Ivan Čehok

Ivan Čehok
Personal details
Born September 13, 1965
Korenjak (part of Maruševec)
Nationality Croat
Political party Croatian Social Liberal Party (1989-2010)[1]

Ivan Čehok (born September 13, 1965) is a former Croatian politician. He was a prominent member of the Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) and the mayor of the City of Varaždin (2001-2011).

Čehok was born in Korenjak (part of Maruševec) in Varaždin County. He obtained a degree in philosophy and comparative literature from the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb, and later also earned a PhD in philosophy from the same faculty. He wrote several philosophy and ethics high school textbooks.[2]

Between 2004 and 2006, Čehok was the President of HSLS.[3]

He was elected to the Croatian Parliament in 2000, 2003 and 2007.[4][5][6] He left the Croatian Social Liberal Party in 2010.

In June 2011, Čehok was arrested and questioned by USKOK on criminal charges, after his parliamentary immunity was stripped by Sabor.[7]

In July 2011, while in custody, Čehok resigned as mayor of Varaždin.[8] In the same year, he went into retirement.[2]

References

  1. Odlazi i Štern: HSLS izabrao loš tajming za napuštanje koalicije, Jutarnji list
  2. 1 2 "Čehok piše 'Filozofiju za početnike' i kuha na placu". Večernji list (in Croatian). 11 May 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  3. "Povijest i program" (in Croatian). Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS). Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  4. "Ivan Čehok - HSLS". Zastupnici 6. saziva Hrvatskoga sabora (in Croatian). Croatian Parliament. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  5. "Ivan Čehok - HSLS". Zastupnici 5. saziva Hrvatskoga sabora (in Croatian). Croatian Parliament. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  6. "Ivan Čehok - HSLS". Zastupnici 4. saziva Hrvatskoga sabora (in Croatian). Croatian Parliament. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  7. "Sabor odobrio uhićenje i pritvaranje Ivana Čehoka" [Parliament approved the arrest and detention of Ivan Čehok]. Poslovni dnevnik. HINA. 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
  8. "Čehok više nije gradonačelnik, podnio je ostavku iz pritvora". 24 sata (in Croatian). 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Dražen Budiša
President of Croatian Social Liberal Party (acting)
17 December 2003 – 17 January 2004
Succeeded by
Ivan Čehok
Preceded by
Ivan Čehok (acting)
President of Croatian Social Liberal Party
17 January 2004 – 11 February 2006
Succeeded by
Đurđa Adlešič


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