title: Speaker of the Chamber of Counties of Croatia
text: # 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.
  
  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. | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Party |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | — | Vinko Nikolić (1912–1997) Acting Speaker | 22 March 1993 | 22 March 1993 | Croatian Democratic Union |
  | 1 | Josip Manolić (1920–) | 22 March 1993 | 23 May 1994 | Croatian Democratic Union |
  | — | Damir Zorić (1960–) Deputy Speaker | 23 May 1994 | 23 May 1994 | Croatian Social Liberal Party |
  | 2 | Katica Ivanišević (1935–) | 23 May 1994 | 12 May 1997 | Croatian Democratic Union |
  | — | Zvonimir Červenko (1926–2001) Acting Speaker | 12 May 1997 | 12 May 1997 | Croatian Democratic Union |
  | 2 | Katica Ivanišević (1935–) | 12 May 1997 | 28 March 2001 | Croatian 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 | 37,745103 years, 125 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 | 32,26788 years, 195 days (Living) |
  