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 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
(aged 68) 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 |
| Signature |  |
During the 2010 election campaign, Josipović announced that as president he will compose an opera based on the murder of John Lennon.[5]
Ivo Josipović Media
Victory speech of Josipović, 10 January 2010
Polish president Lech Kaczyński with Josipović in 2010
Bosnian Presidency member Dragan Čović with Josipović in 2014
Ivo Josipović's approval ratings since taking office (conducted by IpsosPuls).
Ribbon of an Order of Danica Hrvatska with the face of Marko Marulić
FIN Order of the White Rose Grand Cross BAR
St Olavs Orden storkors stripe
ITA OMRI 2001 GC-GCord BAR
LVA Order of the Three Stars - Commander BAR
Order of the Seraphim - Ribbon bar
References
- ↑ 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
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Ivo Josipović treći hrvatski predsjednik", hrt.hr (in Croatian), Croatian Radiotelevision, 11 January 2010
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 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
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)