Ivan Čehok
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Ivan Čehok (listenⓘ) (born 13 September 1965) is a Croatian politician who served as mayor of Varaždin from 2001 to 2011, and from 2017 to 2021.[2] He was a prominent member of the Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS).
Ivan Čehok | |
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Mayor of Varaždin | |
In office 2017–2021 | |
In office 2001–2011 | |
President of the Croatian Social Liberal Party | |
In office 2004–2006 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1965-09-13) 13 September 1965 (age 58) Korenjak near Maruševec, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
Political party | Croatian Social Liberal Party (1989–2010)[1] |
Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
Čehok was born in Korenjak (part of Maruševec), in Varaždin County. He obtained a degree in philosophy and comparative literature from the Zagreb Faculty of Philosophy, and later also earned a PhD in philosophy from the same faculty. He wrote several philosophy and ethics high school textbooks.[3]
Between 2004 and 2006, Čehok was president of the HSLS.[4]
He was elected to the Croatian Parliament in 2000, 2003, and 2007 parliamentary elections.[5][6][7] 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 the Parliament.[8]
In July 2011, while in custody, Čehok resigned as the mayor of Varaždin.[9] In the same year, he went into retirement.[3]
In the 2017 local election, Čehok was re-elected as the mayor of Varaždin.
In the 2021 local election, Čehok lost and took over the leadership of his independent list in The City Council of Varaždin.