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Katica Ivanišević (11 January 1935 – 17 July 2024) was a Croatian university professor and politician who served as the 2nd Speaker of the Chamber of Counties of Croatia, formerly the upper house of the Croatian Parliament, from 1994 until the chamber's abolition by constitutional changes in 2001. She was the first and to date only woman to serve as parliamentary speaker in an independent Croatia.
Katica Ivanišević | |
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| 2nd Speaker of the Chamber of Counties of the Croatian Parliament | |
| In office 12 May 1997 – 28 March 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Zvonimir Červenko (as Acting Speaker) Herself (as Speaker) |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| In office 23 May 1994 – 12 May 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Damir Zorić (as Deputy Speaker) Josip Manolić (as Speaker) |
| Succeeded by | Zvonimir Červenko (as Acting Speaker) Herself (as Speaker) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 January 1935 Omišalj (now Croatia) |
| Died | 17 July 2024 (aged 89) Rijeka, Croatia |
| Nationality | Croat |
Ivanišević is a professor emeritus of the University of Rijeka. She specialized in American literature. She was the first woman rector in Croatia, serving as a rector of the University of Rijeka. She died on 17 July 2024, at the age of 89.[1]
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edit- ^ "In memoriam Katica Ivanišević (1935-2024) – Filozofski Fakultet u Rijeci" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-11-18.
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