Josip Vrhovec

Josip Vrhovec
Vrhovec in 1980
3rd Member of the Presidency of Yugoslavia for SR Croatia
In office
15 May 1984 – 15 May 1989
Preceded byMika Špiljak
Succeeded byStipe Šuvar
President of the League of Communists of Croatia
In office
1 July 1983 – 15 May 1984
Preceded byJure Bilić
Succeeded byMika Špiljak
Federal Secretary of Foreign Affairs
In office
17 May 1978 – 17 May 1982
Prime MinisterVeselin Đuranović
Preceded byMiloš Minić
Succeeded byLazar Mojsov
Secretary of the Executive Committee of the League of Communists of Croatia
In office
14 December 1971 – 9 April 1974
PresidentMilka Planinc
Preceded byPero Pirker
Succeeded byDušan Dragosavac
Personal details
Born(1926-02-09)9 February 1926
Zagreb, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Died14 February 2006(2006-02-14) (aged 80)
Zagreb, Croatia
Political partyLeague of Communists of Yugoslavia
Alma materUniversity of Zagreb

Josip Vrhovec (9 February 1926 – 14 February 2006) was a Yugoslav and Croatian communist official, best known for serving as Yugoslav Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1978 and 1982, and the Chairman of the League of Communists of Croatia (SKH) from 1982 to 1984.