chairmen of the State Antifascist Council of the People's Liberation of Croatia (ZAVNOH)
1943 - 1945
N/A Vladimir Nazor Z Car 0907.jpg   Vladimir Nazor 1876–1949 13 June 1943 25 August 1945 Communist Party of Yugoslavia Leader of Croatia's wartime assembly.
Presidents of the Presidium of the People's Assembly
1945 - 1953
1 Vladimir Nazor Z Car 0907.jpg   Vladimir Nazor 1876–1949 25 August 1945 19 June 1949
(died in office)
Communist Party of Yugoslavia First head of state of modern Croatia.
2 Noimage.png   Karlo-Gašpar Mrazović 1902–1987 15 October 1949 1952 Communist Party of Yugoslavia
3 Vicko Krstulović   Vicko Krstulović 1905–1988 1952 February 1953 Communist Party of Yugoslavia
(renamed)
Communist Party of Yugoslavia reformed and renamed into the League of Communists of Yugoslavia.
League of Communists of Yugoslavia
(renamed)
Presidents of the Parliament
1953 - 1974
4 Noimage.png   Zlatan Sremec 1898–1971 February 1953 December 1953 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
5   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
and President of the Executive Council of Croatia
6 Noimage.png   Ivan Krajačić 1906–1986 1963 1967 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
7 Noimage.png   Jakov Blažević 1912–1996 1967 April 1974 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
8 Noimage.png   Ivo Perišin 1925–2008 April 1974 8 May 1974 League of Communists of Yugoslavia Also at one time held the positions of President of the Executive Council of Croatia (Prime Minister), and Mayor of Split.
Presidents of the Presidency
1974 - 1990
9 Noimage.png   Jakov Blažević 1912–1996 8 May 1974 May 1982 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
10 Noimage.png   Marijan Cvetković 1920–1990 May 1982 May 1983 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
11 Noimage.png   Milutin Baltić 1920– May 1983 10 May 1984 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
12 Noimage.png   Jakša Petrić 1922–1993 10 May 1984 10 May 1985 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
13 Noimage.png   Pero Car 1920–1985 10 May 1985 20 November 1985 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
14 Noimage.png   Ema Derosi-Bjelajac 1923– 20 November 1985 10 May 1986 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
15 Noimage.png   Ante Marković 1924– 10 May 1986 May 1988 League of Communists of Yugoslavia Also at one time President of the Executive Council of Croatia (Prime Minister), and last Prime Minister of Yugoslavia.
16 Noimage.png   Ivo Latin 1929–2002 May 1988 30 May 1990 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Presidents
1990 onwards
1 (17) Franjo Tuđman   Franjo Tuđman 1922–1999 22 December 1990 10 December 1999
(died in office)
Croatian Democratic Union Last President of the Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.
First President of the Republic of Croatia, died in office.
N/A   Vlatko Pavletić
(acting)
1930–2007 26 November 1999 2 February 2000 Croatian Democratic Union Acting (for Tuđman until his death on 10 December 1999)
N/A   Zlatko Tomčić
(acting)
1945– 2 February 2000 18 February 2000 Croatian Peasant Party Acting
2 (18) Stjepan Mesić   Stjepan Mesić 1934– 18 February 2000 18 February 2010 Independent Second President of the Republic of Croatia. Also the last Presidents of the Presidency of SFR Yugoslavia.
3 (19) Ivo Josipović   Ivo Josipović 1957– 18 February 2010 Incumbent Social Democratic Party Third President of the Republic of Croatia.

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