Speaker of the Chamber of Counties of Croatia

The Speaker of the Chamber of Counties (Croatian: Predsjednik Županijskog doma Hrvatskog sabora, literally the President of the Chamber of Counties of the Croatian Parliament) was the presiding officer of the Chamber of Counties, the upper chamber of the Croatian Parliament from 22 March 1993 until its abolition by constitution changes on 28 March 2001.

Speaker of the Chamber of Counties of the Croatian Parliament
Predsjednik Županijskog doma Hrvatskog sabora
StyleMister/Madam Speaker
AppointerChamber of Counties of the Croatian Parliament
Term lengthFour years
Formation22 March 1993
First holderVinko Nikolić (as Acting Speaker)
Josip Manolić (as Speaker)
Final holderKatica Ivanišević
Abolished28 March 2001
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The Speaker of the Chamber of Counties was elected by a majority of the chamber's members for the duration of the parliamentary term. In the event of a dissolution of the chamber, the speaker would continue to serve until the inauguration of his or her successor. Only two individuals held the office of Speaker of the Chamber of Counties during its eight-year existence: Josip Manolić (1993–1994) and Katica Ivanišević (1994–2001). Katica Ivanišević remains the only woman to have served as Speaker of either chamber of Croatian Parliament. The office became defunct upon the passing of constitutional amendments by which the Chamber of Counties was abolished and the bicameral Croatian Parliament was replaced by a unicameral parliamentary system. The lower chamber, formally known as the Chamber of Representatives (Croatian: Zastupnički dom) thus became the only parliamentary chamber and became known simply as the Croatian Parliament.

List of Speakers of the Chamber of Counties
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of Office Party
— Vinko Nikolić
(1912–1997)
Acting Speaker		22 March 1993Croatian Democratic Union
1 Josip Manolić
(1920–)		22 March 199323 May 1994Croatian Democratic Union
— Damir Zorić
(1960–)
Deputy Speaker		23 May 1994Croatian Social Liberal Party
2 Katica Ivanišević
(1935–)		23 May 199412 May 1997Croatian Democratic Union
— Zvonimir Červenko
(1926–2001)
Acting Speaker		12 May 1997Croatian Democratic Union
2 Katica Ivanišević
(1935–)		12 May 199728 March 2001Croatian Democratic Union

Statistics
# Speaker Date of birth Age at ascension
 Time in office
 Age at retirement
 Date of death Longevity
1 Manolić, JosipJosip Manolić 19200322March 22, 1920(March 22, 1920) 73 00073 years, 0 days 02 0651 year, 62 days 74 06174 years, 61 days Living 36,842100 years, 317 days (Living)
2 Ivanišević, KaticaKatica Ivanišević 19350111January 11, 1935(January 11, 1935) 59 13259 years, 132 days 01 2596 years, 309 days 66 07666 years, 76 days Living 31,36486 years, 22 days (Living)

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