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Zvonimir Šeparović

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Zvonimir Šeparović
7th Minister of Justice of Croatia
In office
15 April 1999 – 27 January 2000
Prime MinisterZlatko Mateša
Preceded byMilan Ramljak
Succeeded byStjepan Ivanišević
4th Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
31 July 1991 – 27 May 1992
Prime MinisterFranjo Gregurić
Preceded byDavorin Rudolf
Succeeded byZdenko Škrabalo
Personal details
Born(1928-09-14)14 September 1928
Blato, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Died30 January 2022(2022-01-30) (aged 93)
Zagreb, Croatia
Political partyCroatian Democratic Union
SpouseBranka Šeparović
Alma materUniversity of Zagreb
University of Ljubljana

Zvonimir Šeparović[pronunciation?] (14 September 1928 – 30 January 2022) was a Croatian jurist[1] and politician.

Biography

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Šeparović was a professor of Criminal Law at the University of Zagreb and rector of the University from 1989 to 1991.[2] He was also known as the pioneer of victimology and a vocal opponent of death penalty.[citation needed]

Although he lacked any formal party or political affiliation, in 1991, he became foreign minister in the "National Government" of Franjo Gregurić. In 1992, he became the Permanent Representative of Croatia to the United Nations. He remained active in public life and did at one point become both a member of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) as well as a member of the party's Central Committee.[3]

In 2000, he entered the presidential race as an independent candidate, opposed to the official HDZ candidate Mate Granić. He finished last and, immediately after being informed about projected results, urged his supporters to vote for Dražen Budiša in the second round.[citation needed]

Personal life and death

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Šeparović was married to Branka, a Croatian Radiotelevision reporter.[2] He died on 30 January 2022, at the age of 93.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Zvonimir Šeparović at the "Who's who in Croatian Science", Library of the Ruđer Bošković Institute
  2. ^ a b "Zvonimir Šeparović". Večernji list. 1 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Šeparović pozvao HDZ da podrži njegovu kandidaturu" Archived 19 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Monitor.hr,, 14 January 2000.
  4. ^ "Preminuo Zvonimir Šeparović, Tuga!". Espreso. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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Government offices
Preceded by Minister of Foreign Affairs
1991–1992
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Justice
1999–2000
Succeeded by
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Office established
0Permanent Representative of Croatia to the United Nations0
1992
Succeeded by
Academic offices
Preceded by 00Rector of the University of Zagreb00
1989–1991
Succeeded by