Josip Jurcevic

Background

He grew up in Zagreb.

Education

He graduated in history and philosophy from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb in 1975.

Career

Josip Jurčević is the father of seven children. He is the author of several books At the University of Osijek and at the Pedagogical University in Petrinja he has teaching positions.

The Nacional newspaper described him in 2006 as the new voice of the Croatian right.

In his book Prikrivena stratišta i grobišta jugoslavenskih komunističkih zločina Jurčević investigated mass executions in Yugoslavia after the end of World World War World War II According to his analysis, Yugoslav Communists committed 89% of all crimes during the war and postwar period, Italian occupiers 8% of all crimes, Yugoslav partisans and Chetniks 1.5%, while the NDH regime committed 0.13% of the crimes.

Achievements

• Jurčević ran as a non-party candidate in the Croatian presidential election, 2009–2010 where he won 2.74% of the vote and was eliminated in the first round.

Membership

Josip Jurčević is a member of a Croatian War Veterans Association.