Ivan Šimonović
Ivan Šimonović | |
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In office 7 February 1997 – 8 February 2003 | |
Preceded by | Mario Nobilo |
Succeeded by | Vladimir Drobnjak |
Personal details | |
Born | SFR Yugoslavia | 2 May 1959
Political party | Independent |
Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
Ivan Šimonović (Croatian pronunciation:
Education and career
Šimonović graduated from the
In 1997, Croatian President Franjo Tuđman named him ambassador to the United Nations.[4][5] Šimonović served there until 2002. While serving there, Šimonović presided over the United Nations Economic and Social Council.[6]
In 2002, Šimonovic was named Deputy Foreign Minister in Ivica Račan's government.[7] He remained independent and did not join the ruling SDP. When the HDZ swung back to power in 2003, Šimonović was not offered a job in the new government. In 2004, he became a professor at the University of Zagreb Law School, where he teaches general theory of law and state, human rights and atrocity crime prevention, and international relations.[citation needed]
Šimonović was appointed Minister of Justice-designate of Croatia by PM Ivo Sanader on 6 October 2008. His predecessor, Ana Lovrin, had resigned the same day following a series of unsolved assaults and murders linked to Croatian organized crime that culminated with the murder of Ivana Hodak, daughter of controversial Croatian lawyer Zvonimir Hodak.[1] However, it turned out that she was killed by a homeless man, in some apparent act of retaliation against her father.[8]
In May 2010 Šimonović was appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights.[2] In October 2016, Šimonović has been appointed as the Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect.[3] In 2019 he was reappointed Croatian Ambassador to the UN.[9] In 2023 he serves as Chair of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission.[10]
References
- ^ a b "Croatia murder: Ministers fired". Sky News. 11 October 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Secretary-General Appoints Ivan Šimonovic of Croatia Assistant Secretary-General in New York Human Rights Office" (Press release). United Nations. 3 May 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ a b "Ivan Šimonović". OHCHR. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ a b "AMBASSADOR IVAN SIMONOVIC" (PDF). United Nations. 2002.
- ^ Agnihotri, Newal K (1 May 1999). "Current Issues: Electronic Interview (Croatian Ambassador Ivan Šimonovic, Dutch Information Officer Peter Mollema, US Senators Paul Wellstone and Charles Robb)". Presidents & Prime Ministers.
- ^ "2002: H.E. Mr. Ivan Šimonović (Croatia) | Economic and Social Council". Un.org. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "UN extends US immunity". BBC. 12 June 2003. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ "Police nab Ivana Hodak killer". B92. 6 February 2009. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ "Stalni predstavnik". template.gov.hr. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "PBC CHAIR HISTORY | PEACEBUILDING". www.un.org. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
External links
- Personal data at OHCHRportal