Tatjana Josipović

Tatjana Josipović
First Lady of Croatia
In role
19 February 2010 – 18 February 2015
PresidentIvo Josipović
Preceded byMilka Mesić
Succeeded byJakov Kitarović
Personal details
Born
Tatjana Klepac

(1962-05-14) 14 May 1962
Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Spouse
(m. 1990)
Children1
Alma materUniversity of Zagreb
OccupationUniversity professor

Tatjana Josipović (née Klepac; born 14 May 1962) is a Croatian jurist and professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Zagreb.[1] She is the wife of Ivo Josipović, the President of Croatia from 2010 to 2015.

Life and education

Tatjana Klepac was born on May 14, 1962, in Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia).

She earned her bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Law of Zagreb University in May 1985 and passed the judiciary exam in 1987. In 1990 she earned her master's degree from Zagreb University and a doctorate in 1996.[1]

Academic career

From 1997 to 2000, Josipović was an associate professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Zagreb and a professor of law from 2000 to 2009. For several periods, she served as head of Civil Law Chair at the same faculty. From 2003 to 2005, Josipović was vice-dean.[1]

Memberships

Josipović is a member of the scientific council for law at the Croatian Academy of Arts and Science. She is also a member of the Croatian Academy of Legal Sciences, a corespondent member of the German Gesellschaft für Rechtsvergleichung and the Academia Europaea.[2]

Personal life

She is married to former Croatian President Ivo Josipović, who is also a jurist and a fellow professor at the Faculty of Law of Zagreb University, as well as a musician and composer.[3] They have a daughter named Lana (b. 1990).

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tatjana Josipović". Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  2. ^ "Academy of Europe: Josipovic Tatjana". www.ae-info.org. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  3. ^ "Vodić za svakodnevni život". Archived from the original on 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2017-07-09.