Ivo Josipović
Croatian politician, third President of Croatia
Ivo Josipović (Croatian pronunciation: [ǐːv̞ɔ jɔsǐːpɔv̞it͡ɕ] (
listen); born 28 August 1957) is an Croatian politician. He became the third President of Croatia in February 2010.[2][3][4]
Ivo Josipović | |
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| 3rd President of Croatia | |
| In office 19 February 2010 – 19 February 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Jadranka Kosor Zoran Milanović |
| Preceded by | Stjepan Mesić |
| Succeeded by | Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 22 December 2003 – 19 February 2010 | |
| Constituency | I electoral district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 August 1957 Zagreb, Yugoslavia (now Croatia) |
| Political party | League of Communists of Yugoslavia (Before 1990) Social Democratic Party (1990–1994, 2008–2010) Independent (2010–present)[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Tatjana Klepac |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
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During the 2010 election campaign, Josipović announced that as president he will compose an opera based on the murder of John Lennon.[5]
References
change- ↑ Ustav Republike Hrvatske (pročišćeni tekst) 7 May 2001
- ↑ "Josipović: Hvala na čestitkama! Strpimo se još malo", Jutarnji list (in Croatian), 11 January 2010, archived from the original on 3 March 2016, retrieved 14 December 2013
- ↑ "Ivo Josipović treći hrvatski predsjednik", hrt.hr (in Croatian), Croatian Radiotelevision, 11 January 2010
- ↑ Social Democrat Ivo Josipović elected Croatia president, BBC News, 11 January 2010, retrieved 2010-02-18
- ↑ Ivo Josipovic, Croatia’s new president, to write an opera on John Lennon
Other websites
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Media related to Ivo Josipović at Wikimedia Commons
- Ivo Josipović on Facebook
- Ivo Josipović Main campaign page (in Croatian)
- Ivo Josipović Personal homepage Archived 2009-12-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Croatian)
- Ivo Josipović at the Croatian Parliament (Sabor) official web site Archived 2010-07-12 at the Wayback Machine (in Croatian)
- Ivo Josipović at the Croatian Composers' Society official web site Archived 2007-06-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Croatian)
- List of musical works Archived 2007-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Croatian)
- SDP-ovac koji je devet godina izbjegavao Račana (in Croatian)
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