List of members of the Sabor, 2015–2016

The 8th Sabor was inaugurated on 28 December 2015 (for the first time in history due to a postponed election of the Speaker), having originally been called by the President to hold an inaugural session on December 3. The assembly came into existence following the November 2015 parliamentary election and consisted of 151 representatives elected from 10 geographical and two special electoral districts. The 8th Sabor dissolved itself by a vote of 137 in favor on 20 June 2016 and formally dissolved on 15 July 2016. The 8th Sabor was the shortest in the history of independent Croatia with a term lasting only 200 days. The 8th Sabor officially ended on 14 October with the inauguration of the 9th Sabor.

Parliamentary officials

The Speaker of the Croatian Parliament (or President) from 28 December 2015 is Željko Reiner, member of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ).[1]

Vice presidents of Sabor are Ante Sanader (HDZ), Robert Podolnjak (Most) and Ivan Tepeš (HSP AS).[2] Two vice presidents were elected on 3 February 2016: Milanka Opačić (SDP) and Vesna Pusić (HNS).

Composition

On the basis of the parliamentary election of 2015, the composition of the Sabor as of the dissolution is as follows. There has to be noted that national minority MPs can join other clubs as well beside the national minority group.

By parliamentary club

PartyJune
2016
Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)50[3]
Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP)42[3]
Bridge of Independent Lists (Most)15
Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats (HNS)10[4]
National minority club6
Milan Bandić 365 (BM 365), Bloc Pensioners Together (BUZ) and minority MPs6
Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS) and Furio Radin4
Croatian Dialogue Initiative (HRID) and Šandor Juhas3
Croatian Labourists - Labour Party (Laburisti)3
Croatian Party of Pensioners (HSU) and Stipe Petrina3
Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Starčević (HSP AS)3
Croatian Peasant Party (HSS) and Croatian Christian Democratic Party (HDS)3[5]
Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) and Gordana Rusak3
Independent Democratic Serb Party (SDSS) and Reformists (Reformisti)3
Non-Inscrits3[3]
Total151

By political party

PartyJanuary
2016
Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)49
Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP)42
Bridge of Independent Lists (Most)15
Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats (HNS)9
Croatian Labourists - Labour Party (Laburisti)3
Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Starčević (HSP-AS)3
Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS)3
Croatian Democratic Alliance of Slavonia and Baranja (HDSSB)2
Croatian Dialogue Initiative (HRID)2
Croatian Party of Pensioners (HSU)2
Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS)2
Croatian Peasant Party (HSS)2
Independent Democratic Serb Party (SDSS)2
Milan Bandić 365 - The Party of Labour and Solidarity (BM 365)2
Bloc Pensioners Together (BUZ)1
Croatian Christian Democratic Party (HDS)1
Croatian Growth (HRAST)1
Human Shield (Živi zid)1
Independent List Stipe Petrina (NLSP)1
Reformists (Reformisti)1
Independents7
Total151

