Jozo Križanović Explained

Jozo Križanović
Office:4th Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Term Start:14 June 2001
Term End:14 February 2002
Predecessor:Živko Radišić
Successor:Beriz Belkić
Office1:3rd Croat member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Term Start1:7 March 2001
Term End1:28 October 2002
Predecessor1:Ante Jelavić
Successor1:Dragan Čović
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Office2:Member of the House of Representatives
Term Start2:28 October 2002
Term End2:2 December 2009
Birth Date:28 July 1944
Birth Place:Vitez, Independent State of Croatia
Death Place:Zagreb, Croatia
Party:Social Democratic Party
Alma Mater:University of Sarajevo (BS, MS)

Jozo Križanović (28 July 1944 – 2 December 2009) was a Bosnian politician who served as the 3rd Croat member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2001 to 2002.

He later served as member of the national House of Representatives from 2002 to 2009. Križanović was a member of the Social Democratic Party.

Career

In March 2001, Križanović replaced Ante Jelavić as the Croat member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Jelavić had been removed from office by the decision of Wolfgang Petritsch, the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]

Križanović served as Chairman of the Presidency from June 2001 until February 2002. His term ended on 28 October 2002, following the Bosnian general election. Dragan Čović was elected to replace Križanović as the Croat member of the Presidency.[1]

Death

Križanović died from complications following surgery in Zagreb, Croatia on 2 December 2009.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.predsjednistvobih.ba/hron/Template.aspx?cid=74,1,1 Chronology of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  2. Web site: Umro Jozo Križanović | Bosna i Hercegovina | bitno . 2010-01-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706131537/http://www.bitno.ba/vijesti/bosna-i-hercegovina/umro-jozo-krizanovic . 6 July 2011 . Bitno: Umro Jozo Križanović