Juraj Krnjević

Juraj Krnjević (19 February 1895 – 9 January 1988) was a Croatian politician who was among the leaders of the Croatian Peasant Party (HSS). He was the party's General Secretary since 1928 and President since 1964. He also served as the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Post, Telegraph and Telephone of Yugoslavia between 1942 and 1943.

Juraj Krnjević
3rd President of the Croatian Peasant Party
In office
15 May 1964  9 January 1988
Preceded byVladko Maček
Succeeded byJosip Torbar
First Deputy Prime Minister of Yugoslavia
In office
11 January 1942  10 August 1943
MonarchPeter II
Prime MinisterSlobodan Jovanović
Miloš Trifunović
Preceded bySlobodan Jovanović
Succeeded byMilan Grol
17th Minister of Post, Telegraph and Telephone of Yugoslavia
In office
11 January 1942  10 August 1943
MonarchPeter II
Prime MinisterSlobodan Jovanović
Miloš Trifunović
Preceded byJosip Torbar
Succeeded byVladeta Milićević
Personal details
Born(1895-02-19)19 February 1895
Ivanić-Grad, Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary
(now Ivanić-Grad, Croatia)
Died9 January 1988(1988-01-09) (aged 92)
London, England
NationalityCroat
Political partyCroatian Peasant Party
ChildrenKrešimir
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