Zlatko Tomčić

Croatian politician (born 1945)

Zlatko Tomčić

Acting President of Croatia
In office
2 February 2000 – 18 February 2000
Prime Minister| Ivica Račan
Preceded by| Vlatko Pavletić (acting)
Succeeded by| Stjepan Mesić
Speaker of the Croatian Parliament
In office
2 February 2000 – 22 December 2003
Preceded by| Vlatko Pavletić
Succeeded by| Vladimir Šeks
Member of Parliament
In office
1995–2006
Succeeded by| Miroslav Čačija
Constituency| II electoral district
President of the Croatian Peasant Party
In office
1994–2005
Deputy| Ljubica Lalić
Preceded by| Drago Stipac
Succeeded by| Josip Friščić
Personal details
Born|  (1945-07-10) 10 July 1945 (age 78)
Zagreb, PR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Political party| HSS
Spouse| Slavica Tomčić
Children| Martina Tomčić
Alma mater| University of Belgrade

Zlatko Tomčić (pronounced [zlâtko tǒːmt͡ʃit͡ɕ]; born 10 July 1945) is a Croatian politician who served as President of the Croatian Peasant Party from 1994 to 2005, as Speaker of the Croatian Parliament from 2000 to 2003, as a representative in the Croatian Parliament, and as acting President of Croatia in February 2000.

He graduated from the Belgrade Faculty of Civil Engineering.[1]

Tomčić became president of the HSS in 1994 while serving as Minister of Construction and Environment in the HDZ-led cabinet of Nikica Valentić.[2] Under his leadership, the Peasant Party led the coalition that came in second in the 1995 election, winning 18 seats, of which 10 went to members of the HSS, including Tomčić.

In the 2000 election, the HSS-led coalition came in third, winning 25 seats, of which 17 went to the HSS. These parties joined with the election winners (SDP-HSLS coalition) to form the government, and Tomčić became Speaker of the Parliament.[3] He was instated on 2 February 2000.[4]

As speaker of the Parliament, Tomčić also briefly served as acting president of Croatia, as the post was at the time vacant due to the death of President Franjo Tuđman in December 1999. He gave up the position to the newly elected president Stjepan Mesić on 19 February 2000.

Tomčić remained speaker until December 2003, following new elections where the party lost seats and went into the opposition. Tomčić did, however, keep a seat in the Parliament.[5]

In 2005, the HSS ten-member club in the Parliament split between a group supporting Tomčić and another one insisting on change in leadership. In the party election of December 2005, Tomčić was opposed by Josip Friščić and defeated.[6] After defeat he gave up his parliament seat and left politics.

As of 2011, Tomčić is the CEO of a small architecture firm.[7]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Zlatko Tomčić". Hrvatski sabor. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
2. ^ "Peta vlada" (in Croatian). Croatian Information-Documentation Referral Agency. Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
3. ^ "Zlatko Tomčić - HSS". Zastupnici 4. saziva (in Croatian). Croatian Parliament. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
4. ^ Central Europe Review – Croatian News Review
5. ^ "Zlatko Tomčić - HSS". Zastupnici 5. saziva (in Croatian). Croatian Parliament. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
6. ^ http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/josip-friscic-novi-predsjednik-hssa/297015.aspx (in Croatian)
7. ^ Zlatko Tomčić: Poslovni procvat u doba krize Archived May 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

Party political offices

Preceded by

Drago Stipac

|  President of Croatian Peasant Party
December 1994 – December 2005  | Succeeded by

Josip Friščić

Political offices
Preceded by

Vlatko Pavletić
Acting

|  Speaker of the Croatian Parliament
2 February 2000 –23 December 2003  | Succeeded by

Vladimir Šeks

Preceded by

Vlatko Pavletić Acting

|  President of Croatia (acting)
2 February 2000 – 18 February 2000  | Succeeded by

Stjepan Mesić

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Speakers of the Croatian Parliament

In SR Croatia (1945–1990)|

* Vladimir Nazor
* Karlo Mrazović
* Vicko Krstulović
* Zlatan Sremec
* Vladimir Bakarić
* Ivan Krajačić
* Jakov Blažević
* Ivo Perišin
* Jure Bilić
* Jovo Ugrčić
* Milan Rukavina-Šain
* Ivo Latin
* Anđelko Runjić

Emblem of the Parliament of Croatia

Since the first multi-party elections (1990–)|

* Žarko Domljan
* Stjepan Mesić
* Nedjeljko Mihanović
* Vlatko Pavletić
* Zlatko Tomčić
* Vladimir Šeks
* Luka Bebić
* Boris Šprem
* Josip Leko
* Željko Reiner
* Božo Petrov
* Gordan Jandroković

Chamber of Counties (1993–2001)|

* Josip Manolić
* Katica Ivanišević

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Presidents of the Croatian Peasant Party

Presidents|

* Stjepan Radić (1904–1928)
* Vladko Maček (1928–1964)
* Juraj Krnjević (1964–1988)
* Drago Stipac (1991–1994)
* Zlatko Tomčić (1994–2005)
* Josip Friščić (2005–2012)
* Branko Hrg (2012–2016)
* Krešo Beljak (2016–)

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