Mayor of Split

Mayor of the City of Split Gradonačelnik Grada Splita
Coat of arms of Split
Incumbent since 7 June 2021
Term length	4 years, unlimited number of renewals
Inaugural holder	Jakov Cindro
Formation	1806
Website	http://www.split.hr/Default.aspx?sec=527

The Mayor of the City of Split (Croatian: Gradonačelnik Grada Splita), colloquially the Poteštat (derived from "podestà"), is the highest official of the Croatian city of Split. From 1990 to 2007 the mayor was elected by the city assembly. Since 2007 Croatian mayors are elected directly by the citizens.^[1] The first such election in Split occurred in 2009.

List[]

Here follows a list of the 72 men who have thus far served as Mayor (or President of the City Council) of the City of Split. They were immediately preceded by the succession of podestà (city "princes" or "governors", kneževi) under the Venetian Republic. The latter were colloquially known as "poteštati", and usually also held the office of Captain of the City. The term "poteštat" has since remained as a local, traditional term for the mayor as well.

Kingdom of Italy[]

  Independent

Coat of Arms of the noble

No.	Mayor		Lifespan	Term of office		Party	Note
1		Jakov Cindro	1755–1818	1806	1809	Independent	Preceded by last Venetian Podestà (and City Captain) , who was removed in 1797. Stepped down amid political disputes in 1809.

French Empire[]

No.	Mayor		Lifespan	Term of office		Party	Note
N/A		Petar Alberti		1809	1810	Independent	Acting mayor. First term.
N/A		Antun Sarti		1810	1810	Independent	Acting mayor.
N/A		Nikola Ivulić		1810	1810	Independent	Acting mayor.
N/A		Petar Alberti		1810	1811	Independent	Acting mayor. Second term.
2		Josip Cindro		1811	1813	Independent

Austria[]

  People's Party   Autonomist Party

No.	Mayor		Lifespan	Term of office		Party	Note
3		Karlo Lanza	1778–1834	1813	1814
4			1748–1823	1814	1818	Autonomist Party
5				1818	1823	Autonomist Party
6				1823	1825	Autonomist Party
7			1795–1879	1825	1831	Autonomist Party
8		Leonard Dudan	1798–1864	1832	1836	Autonomist Party	First term.
9				1841	1844	Autonomist Party
10			1798–1886	1845	1848	Autonomist Party
11		Leonard Dudan	1798–1864	1848	1853	Autonomist Party	Second term.
12		Šimun de Michieli-Vitturi	1801–1868	1853	1859	Autonomist Party	Presided over the start of the so-called "Split Renaissance".
13		Antonio Bajamonti	1822–1891	1860	1864	Autonomist Party	First term. Held longest term in office as mayor of Split: headed city government almost continuously for 20 years (1860-1880).
14		Frano Lanza	1808–1892	1864	1865	Autonomist Party
15		Antonio Bajamonti	1822–1891	1865	1880	Autonomist Party	Second term. This time representing the coalition. The longest term in office of any Mayor of Split.
16		Aleksandar Nallini		1880	1882	Autonomist Party
17		Emil Ragazzini		1882	1882	Autonomist Party
18		Dujam Rendić-Miočević	1834–1915	1882	1885	People's Party	Resigned due to conflict with Gajo Filomen Bulat.
19		Gajo Filomen Bulat	1836–1900	1885	1893	People's Party
20			1840–1919	1893	1897
21			1844–1922	1897	1899		First mayor from the Katalinić family.
22			1833–1910	1900	1906
23		Ante Trumbić	1864–1938	1906	1907
24			1861–1911	1907	1911		Served as the inspiration for the mayor character in the series by Miljenko Smoje.
25			1857–1917	1911	1912		First term. Second mayor from the Katalinić family.
26			1879–1953	1912	1913		First term.
27			1857–1917	1913	1914		Second term.
28			1885–1929	1914	1917
29				1917	1917
30			1879–1953	1917	1918		Second term.
31		Josip Smodlaka	1869–1956	1918	1918		First term. Previously a member of the Imperial Council of the Austrian Empire. Later became a member of the NKOJ and the first foreign minister of the second Yugoslavia.

Kingdom of Yugoslavia[]

  Yugoslav National Party   Yugoslav Radical Union   Croatian Peasant Party

No.	Mayor		Lifespan	Term of office		Party	Note
32		Ivo Tartaglia	1880–1949	1918	1928		Held office for 10 years. His extensive art collection formed the core of the exhibitions in the future Gallery of Fine Arts in Split.
33			1888–1967	1928	1928
34			1885–1968	1928	1929
35		Jakša Račić	1868–1943	1929	1933	Yugoslav National Party	Medical doctor, head of the city sanatorium. Modernized medical services in the city; began the forestation of Marjan hill. An ethnic Croat, he was a member of the Chetnik movement during World War II. He was executed by Dalmatian Partisans.
36				1933	1938
37			1894-1967	1938	1938
38				1938	1939	Yugoslav Radical Union
39				1939	1939
40				1939	1940
41			1887–1959	1940	1941	Croatian Peasant Party

World War II[]

  National Liberation Front (resistance coalition)   Communist Party of Yugoslavia

No.	Mayor		Lifespan	Term of office		Party	Note
Civil Commissioners Italian occupation 1941–43
N/A				April 1941	28 April 1941	National Fascist Party
N/A		Antonio Tacconi	1880–1962	28 April 1941	1943	National Fascist Party	Civil Commissioner (mayor) for Split after the city's formal annexation into fascist Italy.

