Ivo Josipović

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 MinisterJadranka Kosor
Zoran Milanović
Preceded byStjepan Mesić
Succeeded byKolinda Grabar-Kitarović
Member of Parliament
In office
22 December 2003 – 19 February 2010
ConstituencyI electoral district
Personal details
Born (1957-08-28) 28 August 1957 (age 67)
Zagreb, Yugoslavia
(now Croatia)
Political partyLeague of Communists of Yugoslavia (Before 1990)
Social Democratic Party (1990–1994, 2008–2010)
Independent (2010–present)[1]
Spouse(s)Tatjana Klepac
Alma materUniversity of Zagreb
Signature

During the 2010 election campaign, Josipović announced that as president he will compose an opera based on the murder of John Lennon.[5]

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References

  1. Ustav Republike Hrvatske (pročišćeni tekst) 7 May 2001
  2. "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{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. "Ivo Josipović treći hrvatski predsjednik", hrt.hr (in Croatian), Croatian Radiotelevision, 11 January 2010{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. Social Democrat Ivo Josipović elected Croatia president, BBC News, 11 January 2010, retrieved 2010-02-18
  5. Ivo Josipovic, Croatia’s new president, to write an opera on John Lennon

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