Josip Friščić
| Josip Friščić | |
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| President of the Croatian Peasant Party | |
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In office 17 December 2005 – 28 January 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Zlatko Tomčić |
| Succeeded by | Branko Hrg |
| Vice president of Croatian Parliament | |
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In office 2008–2011 | |
| Prefect of county Koprivnica-Križevci | |
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In office 2001–2008 | |
| Succeeded by | Darko Koren |
| Member of Croatian Parliament from 2nd electoral district | |
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In office 2008–2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 August 1949 Subotica Podravska near Rasinja, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia) |
| Died | 23 January 2016 (aged 66) |
| Political party | Croatian Peasant Party |
Josip Friščić (15 August 1949 – 23 January 2016) was a Croatian politician. He was a leader of the Croatian Peasant Party (HSS) and vice president of Croatian Parliament from 2008.
Friščić joined the party in 1992 and subsequently established many local branches. After many years of active political work, he was elected as president of the party in 2005. His party was crucial to the formation of a center-right government after parliamentary elections in 2007. He resigned in 2012. He was suffering from a rare form of cancer, and died on 23 January 2016.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Biography: Josip Friščić
- ↑ "Umro Josip Friščić". tportal.hr. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
External links
Media related to Josip Friščić at Wikimedia Commons
| Party political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Zlatko Tomčić |
President of Croatian Peasant Party December 2005 – January 2012 |
Succeeded by Branko Hrg |
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