Zvonimir Šeparović

Zvonimir Šeparović
7th Minister of Justice of Croatia
In office 15 April 1999 – 27 January 2000
Prime Minister	Zlatko Mateša
Preceded by	Milan Ramljak
Succeeded by	Stjepan Ivanišević
4th Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 31 July 1991 – 27 May 1992
Prime Minister	Franjo Gregurić
Preceded by	Davorin Rudolf
Succeeded by	Zdenko Škrabalo
Personal details
Born	(1928-09-14) 14 September 1928 Blato, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Political party	Croatian Democratic Union
Spouse(s)	Branka Šeparović
Alma mater	University of Zagreb University of Ljubljana

Zvonimir Šeparović (born 14 September 1928) is a Croatian jurist and politician.

Šeparović used to be professor of Criminal Law at the University of Zagreb. He was also known as the pioneer of victimology and a very vocal opponent of death penalty.

Although he lacked any formal party or political affiliation, in 1991 he became foreign minister in the "National Government" government of Franjo Gregurić. In 1992 he became the Permanent Representative of Croatia to the United Nations. He was sacked by President Franjo Tuđman over alleged diplomatic gaffe. He was in disagreement with Tuđman regarding the foreign policy and he gained in popularity which Tuđman found threatening.

Šeparović remained active in public life and did at one point become both a member of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) as well as a member of the party's Central Committee.

In 2000, he entered the presidential race as an independent candidate, opposed to the official HDZ candidate Mate Granić. He finished last and, immediately after being informed about projected results, urged his supporters to vote for Dražen Budiša in the second round.

Zvonimir Šeparović is married to Branka Šeparović, a Croatian Radiotelevision TV reporter.

External links

• Biography at the University of Zagreb website (Croatian)

Government offices
Preceded by Davorin Rudolf	Minister of Foreign Affairs 1991–1992	Succeeded by Zdenko Škrabalo
Preceded by Milan Ramljak	Minister of Justice 1999–2000	Succeeded by Stjepan Ivanišević
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Office established	0Permanent Representative of Croatia to the United Nations0 1992	Succeeded by Mario Nobilo
Academic offices
Preceded by Vladimir Stipetić	00Rector of the University of Zagreb00 1989–1991	Succeeded by Marijan Šunjić