Stjepan Mesić
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 | |
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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 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 |
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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
Планка ордена Республики Казахстан «Достык» 1 степени
References
- ↑ "41 7.5.2001 Ustav Republike Hrvatske (pročišćeni tekst)". Narodne-novine.nn.hr. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ↑ "Unuka Sara je trudna: Stjepan Mesić (79) će postati pradjed". 24 sata. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ↑ "Stipe Mesić profile". Moljac.hr. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.[better source needed]