Chamber of Counties
Under the Constitution of Croatia adopted in 1990, the parliament became bicameral. The Chamber of Deputies had been elected a few months earlier; its members enacted legislation creating a new territorial organisation of Croatia. This reorganisation included counties that were to be represented by the new Chamber of Counties (Croatian: Županijski dom). The first election of members of the chamber was on 7 February 1993, with each of the counties acting as a three-seat constituency using proportional representation. In addition, as per Article 71 of the 1990 constitution, the President of Croatia was given the option of appointing up to 5 additional members of the Chamber of Counties; it could have as many as 68 members. The second and last election for the Chamber of Counties of the parliament was on 13 April 1997. The Chamber of Counties was abolished by a 2001 constitutional amendment.
| Speakers of the Chamber of Counties | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Start | End | Party | |
| Josip Manolić | 22 March 1993 | 23 May 1994 | HDZ | |
| Katica Ivanišević | 23 May 1994 | 28 March 2001 | HDZ | |
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