Stjepan Mesić

Stjepan Mesić
Stjepan Mesić
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2nd President of Croatia
	In office; 18 February 2000 – 18 February 2010
Prime Minister	Ivica Račan; Ivo Sanader; Jadranka Kosor
Preceded by	Zlatko Tomčić (as Acting President); Franjo Tuđman (as President)
Succeeded by	Ivo Josipović
13th President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia
	In office; 30 June 1991 – 6 December 1991
Prime Minister	Ante Marković
Preceded by	Sejdo Bajramović (acting)
Succeeded by	Branko Kostić (acting)
President of the Executive Council of ; SR Croatia
	In office; 30 May 1990 – 24 August 1990
President	Franjo Tuđman
Preceded by	Antun Milović
Succeeded by	Josip Manolić (as Prime Minister)
12th Speaker of the Croatian Parliament
	In office; 7 September 1992 – 24 May 1994
Preceded by	Žarko Domljan
Succeeded by	Nedjeljko Mihanović
13th Secretary-General of the Non-Aligned Movement
	In office; 30 June 1991 – 6 December 1991
Preceded by	Borisav Jović
Succeeded by	Branko Kostić
Personal details
Born	24 December 1934 (aged 91); Orahovica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia; (now Croatia)
Political party	Independent (2000–present)
Other political; affiliations	League of Communists of Croatia (1955–1990); Croatian Democratic Union (1990–1994); Croatian Independent Democrats (1994–1997); Croatian People's Party (1997–2000)
Spouse(s)	Milka Mesić (née Dudunić)
Children	Dunja; Saša
Alma mater	University of Zagreb
Profession	Lawyer
Signature	Stjepan Mesić's signature

Stjepan "Stipe" Mesić (pronounced [stjêpaːn stǐːpe měːsit͡ɕ]; born 24 December 1934) is a Croatian politician. He served as the President of Croatia from 2000 to 2010. He was the last President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia (1991) and served as Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement (1991), as well as Speaker of the Croatian Parliament (1992–1994), a judge in Našice and mayor of his home town of Orahovica.^[3]

Stjepan Mesić Media

Mesić during a May 2006 meeting with then-US Vice President Dick Cheney in Dubrovnik
Mesić with Michelle and Barack Obama in the New York City in September 2009.
Mesić with President of Russia Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on 16 April 2002.
President Mesić and First Lady Milka Mesić with Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria Kaczyńska at the Presidential Palace in Zagreb in 2008.
Order of the Star of Romania - Ribbon bar
AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - 1st Class BAR
ITA OMRI 2001 GC-GCord BAR
SVK Rad Bieleho Dvojkriza 1 triedy BAR
UK Order St-Michael St-George ribbon
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Stjepan Mesić
File:Stjepan Mesic (2) (cropped).jpg

2nd President of Croatia
In office 18 February 2000 – 18 February 2010
Prime Minister	Ivica Račan Ivo Sanader Jadranka Kosor
Preceded by	Zlatko Tomčić (as Acting President) Franjo Tuđman (as President)
Succeeded by	Ivo Josipović
13th President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia
In office 30 June 1991 – 6 December 1991
Prime Minister	Ante Marković
Preceded by	Sejdo Bajramović (acting)
Succeeded by	Branko Kostić (acting)
President of the Executive Council of SR Croatia
In office 30 May 1990 – 24 August 1990
President	Franjo Tuđman
Preceded by	Antun Milović
Succeeded by	Josip Manolić (as Prime Minister)
12th Speaker of the Croatian Parliament
In office 7 September 1992 – 24 May 1994
Preceded by	Žarko Domljan
Succeeded by	Nedjeljko Mihanović
13th Secretary-General of the Non-Aligned Movement
In office 30 June 1991 – 6 December 1991
Preceded by	Borisav Jović
Succeeded by	Branko Kostić

Personal details
Born	24 December 1934 (aged 91) Orahovica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now Croatia)
Political party	Independent (2000–present)^[1]
Other political affiliations	League of Communists of Croatia (1955–1990) Croatian Democratic Union (1990–1994) Croatian Independent Democrats (1994–1997) Croatian People's Party (1997–2000)
Spouse(s)	Milka Mesić (née Dudunić)
Children	Dunja Saša^[2]
Alma mater	University of Zagreb
Profession	Lawyer
Signature	Stjepan Mesić's signature