MPs by party

PartyNameConstituency/Deputizing
Croatian Democratic Union (50)Ivan AnušićDistrict IV
Branko BačićDistrict X
Dražen BarišićDistrict VI
Josip BilaverDistrict IX
Blaženko BobanDistrict X, deputizing Zlatko Ževrnja
Josip BorićDistrict VIII, deputizing Anton Kliman
Dražen BošnjakovićDistrict VI
Marija BudimirDistrict V
Stevo CulejDistrict V
Tomislav ČuljakDistrict V
Tomislav ĆorićDistrict I, deputizing Davorin Mlakar since 3 June 2016
Pero ĆosićDistrict V
Željko DilberDistrict VII
Josip ĐakićDistrict IV
Damir FelakDistrict II, deputizing Darko Sobota
Željko FiolićDistrict VII
Željko GlasnovićRepresentative of the Croatian diaspora
Sandra JakelićDistrict IX, deputizing Goran Pauk
Gordan JandrokovićDistrict VI
Josip KrižanićDistrict III, deputizing Darko Horvat
Damir KrstičevićDistrict X
Marijan KustićDistrict IX, deputizing Božidar Kalmeta since 4 February 2016
Franjo LucićDistrict V
Božo LjubićRepresentative of the Croatian diaspora
Margareta MađerićDistrict I
Ljubisa MaksimčukDistrict V, deputizing Danijel Marušić
Goran MarićDistrict VI
Jasen MesićDistrict VII
Andrija MikulićDistrict II
Darko MilinovićDistrict IX
Domagoj Ivan MiloševićDistrict VII
Nada MurganićDistrict VII, deputizing Damir Jelić
Stjepan PintarićDistrict IV, deputizing Tomislav Tolušić
Sanja PuticaDistrict X
Ivan RadićDistrict IV
Željko ReinerDistrict I
Josipa RimacDistrict IX
Ante SanaderDistrict IX
Anđelko StričakDistrict III
Ivan ŠipićDistrict IX
Petar ŠkorićDistrict X
Ivan ŠukerRepresentative of the Croatian diaspora
Miro TotgergeliDistrict II, deputizing Miro Kovač
Miroslav TuđmanDistrict II
Žarko TušekDistrict III
Antun VidakovićDistrict VI, deputizing Ivo Žinić
Lucian VukelićDistrict VIII, deputizing Oleg Butković
Leon ŽuljDistrict IV, deputizing Milijan Brkić since 31 January 2016
Ante ŽupanDistrict IX, deputizing Tomislav Karamarko
Social Democratic Party of Croatia (42)Vedran BabićDistrict II
Arsen BaukDistrict X, deputized by Tonči Bilić until 30 January 2016
Davor BernardićDistrict I
Igor DragovanDistrict I
Sabina GlasovacDistrict IX
Peđa GrbinDistrict VIII
Branko GrčićDistrict X, deputized by Nikša Peronja until 30 January 2016
Mario HabekDistrict III
Siniša Hajdaš DončićDistrict III, deputized by Dunja Špoljar until 30 January 2016
Domagoj HajdukovićDistrict IV
Tihomir JakovinaDistrict V, deputized by Damir Rimac until 30 January 2016
Ivo JelušićDistrict VI
Željko JovanovićDistrict VIII
Ivan KlarinDistrict IX
Joško KlisovićDistrict I, deputized by Karolina Leaković until 30 January 2016
Ana Komparić DevčićDistrict VIII
Sandra KrpanDistrict VIII, deputizing Dino Manestar
Boris LalovacDistrict VI, deputized by Kristina Ikić-Baniček until 30 January 2016
Gordan MarasDistrict II, deputized by Vesna Jakas until 30 January 2016
Damir MateljanDistrict VII
Predrag MatićDistrict V, deputized by Biljana Gaća until 30 January 2016
Zoran MilanovićDistrict I, deputized by Melita Mulić until 30 January 2016
Orsat MiljanićDistrict I, deputized by Alen Prelec until 30 January 2016
Mirando MrsićDistrict VI, deputized by Svjetlana Lazić until 30 January 2016
Milanka OpačićDistrict VII, deputized by Saša Đujić until 30 January 2016
Rajko OstojićDistrict VI
Ranko OstojićDistrict IX, deputized by Franko Vidović until 30 January 2016
Darko ParićDistrict X
Davor PenićDistrict X, deputizing Ante Kotromanović
Dražen ProsDistrict II, deputizing Josip Leko since 3 June 2016
Zdravko RonkoDistrict V
Tomislav SauchaDistrict VII, deputized by Nenad Livun until 30 January 2016
Gordana SobolDistrict II
Nenad StazićDistrict VII
Damir TomićDistrict IV
Siniša VargaDistrict I, deputized by Snježana Bužinec until 30 January 2016
Zoran VasićDistrict VI
Franko VidovićDistrict IX, deputizing Ingrid Antičević-Marinović since 3 June 2016
Tanja Vrbat GrgićDistrict VIII
Dragica ZgrebecDistrict III
Mihael ZmajlovićDistrict VII, deputized by Kristijan Rajšel until 30 January 2016
Tomislav ŽagarDistrict IV
Bridge of Independent Lists (15)Ljubisa AmbrušecDistrict II
Miro BuljDistrict IX
Josip KatalinićDistrict VII
Mario KlobučićDistrict X
Ivan KovačićDistrict X
Maro KristićDistrict X, deputizing Božo Petrov
Ivan LovrinovićDistrict II
Juro MartinovićDistrict VI
Jasna MatulićDistrict VI
Ivica MišićDistrict V
Robert PodolnjakDistrict III
