Sergej Kraigher

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Sergej Kraigher (May 30, 1914–January 17, 2001) was a Slovenian politician.

Kraigher was born in Postojna, Slovenia. He rose through the ranks of the Slovenian communist party and became chairman of the people's assembaly of Slovenia. He held that position until 1973, and then served as president of the presidency of Slovenia from 1974 to 1981. Following the death of Josep Broz Tito, Kraigher became the Slovenian member of the collective presidency of Yugoslavia and served as President of Yugoslavia from 1981 to 1982. Kreigher is also known as the chairman of Kreigher Comission which was set up by the gov't of Yugoslavia to advize and give proposals in solving Yugoslavian economic crisis which started to develop in the early to mid 80's. The comission report was the basis of reform package that was to be implemented by Planinc cabinet but it never happened. He died in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Presidents of Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia
Ribar | Broz | Koliševski | Mijatović | Kraigher | Stambolić | Špiljak | Đuranović | Vlajković | Hasani | Mojsov | Dizdarević | Drnovšek | Jović | Mesić