Vlatko Pavletić
| Vlatko Pavletić | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 4th Speaker of the Croatian Parliament | |
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In office 28 October 1995 – 2 February 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Nedjeljko Mihanović |
| Succeeded by | Zlatko Tomčić |
| President of Croatia Acting | |
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In office 10 December 1999 – 2 February 2000 | |
| Prime Minister |
Zlatko Mateša Ivica Račan |
| Preceded by | Franjo Tuđman |
| Succeeded by | Zlatko Tomčić (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
2 December 1930 Zagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| Died |
19 September 2007 (aged 76) Zagreb, Croatia |
| Political party | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
Vlatko Pavletić (pronounced [ʋlâtko pǎʋletit͡ɕ]; 2 December 1930 – 19 September 2007) was a Croatian politician, university professor, literary critic and essayist.
Pavletić was born in Zagreb in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In 1955, he graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb, where he majored in Croatian language and literature. In 1972 he was imprisoned for a year and a half by the communist Yugoslav government as a Croatian nationalist for "attempting to destroy and change the state organization".[1] He earned a doctorate in 1975.
Between 1990 and 1992 Pavletić served as Minister of Education, Culture, Technology and Sports under Prime Ministers Stjepan Mesić, Josip Manolić and Franjo Gregurić. In 1992, he was elected to the Croatian parliament and was appointed Speaker of the Parliament on 28 November 1995. He held the post until 2000.
When President Franjo Tuđman was declared incapacitated on 26 November 1999, he automatically became Acting President of Croatia. He held this office from Tuđman's death on 10 December 1999 until the Croatian parliament elected Zlatko Tomčić as the new Speaker (and thus the new acting president) on 2 February 2000.
In 2004, Pavletić retired from politics. He died in Zagreb from pancreatic cancer on 19 September 2007.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Office established |
Minister of Education, Culture and Sports 1990–1992 |
Succeeded by Vesna Girardi-Jurkić |
| Preceded by Nedjeljko Mihanović |
Speaker of the Croatian Parliament 1995–2000 |
Succeeded by Zlatko Tomčić |
| Preceded by Franjo Tuđman |
President of Croatia (Acting) 1999–2000 |
Succeeded by Zlatko Tomčić (Acting) |
| Academic offices | ||
| Preceded by Enes Midžić |
Dean of the Academy of Dramatic Art 1992 |
Succeeded by Enes Midžić |
| In Yugoslavia (1945–1991) |
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| Since independence (1991–) | ||
| Chamber of Counties (1993–2001) | ||
References
- ↑ Marijana Zrinjski (19 September 2007). "Vlatko Pavletić umro u 77. godini života" [Vlatko Pavletić dead at 77 years of age] (in Croatian). Nacional (weekly). Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
External links
- Official website (Croatian)