Josip Kregar
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Josip Kregar is a Croatia
n lawyer and politician. Kregar is a tenured professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Zagreb
and an independent representative in the Zagreb
City Council (since 2009), currently the deputy president of the Council. Between 2005 and 2009 he was the dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Zagreb.
Kregar was born in Ogulin
and went to grade school in Novi Vinodolski
. He finished gymnasium in Šibenik
and graduated from the Faculty of Law in Zagreb in 1976. He obtained a master's degree in public administration and political science in 1982. Since 1986 he has worked as a lecturer at the Law Faculty, teaching sociology of law
. In 1991 he obtained a doctorate in law. He has authored and co-authored six books on the subject of law sociology, has participated in several research projects on the topic of public administration and has been a consultant for both the Zagreb city government and the Croatian Government on these and similar issues. Kregar authored the Croatian
translation of the European Convention on Human Rights
.
In 2000, Kregar was appointed interim mayor of Zagreb for two months.
In the local elections of 2009
, Kregar organized an independent (non-party) list and achieved substantial success, joining forces with Velimir Srića (another University of Zagreb professor, from the Faculty of Economics) to win five seats in the city council, as well as having entered the second round of mayoral elections, despite majority support for Milan Bandić
. Kregar received 69,744 votes or 23.18% in the first round, and 88,832 votes or 36.62% in the second round.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n lawyer and politician. Kregar is a tenured professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Zagreb
University of Zagreb
The University of Zagreb is the biggest Croatian university and the oldest continuously operating university in the area covering Central Europe south of Vienna and all of Southeastern Europe...
and an independent representative in the Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
City Council (since 2009), currently the deputy president of the Council. Between 2005 and 2009 he was the dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Zagreb.
Kregar was born in Ogulin
Ogulin
Ogulin is a town in north-western Croatia, in Karlovac County. It has a population of 8,712 , and a total municipal population of 15,054...
and went to grade school in Novi Vinodolski
Novi Vinodolski
Novi Vinodolski is a town on the Adriatic in Croatia, located south of Crikvenica, Selce and Bribir and north of Senj. The population of Novi is 3,988, with a total of 5,131 people in the municipality ....
. He finished gymnasium in Šibenik
Šibenik
Šibenik is a historic town in Croatia, with population of 51,553 . It is located in central Dalmatia where the river Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea...
and graduated from the Faculty of Law in Zagreb in 1976. He obtained a master's degree in public administration and political science in 1982. Since 1986 he has worked as a lecturer at the Law Faculty, teaching sociology of law
Sociology of law
The sociology of law is often described as a sub-discipline of sociology or an interdisciplinary approach within legal studies...
. In 1991 he obtained a doctorate in law. He has authored and co-authored six books on the subject of law sociology, has participated in several research projects on the topic of public administration and has been a consultant for both the Zagreb city government and the Croatian Government on these and similar issues. Kregar authored the Croatian
Croatian language
Croatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries...
translation of the European Convention on Human Rights
European Convention on Human Rights
The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms is an international treaty to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms in Europe. Drafted in 1950 by the then newly formed Council of Europe, the convention entered into force on 3 September 1953...
.
In 2000, Kregar was appointed interim mayor of Zagreb for two months.
In the local elections of 2009
Zagreb local elections, 2009
On May 17, 2009, local elections were held in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia.The incumbent mayor was Milan Bandić , a representative of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia , also the leading party in the previous city council....
, Kregar organized an independent (non-party) list and achieved substantial success, joining forces with Velimir Srića (another University of Zagreb professor, from the Faculty of Economics) to win five seats in the city council, as well as having entered the second round of mayoral elections, despite majority support for Milan Bandić
Milan Bandic
Milan Bandić is an influential Croatian politician currently serving his fourth term as mayor of Croatia's capital, Zagreb. Between 2000 and 2009, he was a prominent member of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia . In 2007, he unsuccessfully ran for party president. However, he remained one of...
. Kregar received 69,744 votes or 23.18% in the first round, and 88,832 votes or 36.62% in the second round.