Juraj Njavro (2 July 1938 – 15 September 2008) was a Croatian medical doctor and politician.
Juraj Njavro | |
|---|---|
| 1st Minister of Family, Veterans' Affairs and Intergenerational solidarity | |
| In office 19 December 1997 – 27 January 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Zlatko Mateša |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Ivica Pančić |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 12 August 1992 – 13 October 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Hrvoje Šarinić (1992–1993) Nikica Valentić (1993) |
| Preceded by | Andrija Hebrang |
| Succeeded by | Andrija Hebrang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 July 1938 Neum, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| Died | 15 September 2008 (aged 70) Zagreb, Croatia |
| Political party | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb (School of Medicine) |
Njavro was born in Cerovica, near Neum in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina). He attended elementary school here and gymnasium in Dubrovnik, Croatia.[1]
He served as a surgeon Vukovar's hospital during the city's intense siege within the Croatian War of Independence.[2] He continued to work in the hospital right up until the fall of the city to Serb forces.[3] Njavro was subsequently imprisoned and taken to the Sremska Mitrovica camp in Serbia.[2] In late 1991 Njavro was released as part of a prisoner exchange.[1]
He took part in Croatia's first post-independence parliamentary elections in 1992 and was elected as a member of the Croatian Democratic Union. From 12 August 1992, to 12 October 1993, he served as Croatia's Minister of Health.[4] He served as a minister without portfolio from 12 October 1993, to 7 November 1995, won reelection in 1995, and served again without portfolio from 13 November 1996, to 19 December 1997.[5][6] From 19 December 1997, to 27 January 2000, he served as Minister of Defenders from the Homeland War.[6] He was reelected again in 2000 and retired in 2003.[7]
Njavro wrote a book about his internment during the war entitled Glava dolje, ruke na leđa. After his retirement he served as the president of the Association of Croatian volunteer doctors 1990–1991.[7]
He died on 15 September 2008, in Zagreb and was buried in the city's Mirogoj Cemetery.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b Mlačak, Anamarija (9 September 2008). "Umro Juraj Njarvro (70), heroj vukovarske bolnice" [Juraj Njavro (70), hero of Vukovar hospital died]. 24sata (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 17 September 2008.
- ^ a b Despot, Zvonimir (15 September 2008). "Umro dr. Juraj Njavro, bivši ministar hrvatskih branitelja iz Domovinskog rata". Večernji list (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 19 September 2008.
- ^ Former minister, MP Juraj Njavro dies
- ^ Fourth Government of Croatia
- ^ Fifth Government of Croatia
- ^ a b Sixth Government of Croatia
- ^ a b "Dr. Vesna Bosanac: dr. Njavro izvanredan liječnik, čovjek i humanist" [Dr. Vesna Bosanac: Dr. Njavro an outstanding doctor, man and humanist]. Večernji list (in Croatian). 15 September 2008. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008.
- ^ "Pokopan legendarni vukovarski doktor Juraj Njavro" [The legendary Vukovar doctor Juraj Njavro was buried]. Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). 18 September 2008. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011.