Jure Pelivan

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.^[1] He then served as the first Prime Minister of the independent Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from March to November 1992.^[2] Pelivan was a member of the Croatian Democratic Union.^[3]

Jure Pelivan
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
Additional positions Governor of the National Bank of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina In office 1987–1990
Personal details
Born	(1928-12-01)1 December 1928 Livno, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Died	18 July 2014(2014-07-18) (aged 85) Split, Croatia
Political party	Croatian Democratic Union (1990–2014)
Other political affiliations	SKJ (until 1990)

Early life

Jure Pelivan was born on 1 December 1928 in the village of Orguz, which is located near Livno.^[4] He was ethnically Croat.^[4] When he was still active in economics, he served as director of the branch in Livno and Deputy Governor for the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[5]

Political career

He represented Mostar in the National Assembly in the 90s.^[6] From December 1990 to March 1992 he was President of the Executive Council.^[7] He announced his resignation in April 1992 from this position, with the government remaining in office until the next election, which did not happen.^[7] During his second presidency he criticized Sefer Halilovic and Ejup Ganic, then members of the president's council, for what he perceived as Muslims heading the army.^[7] He also repeatedly resisted attempts for him to step down, saying it was being used to overthrow his party in the next election.^[7]

After politics

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.^[3] When he was on the board he engaged in the introduction of the Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, which was then pegged to the Deutsche mark, and then the introduction of the euro in 2002. He retired from the bank in September 2007.^[5] Pelivan moved to neighboring Split in Croatia, in 2007, where he resided for the remainder of his life.^[3] He died in Split on 18 July 2014, at the age of 85.^[3]