Vladimir Nazor | |
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 Nazor in 1944 | |
| President of the ZAVNOH[a] | |
| In office 13 June 1943 – 21 August 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as Speaker of Parliament) |
| 1st Speaker of the Croatian Parliament | |
| In office 21 July 1945 – 19 June 1949 | |
| Prime Minister | Pavle Gregorić (as Minister for Croatia) Vladimir Bakarić |
| Preceded by | Himself (as President of the ZAVNOH) |
| Succeeded by | Karlo Mrazović |
| President of the Presidium of the Croatian Parliament[b] | |
| In office 26 February 1946 – 19 June 1949 | |
| Prime Minister | Vladimir Bakarić |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Speaker of Parliament) |
| Succeeded by | Karlo-Gašpar Mrazović |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 May 1876 Postira, Dalmatia, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 19 June 1949 (aged 73) Zagreb, PR Croatia, Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Croat |
| Political party | Unitary National Liberation Front (1942–45) National Front (1945–49) |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb University of Graz |
| ^a The President of the ZAVNOH (the wartime deliberative council) formally held the position of head of state. ^b The President of the Presidium of the Parliament was the office of the head of state, the Speaker of Parliament was a separate office. | |
Vladimir Nazor (30 May 1876 – 19 June 1949) was a Croatian poet and politician. During and after World War II in Yugoslavia, he served as the first President of the Presidium of the Croatian Parliament (Croatian head of state), and first Speaker of the Croatian Parliament.
Nazor is a well-known poet, writer, translator, and humanist. He was not an active politician until 1941, but had a significant political influence through ethical aspects of his work during prewar Kingdom of Yugoslavia.