Ivan Čehok | |
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| Mayor of Varaždin | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| In office 2001–2011 | |
| President of the Croatian Social Liberal Party | |
| In office 2004–2006 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1965 Korenjak near Maruševec, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Political party | Croatian Social Liberal Party (1989–2010) [1] |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
Ivan Čehok ( ⓘ) (born 13 September 1965) is a Croatian politician who served as mayor of Varaždin from 2001 to 2011, and is currently serving since 2017. He was a prominent member of the Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS).
Čehok was born in Korenjak (part of Maruševec), in Varaždin County. He obtained a degree in philosophy and comparative literature from the Zagreb Faculty of Philosophy, and later also earned a PhD in philosophy from the same faculty. He wrote several philosophy and ethics high school textbooks. [2]
Between 2004 and 2006, Čehok was president of the HSLS. [3]
He was elected to the Croatian Parliament in 2000, 2003, and 2007 parliamentary elections. [4] [5] [6] He left the Croatian Social Liberal Party in 2010.
In June 2011, Čehok was arrested and questioned by USKOK on criminal charges, after his parliamentary immunity was stripped by the Parliament. [7]
In July 2011, while in custody, Čehok resigned as the mayor of Varaždin. [8] In the same year, he went into retirement. [2]
In the 2017 local election, Čehok was re-elected as the mayor of Varaždin.
In the 2021 local election, Čehok lost and took over the leadership of his independent list in The City Council of Varaždin.
References
- ^ Odlazi i Štern: HSLS izabrao loš tajming za napuštanje koalicije Archived 2010-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, Jutarnji list
- ^ a b "Čehok piše 'Filozofiju za početnike' i kuha na placu". Večernji list (in Croatian). 11 May 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Povijest i program" (in Croatian). Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS). Archived from the original on 2010-05-16. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ "Ivan Čehok - HSLS". Zastupnici 6. saziva Hrvatskoga sabora (in Croatian). Croatian Parliament. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ "Ivan Čehok - HSLS". Zastupnici 5. saziva Hrvatskoga sabora (in Croatian). Croatian Parliament. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ "Ivan Čehok - HSLS". Zastupnici 4. saziva Hrvatskoga sabora (in Croatian). Croatian Parliament. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ "Sabor odobrio uhićenje i pritvaranje Ivana Čehoka" [Parliament approved the arrest and detention of Ivan Čehok]. Poslovni dnevnik. HINA. 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
- ^ "Čehok više nije gradonačelnik, podnio je ostavku iz pritvora". 24 sata (in Croatian). 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
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Ivan Čehok | |
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| Mayor of Varaždin | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| In office 2001–2011 | |
| President of the Croatian Social Liberal Party | |
| In office 2004–2006 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1965 Korenjak near Maruševec, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Political party | Croatian Social Liberal Party (1989–2010) [1] |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
Ivan Čehok ( ⓘ) (born 13 September 1965) is a Croatian politician who served as mayor of Varaždin from 2001 to 2011, and is currently serving since 2017. He was a prominent member of the Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS).
Čehok was born in Korenjak (part of Maruševec), in Varaždin County. He obtained a degree in philosophy and comparative literature from the Zagreb Faculty of Philosophy, and later also earned a PhD in philosophy from the same faculty. He wrote several philosophy and ethics high school textbooks. [2]
Between 2004 and 2006, Čehok was president of the HSLS. [3]
He was elected to the Croatian Parliament in 2000, 2003, and 2007 parliamentary elections. [4] [5] [6] He left the Croatian Social Liberal Party in 2010.
In June 2011, Čehok was arrested and questioned by USKOK on criminal charges, after his parliamentary immunity was stripped by the Parliament. [7]
In July 2011, while in custody, Čehok resigned as the mayor of Varaždin. [8] In the same year, he went into retirement. [2]
In the 2017 local election, Čehok was re-elected as the mayor of Varaždin.
In the 2021 local election, Čehok lost and took over the leadership of his independent list in The City Council of Varaždin.
References
- ^ Odlazi i Štern: HSLS izabrao loš tajming za napuštanje koalicije Archived 2010-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, Jutarnji list
- ^ a b "Čehok piše 'Filozofiju za početnike' i kuha na placu". Večernji list (in Croatian). 11 May 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Povijest i program" (in Croatian). Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS). Archived from the original on 2010-05-16. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ "Ivan Čehok - HSLS". Zastupnici 6. saziva Hrvatskoga sabora (in Croatian). Croatian Parliament. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ "Ivan Čehok - HSLS". Zastupnici 5. saziva Hrvatskoga sabora (in Croatian). Croatian Parliament. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ "Ivan Čehok - HSLS". Zastupnici 4. saziva Hrvatskoga sabora (in Croatian). Croatian Parliament. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ "Sabor odobrio uhićenje i pritvaranje Ivana Čehoka" [Parliament approved the arrest and detention of Ivan Čehok]. Poslovni dnevnik. HINA. 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
- ^ "Čehok više nije gradonačelnik, podnio je ostavku iz pritvora". 24 sata (in Croatian). 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
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