Stjepan Mesić

Stjepan Mesić
2nd President of Croatia
In office 19 February 2000 – 19 February 2010
Prime Minister	Ivica Račan Ivo Sanader Jadranka Kosor
Preceded by	Zlatko Tomčić
Succeeded by	Ivo Josipović
14th President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia
In office 30 June 1991 – 6 December 1991
Preceded by	Sejdo Bajramović
Succeeded by	Branko Kostić
1st[a] Prime Minister of Croatia
In office 30 May 1990 – 24 August 1990
Preceded by	Franjo Tuđman
Succeeded by	Josip Manolić
Personal details
Born	24 December 1934 (age 79)Orahovica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (the actual Croatia)
Nationality	Croatian
Political party	Independent
Spouse(s)	Milka Dudundić
Alma mater	University of Zagreb

Stjepan Mesic, born December 24th 1934, served as the second President of Croatia from 2000 to 2010 and Speaker of the Croatian Parliament from 1992 to 1994. He became Prime Minister of Croatia in 1990, was the last President of the Yugoslavian Presidency, and was Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement in 1991.

Political Career

Initially elected deputy of the Croatian Parliament in the 1960s, President Mesic came back to politics in 1990 when he joined the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), being appointed Prime Minister after the party’s electoral success. In 1991, he served as Vice President of the Yugoslavian Federal Presidency and, following this, as the last president of Yugoslavia. Following its dissolution, he served as Speaker of the Croatian Parliament from 1992 to 1994 after leaving the HDZ and in 1995 he founded the Party of Croatian Independent Democrats (HND) before the majority of its members merged into the Croatian People’s Party (HNS) in 1997. In 1999 he was elected President of Croatia, serving two terms from 2000 to 2010. President Mesic topped the polls for the most popular politician in Croatia during his two terms.

Education

Stjepan Mesić graduated from the Law Faculty of the University of Zagreb in 1961.

Further information

International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy & Religion 2014, "The Promotion of World Peace through Inter-Faith Dialogue & the Unity of Faiths", Organization for Youth Education and Development, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy, Rome, Italy, March 31st - April 3rd 2014

External Links

Official website of the Presidency of the Republic of Hrvatske

Party political offices
Preceded by Zlatko Tomčić	President of Croatia 2000–2010	Succeeded by Ivo Josipović
Political offices
Preceded by Sejdo Bajramović	President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia 1991	Succeeded by Branko Kostić