Secretary of the Presidency of the League of Communists of Croatia

Administrative leader of the League of Communists of Croatia
Secretary of the Presidency of the League of Communists of Croatia
Croatian: Sekretar Predsjedništva Saveza komunista Hrvatske
Emblems of the LCY
TypeChief of staff
Member ofSKH Presidency
AppointerSKH Presidency
Term lengthTwo to four years, renewable
(1966–1990)
Constituting instrumentLCY Charter & SKH Charter
Formation26 October 1966
First holderMiko Tripalo
Final holderBoris Malada
Abolished3 November 1990

The secretary was the highest administrative leader of the Presidency of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Croatia (SKH), the ruling party of the Socialist Republic of Croatia (SR Croatia) in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and a branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (LCY). The officeholder was elected by and answerable to the SKH Presidency.

Office history

Title Established Abolished Established by
Secretary of the Executive Bureau of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Croatia
Croatian: Sekretar Izvršnog biroa Centralnog komiteta Saveza komunista Hrvatske
26 October 1966 25 April 1974 6th Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the SKH 5th Congress
Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Croatia
Croatian: Sekretar Izvršnog komiteta Centralnog komiteta Saveza komunista Hrvatske
25 April 1974 16 May 1982 7th Congress of the League of Communists of Croatia
Secretary of the Presidency of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Croatia
Croatian: Sekretar Predsjedništva Centralnog komiteta Saveza komunista Hrvatske
16 May 1982 3 November 1990 9th Congress of the League of Communists of Croatia

Officeholders

Secretaries of the Presidency of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Croatia
No. Name Took office Left office Tenure Term of office Birth PM Death Nation Ref.
1 Miko Tripalo 26 October 1966 28 March 1969 2 years, 153 days 5th–6th
(1965–1974)
1926 1943 1995 Croat [1]
2 Pero Pirker 28 March 1969 14 December 1971 2 years, 260 days 6th
(1969–1974)
1927 1945 1972 Croat [2]
3 Josip Vrhovec 14 December 1971 9 April 1974 2 years, 116 days 6th
(1969–1974)
1926 1944 2006 Croat [3]
4 Dušan Dragosavac 9 April 1974 26 April 1978 4 years, 17 days 7th
(1974–1978)
1919 1942 2014 Serb [4]
5 Milutin Baltic 26 April 1978 16 May 1982 4 years, 20 days 8th
(1978–1982)
1920 1940 2013 Serb [5]
6 Marijan Kalanj 16 May 1982 14 May 1984 1 year, 364 days 9th
(1982–1986)
1932 1958 ? Croat [6]
7 Stanko Stojčević 14 May 1984 18 May 1986 2 years, 4 days 9th
(1982–1986)
1929 1944 2009 Serb [7]
8 Dragutin Dimitrović 18 May 1986 13 December 1989 3 years, 209 days 10th
(1986–1989)
1949 ? 2012 Croat [8]
9 Boris Malada 13 December 1989 3 November 1990 325 days 11th
(1989–1990)
1947 1968 Alive Croat [9]

References

  1. ^ Lewytzkyj & Stroynowski 1978, p. 634; Stroynowski 1989c, p. 1220; Stallaerts 2003, pp. 229–230.
  2. ^ Marković & Kržavac 1985, p. 508; Stallaerts 2003, p. 182.
  3. ^ Lewytzkyj & Stroynowski 1978, p. 670; Stroynowski 1989c, p. 1272.
  4. ^ Lewytzkyj & Stroynowski 1978, p. 670; Stroynowski 1989a, p. 257.
  5. ^ Lewytzkyj & Stroynowski 1978, p. 42; Stroynowski 1989a, p. 53.
  6. ^ 8th Congress of the League of Communists of Croatia 1978, p. 20.
  7. ^ Stroynowski 1989c, p. 1130.
  8. ^ "Umro političar Dragutin Dimitrović" [Politician Dragutin Dimitrović has died]. Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). 25 March 2012. Archived from the original on 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Ćlanovi Gradskog komiteta SKH Split" [Members of the City Committee SKH Split]. Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). 7 April 1986. Archived from the original on 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
    "Boris Malada: Hrvatsko proljeće iznjedrilo je Miloševića" [Boris Malada: Croatian Spring Spawned Milosevic]. Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). 16 February 2013. Archived from the original on 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

Bibliography

  • 8th Congress of the League of Communists of Croatia (1978). Stenografske bilješke [Stenographic Notes] (in Serbo-Croatian). Vol. 8, No. 4. Naprijed.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Marković, Dragan; Kržavac, Savo (1985). Zašto su smenjivani [Why Were They Replaced?] (in Serbo-Croatian). Partizanska knj.
  • Lewytzkyj, Borys; Stroynowski, Juliusz, eds. (1978). Who's Who in the Socialist Countries. K. G. Saur Verlag. ISBN 3-7940-3017-6.
  • Stallaerts, Robert (2003). Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Croatia (in Serbo-Croatian). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-2999-1.
  • Stroynowski, Juliusz, ed. (1989a). Who's Who in the Socialist Countries of Europe: A–H. K. G. Saur Verlag. ISBN 3-598-10719-6.
  • Stroynowski, Juliusz, ed. (1989b). Who's Who in the Socialist Countries of Europe: I–O. K. G. Saur Verlag. ISBN 3-598-10719-6.
  • Stroynowski, Juliusz, ed. (1989c). Who's Who in the Socialist Countries of Europe: P–Z. K. G. Saur Verlag. ISBN 3-598-10719-6.
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