Jure Pelivan (Croatian pronunciation: [jǔːre pěliʋaːn]; 1 December 1928 – 18 July 2014) was a Bosnian Croat politician and economist who served as the last Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1990 to 1992, during the end of the Yugoslav era. He then served as the first Prime Minister of the independent Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from March to November 1992.
Jure Pelivan | |||||||||
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Prime Minister of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||||||||
In office 3 March 1992 – 9 November 1992 | |||||||||
Preceded by | Office established | ||||||||
Succeeded by | Mile Akmadžić | ||||||||
13th President of the Executive Council of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||||||||
In office 20 December 1990 – 3 March 1992 | |||||||||
Deputy | Jadranko Prlić (1990–1991) | ||||||||
Preceded by | Marko Ćeranić | ||||||||
Succeeded by | Office abolished | ||||||||
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Personal details | |||||||||
Born | Livno, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | 1 December 1928||||||||
Died | 18 July 2014 Split, Croatia | (aged 85)||||||||
Political party | Croatian Democratic Union (1990–2014) | ||||||||
Other political affiliations | SKJ (until 1990) | ||||||||
An ethnic Croat, Pelivan was a member of the Croatian Democratic Union.[1] An economist, he served as a board member of the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina for eight years following the end of the Bosnian War.[1]
Pelivan moved to neighboring Split in Croatia, in 2007, where he resided for the remainder of his life.[1] He died in Split on 18 July 2014, at the age of 85.[1]