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 have been elected directly by the citizens. The first such election in Split occurred in 2009.
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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
Austria
People's Party
Autonomist Party
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Yugoslav National Party
Yugoslav Radical Union
Croatian Peasant Party
World War II
National Liberation Front (resistance coalition)
Communist Party of Yugoslavia
Federal Yugoslavia
League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Croatian Democratic Union
Since independence
Croatian Democratic Union (5)
Social Democratic Party (2)
Croatian Social Liberal Party (1)
Liberal Party (1)
Independent
Croatian Civic Party (1)
Centre (1)