Josip Jurčević
Josip Jurčević (born 1951) is a Croatian historian and politician.
Josip Jurčević | |
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| Born | 1951 (age 72–73) Studenci near Imotski, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
| Occupation | Professor, politician |
Born in the village of Studenci near the southern town of Imotski, Jurčević grew up in Zagreb. He graduated in history and philosophy from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb in 1975. Josip Jurčević is the father of seven children.
He is the author of several books. At the University of Osijek and at the Pedagogical University in Petrinja he has teaching positions.
Josip Jurčević is a member of a Croatian War Veterans Association. The Nacional newspaper described him in 2006 as the new voice of the Croatian right.
Jurčević ran as an independent candidate in the 2009 presidential election where he won 2.74% of the vote and was eliminated in the first round.
In April 2012, Jurčević was a panelist at an event discussing freemasonry in Croatia, in which he described society as being organized according to the postulates described in the Protocols of the Elders of Zion.