Krešimir Zubak
Krešimir Zubak (Croatian pronunciation: [krěʃimir zûbaːk]; born 25 January 1947) is a Bosnian Croat politician who served as the 1st Croat member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1996 to 1998. At the beginning of the Bosnian War in 1992, he joined the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ BiH).
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| 1st Croat Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||||||||||||||
| In office 5 October 1996 – 15 November 1998 | |||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Stjepan Kljuić Ivo Komšić (as members of the Presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina) | ||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ante Jelavić | ||||||||||||||
| 1st President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||||||||||||||
| In office 31 May 1994 – 18 March 1997 | |||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Haris Silajdžić Izudin Kapetanović | ||||||||||||||
| Vice President | Ejup Ganić | ||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Office established | ||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Vladimir Šoljić | ||||||||||||||
| 2nd President of Herzeg-Bosnia | |||||||||||||||
| In office 4 April 1994 – 14 August 1996 | |||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Jadranko Prlić Pero Marković | ||||||||||||||
| Vice President | Dario Kordić | ||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Mate Boban | ||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Office abolished | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 25 January 1947 Doboj, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||
| Political party | New Croatian Initiative (1998−2007) | ||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | Croatian Democratic Union (1992−1998) | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Sarajevo (LL.B.) | ||||||||||||||
| Awards | Grand Order of Queen Jelena | ||||||||||||||
After Mate Boban left the position of president of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia, Zubak succeeded him. Under Zubak, the Croatian Defence Council and Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina established peaceful relations and the Washington agreement was signed. He later served as the inaugural President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and was later elected to the Bosnian Presidency. He also served as Minister of Human Rights and Refugees from 2001 to 2002.
Zubak left the HDZ BiH in 1998 and founded the New Croatian Initiative.