Marko SladoljevDistrict VII, deputizing Slaven Dobrović
Ines Strenja-LinićDistrict VIII
Miroslav ŠimićDistrict VI
Ružica VukovacDistrict V, deputizing Tomislav Panenić
Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats (9)Milorad BatinićDistrict III
Goran Beus RichemberghDistrict VI
Štefanija DamjanovićDistrict III, deputizing Matija Posavec
Božica MakarDistrict III, deputizing Predrag Štromar
Anka Mrak-TaritašDistrict II, deputized by Melita Samoborec until 30 January 2016
Marija PuhDistrict III
Vesna PusićDistrict I, deputized by Igor Kolman until 30 January 2016
Nada Turina-ĐurićDistrict VII
Ivan VrdoljakDistrict IV, deputized by Marijana Živko until 30 January 2016
Croatian Labourists – Labour Party (3)Tomislav KončevskiDistrict III
Jaroslav PecnikDistrict IV
Nansi TireliDistrict VIII
Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Starčević (3)Pero ĆorićDistrict V
Ivan KirinDistrict VIII
Ivan TepešDistrict IV
Istrian Democratic Assembly (3)Tulio DemetlikaDistrict VIII
Boris MiletićDistrict VIII
Giovanni SponzaDistrict VIII
Croatian Democratic Alliance of Slavonia and Baranja (2)Branimir GlavašDistrict IV
Josip SalapićDistrict IV, deputizing Vladimir Šišljagić
Croatian Dialogue Initiative (2)Irena Petrijevčanin VuksanovićDistrict I, elected as a Most candidate
Drago PrgometDistrict I, elected as a Most candidate
Croatian Party of Pensioners (2)Silvano HreljaDistrict VIII
Marija IlićDistrict V
Croatian Peasant Party (2)Branko HrgDistrict II
Davor VlaovićDistrict V, deputizing Božo Galić after the resignation of Davor Miličević, since 5 February 2016
Croatian Social Liberal Party (2)Dario HrebakDistrict II
Darinko KosorDistrict I
Independent Democratic Serb Party (2)Mile HorvatSpecial representative of the Serb minority
Milorad PupovacSpecial representative of the Serb minority
Milan Bandić 365 (2)Miodrag DemoDistrict VI
Sandra PerkovićDistrict II, deputizing Milan Bandić
Bloc Pensioners Together (1)Milivoj ŠpikaDistrict X
Croatian Christian Democratic Party (1)Goran DodigDistrict X
Croatian Growth (1)Ladislav IlčićDistrict III, member of the HDZ club
Human Shield (1)Ivan Vilibor ŠinčićDistrict VII
Independent List Stipe Petrina (1)Stipe PetrinaDistrict IX, elected as a Most candidate; member of the HSU club
Reformists (1)Radimir ČačićDistrict III
Independents (7)Vladimir BilekSpecial representative of Czech and Slovak minorities; member of the BM 365 club
Ermina Lekaj Prljaskaj[6]Special representative of the Albanian and four other minorities; member of the BM 365 club
Šandor JuhasSpecial representative of the Hungarian minority, member of the HRID club
Veljko KajtaziSpecial representative of the Roma and eleven other minorities; member of the HNS club[7]
Furio RadinSpecial representative of the Italian minority; member of the IDS club
Mirko Rašković[8]Special representative of the Serbian minority; elected as an SDSS candidate, member of the HDZ club, later switched to the BM 365 club
Gordana RusakDistrict I, elected as a Most candidate, until 18 January 2016 HRID, after that member of the HSLS club

Changes

Note that a number of MPs who are high-ranking members of parties in the ruling coalition were subsequently appointed to various ministerial and governmental positions, while others continued to serve as city mayors. In such cases they are required by Croatian law to put their parliamentary mandate on hold for the duration of their other term of office and in the meantime their seats are then taken by a party-appointed replacement MP. Those replacements are documented above. The changes which resulted in club changes or occurred after the inauguration of the new government are shown here as well.

DateConstituencyLossGainNote
22 December 201512th district SDSS independent (politician)Mirko Rašković left SDSS
18 January 20161st district  independent (politician)Gordana Rusak left HRID
30 January 20164th district SDP HNS-LDIvan Vrdoljak returned to parliament
31 January 20164th district HDZ HDZMilijan Brkić left parliament
5 February 20165th district HDZ HSSDavor Miličević left parliament
May 201610th district BUZ BUZMilivoj Špika switched from the HSLS group to the BM 365 group


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