List of Presidents and Prime Ministers of Croatia

Heads of state and government of the independent Croatian state (1941–1945), the Croatian republic within Yugoslavia (1943 / 1945–1990) and the Republic of Croatia (since 1990).

Independent State of Croatia (1941–1945)

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Heads of state

• King Tomislav II (1941–1943)
• Poglavnik Ante Pavelić (1943–1945)

Heads of government

• Ante Pavelić (1941–1943)
• Nikola Mandić (1943–1945)

Croatian republic within Yugoslavia (1943 / 1945–1990)

1945–1946 Federal State of Croatia / Federalna Država Hrvatska ,
1946–1963 People's Republic of Croatia / Narodna Republika Hrvatska ,
1963–1990 Socialist Republic of Croatia / Socijalistička Republika Hrvatska

Heads of state

Chairwoman of the National Anti-Fascist Council for the Liberation of the People of Croatia ( Zemaljsko antifašističko vijeće narodnog oslobođenja Hrvatske ) 1943-1945 Vladimir Nazor Chair of the Presidium of Sabor 1945-1949 Vladimir Nazor 1949-1952 Karlo Mrazović 1952-1953 Vicko Krstulović President of the Sabor 1953 Zlatan Sremec 1953-1963 Vladimir Bakarić 1963-1967 Ivan Krajačić 1967-1974 Jakov Blažević 1974 Ivo Perišin Chairwoman of the Presidium of the Socialist Republic of Croatia 1974-1982 Jakov Blažević 1982-1983 Marijan Cvetković 1983-1984 Milutin Baltic 1984-1985 Jakša Petrić 1985 Pero Car 1985-1986 Ema Derosi-Bjelajac 1986-1988 Ante Marković 1988-1990 Ivo Latin Heads of government Heads of government 1945-1953 Vladimir Bakarić 1953-1962 Jakov Blažević 1962-1963 Zvonko Brkić 1963-1967 Mika Špiljak 1967-1969 Savka Dabčević-Kučar 1969-1971 Dragutin Haramija 1971-1974 Ivo Perišin 1974-1988 Jakov Sirotković 1978-1980 Petar Flekovic 1980-1986 Ante Marković 1986-1990 Antun Milović

Republic of Croatia (since 1990)

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President

#	image	Surname	Taking office	Resignation	Political party		Remarks
1		Franjo Tuđman	May 30, 1990	December 10, 1999		HDZ	Election 1992 , 1997
-		Vlatko Pavletic	December 10, 1999	February 2, 2000		HDZ	interim (President of the Sabor )
-		Zlatko Tomčić	February 2, 2000	February 18, 2000		HSS	interim (President of the Sabor )
2		Stjepan Mesic	February 18, 2000	February 18, 2010		independent ∗	Election 2000 , 2005
3		Ivo Josipović	February 18, 2010	February 15, 2015		independent ∗	Election 2010
4th		Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović	February 15, 2015	February 18, 2020		independent ∗	Election 2015
5		Zoran Milanović	February 18, 2020	officiating		independent ∗	Election 2019/20

^∗ Since 2000, Croatian presidents have been legally prohibited from belonging to any political party.

prime minister

#	image	Surname	Taking office	Resignation	Political party		Remarks
1		Stjepan Mesic	May 30, 1990	August 24, 1990		HDZ
2		Josip Manolić	August 24, 1990	17th July 1991		HDZ
3		Franjo Gregurić	17th July 1991	August 12, 1992		HDZ
4th		Hrvoje Šarinić	August 12, 1992	April 3, 1993		HDZ
5		Nikica Valentić	April 3, 1993	November 7, 1995		HDZ
6th		Zlatko Mateša	November 7, 1995	January 27, 2000		HDZ
7th		Ivica Račan	January 27, 2000	December 23, 2003		SDP
8th		Ivo Sanader	December 23, 2003	July 7, 2009		HDZ
9		Jadranka Kosor	July 7, 2009	December 23, 2011		HDZ
10		Zoran Milanović	December 23, 2011	22nd January 2016		SDP
11		Tihomir Orešković	22nd January 2016	June 16, 2016		independent
12		Andrej Plenković	19th October 2016			HDZ

See also

• List of rulers of Croatia
• List of Bane of Croatia
• List of heads of state of Yugoslavia
• List of Prime Ministers of Yugoslavia
• Secretaries of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Croatia and the Union of Communists of Croatia