No.	Mayor		Lifespan	Term of office		Party	Note
Presidents of the National Liberation Committee Wartime resistance city government 1942–47
42		Ivo Amulić	1911–1973	6 April 1942	15 May 1942	Unitary National Liberation Front (coalition)
43		Ivo Tijardović	1895–1976	15 May 1942	July 1943	Unitary National Liberation Front (coalition)
44		Josip Smodlaka	1869–1956	September 1943	October 1943	Unitary National Liberation Front (coalition)	Second term. Previously a member of the Imperial Council of the Austrian Empire. Later became a member of the NKOJ and the first foreign minister of the second Yugoslavia.
45		Petar Vitezica	1903–1970	October 1943	May 1944	Unitary National Liberation Front (coalition)
46		Umberto Fabris		May 1944	25 November 1944	Unitary National Liberation Front (coalition)
47		Ante Mrduljaš		25 November 1944	25 June 1947	Communist Party of Yugoslavia

Federal Yugoslavia[]

  League of Communists of Yugoslavia   Croatian Democratic Union

The current Coat of arms of Split is a modification of this one introduced during the Yugoslav period, which, in turn, was based on the Medieval (14th century) arms

No.	Mayor		Lifespan	Term of office		Party	Note
48				1947	1947	Communist Party of Yugoslavia
49				1947	1949	Communist Party of Yugoslavia
50				1949	1952	Communist Party of Yugoslavia (renamed in 1952)
51				1952	1955	League of Communists of Yugoslavia (renamed)
52			1918–2008	1955	1963	League of Communists of Yugoslavia	Presided over the start of large-scale urbanization and expansion of the city.
53				1963	1965	League of Communists of Yugoslavia	Paved the road network on Marjan hill.
54		Ivo Perišin	1925–2008	1965	1967	League of Communists of Yugoslavia	Also at one time held the positions of President of the Executive Council (Prime Minister), and President of the Assembly (Head of State) of Croatia.
55			1926–	1967	1974	League of Communists of Yugoslavia	Presided over major urban expansion projects and the construction of the Split 3 district.
56				1974	1982	League of Communists of Yugoslavia	Presided, along with Ante Skataretiko, over the organization and preparations for the 1979 Mediterranean Games in Split.
57				1982	1983	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
58				1983	1984	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
59				1985	1986	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
60				1986	1987	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
61				1987	1990	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
62		Onesin Cvitan	1939–	1990	1991	Croatian Democratic Union

Since independence[]

  Croatian Democratic Union (4)   Social Democratic Party (2)   Croatian Social Liberal Party (1)   Liberal Party (1)   Independent   Croatian Civic Party (1)   Centre (1)

No.	Mayor		Lifespan	Term of office — Electoral mandate		Party	Note
63			1932–	1991	1993	Croatian Democratic Union
				—
			1938–	1993	1997	Croatian Social Liberal Party	Switched political party mid-term.
64				—		Croatian Democratic Union
65			1944–	1997	2001	Croatian Social Liberal Party	Elected to the Croatian Parliament in 2003.[2]
				—
66			1945–	2002	2003	Social Democratic Party
				—
67			1952–	2003	2005	Liberal Party
				—
68			1947–2009	2005	2007	Croatian Democratic Union	Resigned after confrontations with the coalition partner.
69		Ivan Kuret	1971–	17 July 2007	1 June 2009	Croatian Democratic Union	Continuation of the previous term; appointed following the resignation of his predecessor.
				—
		Željko Kerum	1960–	1 June 2009	7 June 2013	Independent	Ran as an independent candidate. After election founded the Croatian Civic Party (HGS). Elected Member of Parliament in 2011 (ran in coalition with the Croatian Democratic Union).
70				2009		Croatian Civic Party
71		Ivo Baldasar	1958–	7 June 2013	28 March 2017	Social Democratic Party	Ran as a candidate for the Social Democratic Party but was thrown out of the party in 2016. Founded The Split Party in 2017. Resigned as mayor after his budget proposals were voted against.
				2013
—		(Government Commissioner)	1962–	28 March 2017	14 June 2017	Independent
				—
72		Andro Krstulović Opara	1967–	14 June 2017	7 June 2021	Croatian Democratic Union
				2017
73		[hr]	1969–	7 June 2021	Incumbent	Centre
				2021

See also[]

• Split
• Dalmatia
• Split-Dalmatia County
• Elections in Croatia

References[]

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