Speaker of the Chamber of Counties of Croatia

Speaker of the Chamber of Counties of the Croatian Parliament
Predsjednik Županijskog doma Hrvatskog sabora
First holder: Josip Manolić
Style Mister/Madam Speaker
Appointer Chamber of Counties of the Croatian Parliament
Term length Four years
Formation 22 March 1993
First holder Josip Manolić
Final holder Katica Ivanišević
Abolished 28 March 2001
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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. 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

# Portrait Name
(Born–Died)		 Term of Office Party
1 Josip Manolić
(1920– ) 		22 March 1993 23 May 1994 Croatian Democratic Union
2 Katica Ivanišević
(1935– ) 		23 May 1994 28 March 2001
(Chamber abolished) 		Croatian Democratic Union

Statistics

# Speaker Date of birth Age at ascension
 Time in office
 Age at retirement
 Date of death Longevity
1 Josip Manolić March 22, 1920 73 years, 0 days 1 year, 62 days 74 years, 61 days Living 96 years, 269 days (Living)
2 Katica Ivanišević January 11, 1935 59 years, 132 days 6 years, 309 days 66 years, 76 days Living 81 years, 269 days (Living)

Living Speakers of the Chamber of Counties of the Croatian Parliament

There are two living Speakers as of 16 August 2016:

See also

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