Krešimir Zubak

Krešimir Zubak (pronounced [krěʃimir zûbaːk]; born 25 January 1947) is a Bosnian Croat politician. At the beginning of the Bosnian War in 1992, he joined the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Krešimir Zubak
Minister of Human Rights and Refugees
In office 22 February 2001 – 23 December 2002
Prime Minister	Božidar Matić Zlatko Lagumdžija Dragan Mikerević
Preceded by	Martin Raguž
Succeeded by	Mirsad Kebo
1st Croat Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office 5 October 1996 – 15 November 1998
Preceded by	Stjepan Kljuić Ivo Komšić (as members of the Presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Succeeded by	Ante Jelavić
1st President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office 31 May 1994 – 18 March 1997
Prime Minister	Haris Silajdžić Izudin Kapetanović
Vice President	Ejup Ganić
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Vladimir Šoljić
2nd President of Herzeg-Bosnia
In office 4 April 1994 – 14 August 1996
Prime Minister	Jadranko Prlić Pero Marković
Vice President	Dario Kordić
Preceded by	Mate Boban
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Personal details
Born	(1947-01-25) 25 January 1947 Doboj, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Political party	New Croatian Initiative (1998−2007)
Other political affiliations	Croatian Democratic Union (1992−1998)

After Mate Boban left the position of president of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia, Zubak succeeded him. Under Zubak the Croatian Defence Council and ARBIH established peaceful relations and Washington agreement was signed. He later served as the inaugural president of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and was a member of the presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Zubak also served as Minister of Human Rights and Refugees.[1]

He later founded the New Croatian Initiative.[2]