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Croatian university professor and politician (1935–2024)
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Katica Ivanišević
2nd Speaker of the Chamber of Counties of the Croatian Parliament
In office
12 May 1997 – 28 March 2001
Preceded byZvonimir Červenko (as Acting Speaker)
Herself (as Speaker)
Succeeded byOffice abolished
In office
23 May 1994 – 12 May 1997
Preceded byDamir Zorić (as Deputy Speaker)
Josip Manolić (as Speaker)
Succeeded byZvonimir Červenko (as Acting Speaker)
Herself (as Speaker)
Personal details
Born(1935-01-11)11 January 1935
Omišalj
(now Croatia)
Died17 July 2024(2024-07-17) (aged 89)
Rijeka, Croatia
NationalityCroat

Katica Ivanišević (11 January 1935 – 17 July 2024) was a Croatian university professor and politician who served as the 2nd Speaker of the Chamber of Counties of Croatia, formerly the upper house of the Croatian Parliament, from 1994 until the chamber's abolition by constitutional changes in 2001. She was the first and to date only woman to serve as parliamentary speaker in an independent Croatia.

Ivanišević is a professor emeritus of the University of Rijeka. She specialized in American literature. She was the first woman rector in Croatia, serving as a rector of the University of Rijeka. She died on 17 July 2024, at the age of 89.

Sources

  1. "In memoriam Katica Ivanišević (1935-2024) – Filozofski Fakultet u Rijeci" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-11-18.


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