Zlatko Tomčić

[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.

These parties joined with the election winners (SDP-HSLS coalition) to form the government, and Tomčić became Speaker of the Parliament.

Tomčić remained speaker until December 2003, following new elections where the party lost seats and went into the opposition.

[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.