Speaker of The Parliament
See also: List of Speakers of the Croatian ParliamentSince the first multi-party elections held after the start of Communist rule, there have been eight speakers of the parliament; the first five, executing the office until constitutional amendments in March 2001, were also speakers of the Chamber of Deputies (since the parliament was bicameral at the time). As of 10 October 2012, Josip Leko (SDP) is the ninth Speaker of the Sabor. Five deputy speakers are: Nenad Stazić, (SDP) Milorad Batinić (SDP), Jadranka Kosor (HDZ), Vladimir Šeks (HDZ) and Dragica Zgrebec (SDP).
The speaker of the parliament becomes the acting President of the Republic in the event of the death, resignation or incapacitation of the President of Croatia, as specified by the constitution. This situation occurred after the death of Franjo Tuđman in 1999, when Vlatko Pavletić became the acting president. After the 2000 parliamentary elections, the role was transferred to Zlatko Tomčić, who filled the office until Stjepan Mesić was elected President of Croatia in 2000.
| Name | From | To | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Žarko Domljan | 30 May 1990 | 7 September 1992 | HDZ | |
| Stjepan Mesić | 7 September 1992 | 24 May 1994 | HDZ | |
| Nedjeljko Mihanović | 24 May 1994 | 28 November 1995 | HDZ | |
| Vlatko Pavletić | 28 November 1995 | 2 February 2000 | HDZ | |
| Zlatko Tomčić | 2 February 2000 | 22 December 2003 | HSS | |
| Vladimir Šeks | 22 December 2003 | 11 January 2008 | HDZ | |
| Luka Bebić | 11 January 2008 | 22 December 2011 | HDZ | |
| Boris Šprem | 22 December 2011 | 30 September 2012 | SDP | |
| Josip Leko | 10 October 2012 | SDP | ||
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